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He is a better MP. Just too bad the West Coast residents have let ah bock down.
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PAP idea - Degrees with 5 years validity
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He is a better MP. Just too bad the West Coast residents have let ah bock down.
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Why local degree got expiry date but CECA, PINOY, PRC's degree good forever ?
I think he has not heard of Oxford University where the status of Master of Arts is a mark of seniority within the University which may be conferred 21 terms after matriculation. The Oxford MA allows students to reach a new status within the University and is not an upgrade of their BA or an additional qualification. It is awarded without further study and therefore has no subject or class.
He probably got confused with the vaccination status or COE ect2 which PAP loves so much=trying to earn brownie points as probably huge fees will be charged
I think he has not heard of Oxford University where the status of Master of Arts is a mark of seniority within the University which may be conferred 21 terms after matriculation. The Oxford MA allows students to reach a new status within the University and is not an upgrade of their BA or an additional qualification. It is awarded without further study and therefore has no subject or class.
He probably got confused with the vaccination status or COE ect2 which PAP loves so much=trying to earn brownie points as probably huge fees will be charged
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As you can see it is 5 year validity for only local universities. CECA degrees are forever. This is another way for PAP to displace Sinkies with foreigners. Mujulah Sickipoora.
So Ivan Lim was being replaced by this clown. Brilliant. All free loader materials.
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If I recall correctly, he "inherited" seat from his father - the previous adviser to the taxi drivers.Errr....can we have a COP to find out who bring this chap bought into Parliament ?
Can someone confirm?
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r u referring to this former Mp Ang ?
Ang Hin Kee (Chinese: 洪鼎基; pinyin: Hóng Dǐngjī; born 22 October 1965) is a Singaporean former politician and businessman. On 30 June 2020, he did not run for the 2020 Singaporean general election, with an update from his GRC team that he would be retiring.[1][2]
Ang Hin Kee (Chinese: 洪鼎基; pinyin: Hóng Dǐngjī; born 22 October 1965) is a Singaporean former politician and businessman. On 30 June 2020, he did not run for the 2020 Singaporean general election, with an update from his GRC team that he would be retiring.[1][2]
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How is this comment relevant to a budget debate. Shouldn't he be addressing the budget issues instead?
https://mothership.sg/2022/03/ang-wei-neng-university-degree-response/
https://mothership.sg/2022/03/ang-wei-neng-university-degree-response/
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If they really pass this 5-year degree, I don't see why the young would want to stay in Sg and not migrate. But knowing kiasu/kiasi Sinkies, they fear the unknown more than they fear the known right in front of their noses.
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It does. Every 5 years, PAP's right to govern has been renewed by sinkies. PAP holds itself to the same standards it proposes for sinkie graduates.
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Rapid technological, procedural, legal and environmental changes means degree holders need to keep up.
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You still cannot beat this fantastic suggestion by LKY......
SINGAPORE (AP) _ It may not be an idea whose time has come, but Singapore’s elder statesman suggests changing the principle of one man-one vote to give parents more power at the ballot box than other people.
People between 35 and 60 who are married with children would get an additional vote under former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s plan.
The idea is to give more weight at the polls to those who have heavier responsibilities, he says.
″Their contributions to the economy and to society is greatest at this stage of life,″ he said. ″Also they need to vote for themselves and also for their children (who) have an interest that needs to be protected.″
The radical change might be necessary in 15 to 20 years, in his view, because the population of this small city-state is growing old, and could give rise to a huge army of the elderly who might be tempted to pressure the government for welfare handouts.
Demographic data indicate that by 2030 those aged 60 and over will form one quarter of the total population, compared to about 10 percent now. Eight working people support one of the elderly now, and by then the ratio would be 2.2 to 1.
″Once past 60, their children would have grown up, and would vote for themselves,″ the 70-year-old Lee said during a recent visit to Australia.
″Then the parents should drop back to one vote. But during those critical years, 35-60, people who carry twice as much responsibility should have two votes. This will make for a more viable system and a more stable society.″
The constitution should not be amended unnecessarily but it should not remain frozen for all time, he added.
″If you want one-man, one-vote or representative government to succeed, from time to time, you will have to adjust your system to make it more viable and less volatile.″
Since he stepped down in 1991 after 31 years, Lee has served as senior minister without portfolio in Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong’s cabinet. Singapore’s patriarch still wields a lot of influence, and his latest brainstorm has been the main topic of public debate since it was made public several months ago.
Informal opinion polls suggest that many oppose the idea. Opposition political parties reject it as a scheme to tighten the grip of the People’s Action Party, which has controlled Parliament since 1959.
Several PAP parliamentarians said they had no qualms about modifying the constitution to meet changing conditions. They also agreed that an aging population might influence voting patterns, but they questioned whether tinkering with the ballot box was proper.
″The danger of the system is that theoretically any government can stay in power in perpetuity as long as it can take care of the interests of a group it gives the two votes to,″ said Toh Keng Kiat, a member of Parliament.
Married With Kids? Lee Kuan Yew Says Take Two Votes
KENNETH L. WHITINGJuly 27, 1994SINGAPORE (AP) _ It may not be an idea whose time has come, but Singapore’s elder statesman suggests changing the principle of one man-one vote to give parents more power at the ballot box than other people.
People between 35 and 60 who are married with children would get an additional vote under former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s plan.
The idea is to give more weight at the polls to those who have heavier responsibilities, he says.
″Their contributions to the economy and to society is greatest at this stage of life,″ he said. ″Also they need to vote for themselves and also for their children (who) have an interest that needs to be protected.″
The radical change might be necessary in 15 to 20 years, in his view, because the population of this small city-state is growing old, and could give rise to a huge army of the elderly who might be tempted to pressure the government for welfare handouts.
Demographic data indicate that by 2030 those aged 60 and over will form one quarter of the total population, compared to about 10 percent now. Eight working people support one of the elderly now, and by then the ratio would be 2.2 to 1.
″Once past 60, their children would have grown up, and would vote for themselves,″ the 70-year-old Lee said during a recent visit to Australia.
″Then the parents should drop back to one vote. But during those critical years, 35-60, people who carry twice as much responsibility should have two votes. This will make for a more viable system and a more stable society.″
The constitution should not be amended unnecessarily but it should not remain frozen for all time, he added.
″If you want one-man, one-vote or representative government to succeed, from time to time, you will have to adjust your system to make it more viable and less volatile.″
Since he stepped down in 1991 after 31 years, Lee has served as senior minister without portfolio in Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong’s cabinet. Singapore’s patriarch still wields a lot of influence, and his latest brainstorm has been the main topic of public debate since it was made public several months ago.
Informal opinion polls suggest that many oppose the idea. Opposition political parties reject it as a scheme to tighten the grip of the People’s Action Party, which has controlled Parliament since 1959.
Several PAP parliamentarians said they had no qualms about modifying the constitution to meet changing conditions. They also agreed that an aging population might influence voting patterns, but they questioned whether tinkering with the ballot box was proper.
″The danger of the system is that theoretically any government can stay in power in perpetuity as long as it can take care of the interests of a group it gives the two votes to,″ said Toh Keng Kiat, a member of Parliament.
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If the degree is a professional technical degree like accountancy, medicine, engineering, where there is a professional body that jaga or issue licences, upgrading Is confirmed. Like accountancy, the value is the chartered license or qualification and always have to upgrade. So wat garbage this Ang Talking.
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Not a m&d problem.
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If I recall correctly, he "inherited" seat from his father - the previous adviser to the taxi drivers.Errr....can we have a COP to find out who bring this chap bought into Parliament ?
Can someone confirm?
He can try to back-track for all we care. The simple truth is that he was
reading from a prepared speech, which he must have rehearsed many
times, given his lack of a speaking role in the past few years.
Also, this simpleton was unable to link his comments to the budget
debate, although under the rules, MP can bring up any topic. Still,
it goes to show what he thinks of his MP role and the amount of time
he has given to the $15K a month job.
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