PAP should not be too happy with Tharman's 70%

[blackmondy]

Our 唐三藏 looks like this.

 

[Ysc]

I think all the zero vaxed will not vote for them.

Vaxed injured and dead family will also would not vote for them.

Only those with four or five jabs, and who are sleeping are likely to vote for them.

So how many people will support them?

 

[red amoeba]

Tharman is their last trump card. No one else in the party today will ever come close. Unless Mdm Ho come out.

 

[ODACHEK]

Yup....can't wait for Tharman to fix Iswaran, Vivian, Shan & Lee Hsien Loong.

 

[in3deep]

You are in denial
Just look at the decline in the % of pro-PAP votes in every GE.
Numbers dun lie.

Lol obviously you are choosing to ignore the whipping PAP gave the opposition in 2015. So your statement that its going down every GE is wrong. Its cyclical. Sometimes PAP gets more and sometimes PAP loses.

 

[mahjongking]

all voting should be completely visible to the public, if not who knows what the people really voted for? on top of that the 'voting' committee reports to the PM....
all these years, voting in spore is a complete waste of time, people dont complain because they get to enjoy the public holiday

 

[mahjongking]

the person voting should just shout out the party he favors when his turn come at the polling station and votes recorded on the spot, no need counting centres......like this will be manipulation free....

 

[mahjongking]

problem will be some idiot like me will shout 'cheebye loong' instead of 'ah qua loong' hahahahaha

 

[mojito]

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Crackdown on money laundering a testament to integrity of Singapore as a financial centre: DPM Heng​

DPM Heng Swee Keat speaking with moderator Justin Doebele at a dialogue session during the Forbes Global CEO Conference at Shangri-La Singapore on Sept 11. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY

Angela Tan
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SINGAPORE - Singapore’s recent crackdown on a money laundering case involving more than $1.8 billion in assets is a testament to the integrity of Singapore as a financial centre, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat.

Singapore’s ability to channel funds flows into productive purposes is critical to the success of the country as a financial centre.
Speaking at the 2023 Forbes Global CEO Conference in Singapore on Monday, Mr Heng said that if funds are channelled into “unproductive or clever manufacturing”, the financial system would collapse. Hence, it is crucial to stay vigilant on money laundering and terror financing.

“We want Singapore to be a financial centre that people can trust,” he said, noting that many wealthy individuals are using Singapore as a base to do their philanthropic work and charities.

The probe came to light in August when the police arrested 10 foreigners – nine men and one woman, aged between 31 and 44 – following an islandwide raid. The suspects are believed to originate from China.

Mr Heng, who is also Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies, also touched on Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s big win in Singapore’s recent presidential election where he scored 70.4 per cent of the vote.


He said that the result is a “great sign” that the electorate is a discriminating one, and that it reflected citizens’ growing understanding of the role of the president, the importance of having a second key in safeguarding the country’s reserves, and in keeping Singapore corruption-free.

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Rather than an endorsement of the ruling People’s Action Party, Mr Heng said citizens recognised that Mr Tharman, a former senior minister, had been a key member of the Cabinet, and were satisfied with how the party had helped the nation emerge stronger after the Covid-19 pandemic.

While he sees Mr Tharman’s win as a positive sign, Mr Heng said it might be too early to draw a conclusion that Singapore is ready for a non-Chinese prime minister.

“Will we ever have a non-Chinese as a prime minister? It will come one day because the Singapore society is maturing,” Mr Heng said, noting that it was former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew’s legacy to build a multiracial society.

Wah Heng. Got caught for corruption means got integrity. More catches means more integrity. Means last time no corruption means no integrity?