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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->Minister for Law K. Shanmugam has likened the recent Cabinet reshuffle to the moving of pieces on a chessboard.
'It looks almost like chess pieces being moved by a grandmaster in a very deep and thoughtful way, piece by piece,' he said yesterday at the sidelines of a prayer ceremony at the Guang De Shan memorial park.
'Every single move may not be spectacular by itself, but after a period of time, if you look over the last five years, there's a sea change.'
However, because of the planning and preparation that have gone into the Cabinet reshuffle, the changes may not seem major.
'Each move is anticipated, the pieces are in position; roughly you can tell what's the next move, when it's done. It doesn't come as a huge surprise, which is a good thing in politics,' he said.
=> In other words, nothing will change lah! Expect more Sporns to be replaced by FTrash lah!
On Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean's appointment as Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Shanmugam said it was a natural progression.
'People know he's capable, he has been tried out, so it doesn't create ripples or waves. There is recognition and acceptance. This is a good man for the job,' he said.
Mr Teo will take up his new position as DPM from Wednesday. He will be the Acting Prime Minister when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is away. Mr Teo will continue as Defence Minister and Minister in charge of the civil service.
On speculation that there will be no general election this year given the Cabinet reshuffle, Mr Shanmugam said: 'That you have to ask the Prime Minister.
'He has indicated in the past that he will take into account global and local factors, and whether he has enough candidates, as self-renewal is very important. I really don't know.'
Teo Wan Gek
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->Minister for Law K. Shanmugam has likened the recent Cabinet reshuffle to the moving of pieces on a chessboard.
'It looks almost like chess pieces being moved by a grandmaster in a very deep and thoughtful way, piece by piece,' he said yesterday at the sidelines of a prayer ceremony at the Guang De Shan memorial park.
'Every single move may not be spectacular by itself, but after a period of time, if you look over the last five years, there's a sea change.'
However, because of the planning and preparation that have gone into the Cabinet reshuffle, the changes may not seem major.
'Each move is anticipated, the pieces are in position; roughly you can tell what's the next move, when it's done. It doesn't come as a huge surprise, which is a good thing in politics,' he said.
=> In other words, nothing will change lah! Expect more Sporns to be replaced by FTrash lah!
On Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean's appointment as Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Shanmugam said it was a natural progression.
'People know he's capable, he has been tried out, so it doesn't create ripples or waves. There is recognition and acceptance. This is a good man for the job,' he said.
Mr Teo will take up his new position as DPM from Wednesday. He will be the Acting Prime Minister when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is away. Mr Teo will continue as Defence Minister and Minister in charge of the civil service.
On speculation that there will be no general election this year given the Cabinet reshuffle, Mr Shanmugam said: 'That you have to ask the Prime Minister.
'He has indicated in the past that he will take into account global and local factors, and whether he has enough candidates, as self-renewal is very important. I really don't know.'
Teo Wan Gek
