Satanic Verses

[Erudio]

Just wat common peasants need ... more PAP kangaroo compassion fer rich cronies!!!

1 day jail !! Just enuff time to check in, change into prison garb, settle down fer long lunch, take a nap, read a bk, chit chat, take dinner, watch TV, sleep, then change out n book out ... easily T'ang (done) !!! N wat is $17k to him?? He focking earn more than dat in 1 mth !!!!

If the man is too sick to jail, Y bother put up a show !!?? Wat the focking PAP court wanna show? Dat being rich n desperate mean can get away wif crime!!! Fock the Satanic regime !!!

Tang Wee Sung gets 1-day jail, fined for plans to buy kidney illegally
By May Wong, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 03 September 2008 1539 hrs

SINGAPORE: Singapore's retail magnate Tang Wee Sung has been sentenced to one day in jail and fined a total of $17,000 for agreeing to buy a kidney illegally and lying to the Commissioner of Oaths.

Tang is the first person in Singapore to be prosecuted for this kidney-for-sale offence.

The 55-year-old had pleaded guilty to two of three charges a week ago.

The first charge is for agreeing to buy a kidney for about S$300,000 and the other, for lying to the Commissioner of Oaths.

The third charge, of lying to the Mount Elizabeth Hospital's Transplant Ethics Committee, was taken into consideration in sentencing.

In his mitigation plea, Tang's lawyer Cavinder Bull had urged the judge to impose a fine for the first charge, which the judge did.

For the second charge, Mr Bull had said at most a one-day jail sentence would be appropriate.

In Tang's defence, Mr Bull laid out factors to convince the judge why Tang should not go to jail.

He said Tang was driven by pure desperation to commit the offence as he suffers not just from end-stage renal failure but other medical problems such as diabetes and coronary artery disease.

Mr Bill said Tang also had no intention to exploit the poor and socially disadvantaged and that he never received a kidney in the end.

On the prosecution's part, it had called for a fine of S$10,000 for the first charge and a "very short" jail sentence for the second.

The two Indonesian men involved in the kidney-for-sale case were sentenced to jail and fined on 3 July.

Sulaiman Damanik, 26, who agreed to sell his kidney to Tang was sentenced to two weeks in jail and fined S$1,000.

But, as he couldn't pay the fine, he was jailed for another one week.

The middleman, Wang Chin Sing, who brokered the deal between Tang and Sulaiman, will be sentenced on Friday.

He pleaded guilty to five charges related to this case. Some of the charges include how 44-year-old Wang had coached Tang and Sulaiman to lie to the Commissioner of Oaths and the hospital's Ethics Committee.

- CNA/ir

Two Indonesian men in illegal organ trading case jailed and fined
By May Wong and Valarie Tan, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 03 July 2008 1953 hrs

SINGAPORE : The two Indonesian men convicted of human organ trading have been sentenced in a Singapore subordinate court on Thursday.

26-year-old Sulaiman Damanik and 27-year-old Toni had pleaded guilty in court to agreeing to sell their kidneys to two patients in Singapore.

Sulaiman was sentenced to two weeks' jail and a S$1,000 fine. If he cannot pay the fine, he will be jailed for another one week.

Toni was sentenced to a jail term of three months and two weeks, and a fine of S$2,000. If he cannot pay the fine, he will face another two weeks in prison.

 

[pia]

Just wat common peasants need ... more PAP kangaroo compassion fer rich cronies!!!

1 day jail !! Just enuff time to check in, change into prison garb, settle down fer long lunch, take a nap, read a bk, chit chat, take dinner, watch TV, sleep, then change out n book out ... easily T'ang (done) !!! N wat is $17k to him?? He focking earn more than dat in 1 mth !!!!

If the man is too sick to jail, Y bother put up a show !!?? Wat the focking PAP court wanna show? Dat being rich n desperate mean can get away wif crime!!! Fock the Satanic regime !!!

We are aping Big Bro USA, where the rich rules. Celebrities and rich brats get "rehabilitation" in country style resorts for using drugs.. guess where the poor black kids end up?

And correction.. earn more than $17k in a month for Tang? More like 10 minutes!

 

[Erudio]

We are aping Big Bro USA, where the rich rules. Celebrities and rich brats get "rehabilitation" in country style resorts for using drugs.. guess where the poor black kids end up?

And correction.. earn more than $17k in a month for Tang? More like 10 minutes!

indeed !!!

 

[Erudio]

Focker Gerald Ee so concern wif helping Elderly? Y? Bcus he's head of Council fer Active Aging, a gov body to get elderlies up on their feet again to spend their $$ in 'enterprises' promoted by Silver Industry Committee/Panel headed by puffer-fish head Philip Yeo dat promote industries tt suck last bit of pathetic savings fr Elderlies !!! Less elderlies alive, less success fer their evil scheme !!!!

Read the news n u'll ask tis qn : U mean all this focking while, the ass kissing grassroots hv been doing nothing to spot triubled old folks???? Of course !!!! How many times we read news abt elderlies dying on their own n no one know ??? These focking ass kissers R basically lazy useless fockers !!!

But of course, the evil PAP cult hv always think old people R useless garbage wif $$ they can squeeze !!!!

ST Sep 6, 2008
Scheme to help suicidal elderly
Grassroots leaders to be trained to identify and help such senior citizens

BY THE end of next year, 420 grassroots leaders will be trained to identify and help suicidal senior citizens.

The programme will cost $25,000 and start this November, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Lim Boon Heng at a media briefing yesterday.

While the rate of elderly suicides is on a downward trend, more can be done to improve the emotional well-being of the elderly in Singapore, Mr Lim said.

In 1997, the suicide rate among adults aged 65 and above per 100,000 population was 32.4. That dropped to 27.6 last year.

Often, senior citizens kill themselves because of loneliness, health problems and depression, added Mr Lim, who is also the chairman of the Ministerial Committee for Ageing.

He said Singapore's growing number of elderly citizens must remain socially engaged and healthy.

Mr Gerard Ee from the Council for Third Age, which promotes active ageing in Singapore, welcomed the new initiative, saying 'members of the community should look out for each other'.

Mr Lim said that the programme for grassroots leaders is an extension of the Community Cycle Geriatric Programme, which reaches out to voluntary welfare organisations and workers who care for the elderly. Already, 120 staff from 10 elder-care agencies have gone through the programme.

With training, grassroots leaders will be able to identify the problems and help families get counselling.

The half-day course will cover mental health problems such as dementia and depression.

The executive director of suicide prevention group Samaritans of Singapore, Ms Christine Wong, said she was 'very happy with this move'.

Ms Wong added that grassroots leaders are in a good position to reach the elderly community and provide help when they see symptoms of loneliness or depression.

'Prevention is always good. You shouldn't wait till the problem escalates,' she said.



March 18, 2007
A new council to champion active ageing
Gerard Ee will chair the council, pulling together various groups in organising activities for seniors

VETERAN social worker Gerard Ee, 57, belongs to what he describes as the Third Age.

This is the time when a person is done with education and employment, and wants to use the retirement years to the fullest.

He will chair a council for Third Age, which will pull together the work of myriad groups organising activities and programmes for seniors. It will also help them network and make new friends.

A staff of about 15 will help him with his task and they will operate out of Junction 8 in Bishan. It is called the Centre for Third Age or its fancier acronym, C3A.

The council will play an 'aggregator role', Mr Ee said.

 

[Erudio]

But of course, the evil PAP cult hv always think old people R useless garbage wif $$ they can squeeze !!!!

The evil PAP has no liking fer old people, no wonder the ass kissing grassroots oso bo chap ... n the Minister of Hell tell u Y :

ST 8 Sept 2007 suggesting changing rule to facilitate people dying at home, like the old folks who die at home alone :

"After a full and meaningful life, I certainly wish to die at home, among my loved ones, in familiar and peaceful surroundings. We have done a study of where Singaporeans died - mostly (55 per cent) in acute hospitals. Twenty-eight per cent died at home, but I suspect many more would have preferred that too. Why is the modern health-care system failing in meeting the preference of the dying? I believe we should try to facilitate dying at home for the terminally ill if this is their preference."

TODAY 10 Nov 2006 : "The best way to die is to know when you want to die, how you want to die" ... no wonder grassroots let the old folks die n suicide

n tis classic :

17 Apr 2006 proposing to build retirement villages outside Singapore and sending elderly folks there : "My personal view is, our land is expensive. But we have nearby neighbours in Johore, Batam and Bintan. The elderly want to reach their doctors within half to one hour. So retirement villages in neighbouring countries is possible, barring the cross-border hassle. It is best to find cheap land on short leases"

 

[Erudio]

Judge Ng Peng Hong, tock so much cock !!! Did Wang put a gun to Tang's head? Did Wang cut off Tang's tongue ? If Tang didn't hire Wang's service, can Wang proceed tis far??? Is Tang not aware Wang is getting kidneys fr poor who need $$$???

So Judge Ng u focking bastard minion of satanic PAP cult, Tang get 2-hr jail served wif hot beverage n leather sofa seat but Wang get 14 mths !!!! Focking evil judge go burn in Hell !!!!!

ST Sep 6, 2008
KIDNEY FOR SALE CASE
14 months' jail for middleman
Judge names Wang as the prime mover behind illegal trade

A DISTRICT judge yesterday upbraided the middleman in the illegal kidney-for-sale case for being part of an elaborate cross-border syndicate out to exploit the vulnerable.

Wang Chin Sing was no mere medical concierge, declared Judge Ng Peng Hong.

He then jailed the 44-year-old for a year and two months - the stiffest sentence yet for the five men in the case.

Four have been sentenced, while the trial of the fifth is being arranged.

Wang immediately filed an appeal. He was released after his wife posted bail of $60,000, double the initial amount set.

He got seven months each on the two counts of organ trading, and three months each for coaching the kidney donors to lie in statutory declarations and to a transplant ethics committee, but has to serve only 14 months because the other sentences are to run together.

The judge said that Mr Toni and fellow Indonesian Sulaiman Damanik, 27, who was to sell his kidney to Mr Tang for $23,700, had been exploited.

While accepting that the Indonesian organ sellers were not coerced into the deal, the judge said they were poor and Mr Tang was a 'clearly vulnerable' victim 'who was in desperate need of a transplant to save his life'.

Condoning Wang's conduct could pave the way for Singapore becoming a hub for illegal organ trading, he added.

Judge Ng named Wang as being the prime mover in arranging for the illegal transplant for Ms Soh and the aborted transplant for Mr Tang.

'He negotiated the price for the purchase and supply of the kidney. He sourced for the kidney. He orchestrated the entire course of action that needed to be taken... for the transplant operation to be carried through.'

Judge Ng added: 'The intricate web of cross-border transactions and elaborate arrangements carried out smack of it being a syndicated operation.' He also noted Wang had not told Mr Toni and Mr Sulaiman about the risks they faced in giving up their kidneys, and now, there were signs Mr Toni was unwell.

He also failed to return the $125,000 Mr Tang had paid him so far, which indicated he was acting more out of greed than compassion for the ill, Judge Ng said.

In the dock, Wang looked stunned when he heard the sentence.

His lawyer Shashi Nathan told reporters his client was 'obviously disappointed' and 'numb'; he also told The Straits Times earlier that Wang had instructed him to file an appeal if the jail term was beyond the 'threshold' of six months.

Wang, a former violinist with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and now a partner in a music school, still looked shaken as he left the court with his wife.

Kidney middleman gets 14 months’ jail
TODAY
Weekend • September 6, 2008

AS EXPECTED, the stiffest punishment so far was reserved for the broker in Singapore’s first kidney-for-sale case. Not only did he exploit the vulnerable, Mr Wang Chin Seng was also “clearly the prime mover” in the illicit organ trade, said the district judge as he sentenced the middleman to 14 months in jail — close to the statutory maximum.

But the chapter on the landmark case isn’t quite closed yet.

Following a notice of appeal filed byMr Wang’s lawyers, eyes will now turn to the High Court, to see if it will uphold the district judge’s decision — or set a new sentencing benchmark for future cases.

Lawyer Shashi Nathan told reporters his client was “disappointed” and felt his sentence was “too high”.

After all, Mr Wang’s client, retail magnate Tang Wee Sung, was jailed for a day and fined $17,000 for arranging to buy a kidney, and his would-be seller Sulaiman Damanik was jailed two weeks and fined $1,000 (he served another week in lieu).

But by appealing, would Mr Wang not run the risk of having his sentence upped as well?

Asked this, Mr Nathan said the High Court does not necessarily enhance the sentence even if an appeal is rejected.

He added that the defence would accept its decision.

Depending on the court’s schedule, the appeal could be heard as early as November, and in the meantime Mr Wang is out on $60,000 bail.

On Friday, in his 21-page judgement, District Judge Ng Peng Hong twice likened Mr Wang’s “intricate web of cross-border transactions and elaborate arrangements” to “being a syndicated operation”.

“The manner in which he meticulously planned how to deceive the relevant authorities into allowing the said illegal kidney transplant to proceed without any obstruction, his precise execution of the plan and his close supervision of the various ‘actors’ in the kidney-for-sale play ... speaks volumes of the degree of his culpability,” said the judge.

Another aggravating factor, noted DJ Ng, was that there was no evidence Mr Wang had informed the two Indonesians he had persuaded to sell their kidneys, about the full extent of the risks involved.

Mr Wang also knew that Mr Tang, one of the two buyers, was “a man of means” as the fee he negotiated for sourcing a kidney was five times more than that paid by another client, Ms Juliana Soh.

DJ Ng noted that Mr Wang had not given up the money he had obtained from the illicit sale – a fact that put paid to the defence’s argument that his actions were not motivated by greed.

“In my view, to condone Wang’s conduct could lead Singapore being a hub for illegal organ trading,” he said. “Considering Wang’s culpability ... and the number of offences committed, including those taken into consideration for sentencing, Wang should be given a sentence close to the statutory maximum to deter him and like-minded people from committing such offences.”

Several lawyers today spoke to said that going purely by the previous sentences meted out, and not the details of the case, they had not expected a 14-month jail term in Mr Wang’s case.

But lawyer Amolat Singh said the court was sending out a strong message. He pointed to how, in parallel situations, harsher penalties are prescribed for middlemen such as drug traffickers and pimps, than for drug users and prostitutes.

The maximum punishment for organ trading is a year’s jail, and/or $10,000 fine. Drug trafficking carries a minimum jail sentence of two years and cane, while a pimp could be jailed up to five years and fined $10,000.

 

[Erudio]

Focking liar Raymond Lim ......

Lies ......

Focking bodoh Rapeman Lim ST 6 Sep 2008 : "We put up ERP gantries as a last resort, only when we have absolutely no choice."

truth ....

I took photos, but they were not swayed :
TODAY
Monday - July 7, 2008

In the six years he has been working there, marketing manager Murray Lim has not seen much traffic congestion next to Boat Quay.

So, when the authorities released details last month of the Electronic Road Pricing gantries along the Singapore River, the 43-year-old decided to act.

While those working in the CBD drove home after work, this motorist decided to stick around to check out the traffic conditions in his area.

Over nine days, Mr Lim took photos of traffic on South Bridge Road. He also drove around the CBD to record traffic conditions and speeds over seven days.

Mr Lim then emailed his observations to the Land Transport Authority (LTA), who then met up with him on Friday.

The officials told him that the new gantries were to reduce the through traffic in the CBD, thus cutting down congestion within the city.

"The answers they provided me were what I expected," Mr Lim said.

While his findings may not have swayed the authorities to change their minds, he received one small consolation. Instead of the $6 in ERP he thought he would be paying from today, LTA officials told him the cost would be $4.50. That, however, is still $2 more than what he pays now.

Mr Lim plans to reach his office early, before 8am, although he starts work only an hour and a half later. However, he will leave at his usual time of about 6pm, driving through one of the new Singapore River gantries to fetch his wife to home to their four-month-old baby.

Even with improved public transport, Mr Lim said he would stick to driving - he has to carry bulky goods in the course of his work. Leong Wee Keat

 

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Focking blank check liar Rapeman Lim ST 6 Sep 2008 on need to penalize direct journey commuters to cross-subsidy transfer commuters when distance based fare kick in :

"Some have called this 'robbing Peter to pay Paul. But at present, it is Paul who is being unfairly asked to keep Peter's direct fares lower than they should be. Distance-based through fares will correct this imbalance."

Wat a focking nonsense !!!! How is "distance-based through fares gonna "correct the inbalance"??? Wat peasants hv now is Pappy robbing Peter n Paul to pay Pappy !!!! The real solution is kick Pappy to Hell n let Peter n Paul sort out the common problem w/o Pappy playing Peter against Paul !!!! I command Raymond Lim to burn in etrenal Hell !!!!!!

 

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Rapeman Lim ST 6 Sep 2008 when asked why not improve the public transport system first, and then increase the ERP rates :

"(Because) in the meantime, congestion will mount at an enormous cost."

Wat focking vampiric lie !!! Fer how many focking yrs the ERP around oredy !!! N congestion getting fr bad to hopeless !!!! Wah lao tis focking sodomized liar go fock back to Hell !!!!

 

[Ramseth]

Off topic. Should be in the politics section. You have received a red card for your offence.

I'm neutral in this topic but think that your red card crap and not worth the paper it's printed or or the bandwidth it's delivered through, until and unless its to reciprocation.

 

[Erudio]

I'm neutral in this topic but think that your red card crap and not worth the paper it's printed or or the bandwidth it's delivered through, until and unless its to reciprocation.

oh great Pharaoh ... stare i did at yr cryptic msg n understand i can't hard i try ... seriously bro, can u help me understand ... i m really not very smart ...

 

[Erudio]

Tock so much shit tis focker wif a PRC name !!! Fer 50 yrs, the SG political system has been contorted by 1 n only 1 grp of fockers, the evil satanic PAP cult. N in wat way it improve our lives?

6 men GRC make cost of living low? Election Dep in PMO changing boundaries make election fairer n better fer me to understand wat ward i m in fr GE to GE?

Making law in 1-Party parliament to restrict political broadcast, publication, n public freedom of expression esp by Oppo n civil societies suppose to make my life better by hiding all the nasties? Jailing the Oppo politician i wanna vote to represent my concern improves my life? Using the media to bomb me wif propaganda n lies suppose to make me better aware of real issues? Allowing only evil PAP political cult to build kindergartens suppose to give me more cheaper choices?

Using unions n grassroots to further PAP agendas n turn me into unthinking n uncritical serf give me a better live than i deserve aft paying million $$$$ ransom salaries to satanic PAP cult??

ST Sep 8, 2008
Political system must improve our lives

MS LYNN Lee's commentary last Friday, 'Quality debate v democratic ideals', sadly illustrated exactly what Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong cautioned against in the debate on Professor Thio Li-Ann's by-election motion in Parliament: craving 'ideals' regardless of our experience of what works in Singapore.

The acid test of any change to our political system is whether it improves the lives of Singaporeans, and not whether it conforms to some abstract notion of 'democratic ideals' for ideals' sake.

Ms Lee rehashed old objections to the Nominated MP scheme, which the elected MPs in Parliament had debated and rejected many years ago. The scheme aims to widen the range of non-partisan views represented in Parliament, and to improve the quality of debates. Although Ms Lee acknowledges that it has achieved these objectives, she still opposes it, to 'stay true to the principles of a parliamentary democracy'.

There is nothing sacrosanct about having every Member of Parliament directly elected by voters. There are many forms of parliamentary democracy, variously adapted to the specific needs of the countries, which select members of their parliaments in different ways. Even the British Parliament has an upper house consisting entirely of non-elected Lords, with powers to examine and delay legislation.

In many countries, political systems fulfil high ideals like those Ms Lee listed in form, but in practice fail miserably to provide what good political systems should - a just and fair society giving citizens a stake and a voice; a safe and secure environment for all to earn a decent living; full and equal opportunities for children to get a sound education and be their best; and harmony among different races and religions to live peacefully together.

As the Prime Minister emphasised, Singapore has evolved its own political system. It may not conform to every liberal ideal, but it has delivered stability and progress to this nation for over four decades.

By any measure, this is a considerable achievement for our system. We should not lightly change it without understanding how and why it works.

Chen Hwai Liang
Press Secretary to the Prime Minister

 

[Erudio]

PAP Community Foundation a charity n not a political party. lets c ....

Emblem of evil PAP cult ....

emblem of evil PAP Community Foundation aka Young Children Brainwashing Machine ... n the so call charity description embedded in PAP web site http://www.pap.org.sg/community_pcf.shtml

where all the council members R ... satanic PAP MINISTARS !!!!!

M i seeing double or is it just a 1 in 1 trillion coincidence ...... dat the PAP emblem look like the PCF emblem...... Tk U Paul Tay, u just made the link AGAIN btw PAP n police collaboration in lying aka corruption .... next stop ... Hell fer U !!!!

Sep 9, 2008
Why WP didn't get permit for event

I REFER to last Thursday's letter by Mr Tan Ghee Gay, 'Why 'no' and 'yes'?', regarding police decisions with respect to the Workers' Party's (WP) proposed mass cycling event last year, and the carnival on Aug 31.

Police do not issue permits for outdoor political events in public places due to the potential for disorder and unruly behaviour. This applies to events organised by all political parties. For this reason, police rejected WP's application to hold a mass cycling activity in East Coast Park, to commemorate its 50th anniversary in September last year.

The event on Aug 31 was very different. The permit was issued after taking into account the organiser and the nature of the event. It was organised by the PAP Community Foundation, which is a registered charity and not a political party. The event was not assessed to have the potential for disorder and unruly behaviour. It was a carnival that involved children and families from various kindergartens and educational institutions. The Prime Minister, as guest of honour, and a few other guests, made their entrance by cycling a short distance. During the event, a sum of $664,000 (which had been raised earlier) was distributed to 17 charities, including Beyond Social Services, Children's Aid Society and Chung Hwa Medical Institution.

DSP Paul Tay
Assistant Director (Media Relations)
Singapore Police Force

 

[Erudio]

Satan spawn Cheap Bread Loong ISD 60th Anniversary Dinner 30 Aug 2008 :

"We expect and rely on ISD officers to do a professional job. In return, you are entitled to expect the Government to give you the support and political backing necessary to do your job properly. We will never weaken our security services, or jeopardise the security of Singapore (??), out of political expediency."

So as to speak .....

Support n work fer the ultimate evil power of PAP n PAP will back U ISD minions out ... I scrub yr back u scrub mine. PAP + ISD = Forever In Power. "Singapore" = PAP.

Fock the satanic PAP n their minions to Hell !!!!!

 

[Erudio]

Satan Lee oh Satan Lee, power's such a hard thing to let go .....

Flip ......

"This is my life... I think my job is done, because I've got a team. I've nurtured a team that's taken over and is running the place, and Goh Chok Tong in turn has nurtured another team that has followed him.....But I'm still useful. I've got more data. I've been through more turmoil and turbulence than any other person in Singapore." - ST Oct 23, 2006

Flop .....

"In 2004, a new PM took over, my son, and he had been Deputy PM for 14 years, and of course he was under pressure to show he is in charge especially if I stay in cabinet. So (the) last PM took over my job as SM. To make sure I am not setting out policy, just act as a mentor, I became Minister Mentor and that suits me fine. Call me what you like - a rose by any other name." CNA 30 Mar 2007

Flip ......

"People think I am holding their hands. They are in charge of all the buttons. Of course, from time to time, when I see something that will lead to a dicey result, I say 'think it over carefully before you make a move', because if it does not succeed, you have an alternative move." CNA, 6 August 2007

Flop .....

"I've done my job. I've passed it on to the next generation." - ST 12 Jul 2008

Flip .......

"At 85, every new day is a bonus. As long as I am fit and alert, I will help consolidate Singapore's future." - ST 10 Sep 2008

"Consolidate" ????? Dat's the job of a PM, not a shadow puppeteer old Satan !!!

<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Death.jpg" width="200" height="150"></img>
"Dun b too long Satan Lee ... Hell is waiting"

 

[Erudio]

Aft $20m, $28k campaign to name the terminal "Budget Terminal", more than 2 yrs, n only 2 airlines later (Tiger, Cebu Pacific), the White Elephant Budget Terminal (WE BUTT) still cunt attract interest ........ so since small diff in airport tax cannot convince airlines to move ops to WE BUTT, CAAS do the PAP thing ,increase the diff in tax ........

(old) $21 vs $13, difference = $8
(new) $28 vs $15, difference = $13 !!!

Focking dirty tricks by moron scholars who shld rot in Hell !!!!!

ST Sep 10, 2008
Changi Airport fees going up

FLYING out of Singapore will cost more from Jan 1, when departure taxes go up.

From $21 now - $15 airport tax and $6 security charge - travellers leaving from Changi Airport's main terminals will pay $28.

At the Budget Terminal, the tax will go up from $13 to $15.

Flying out of Seletar will cost $18, up from $16 now.

Airport taxes were last raised in 1994.

The security tax was introduced in 2002 to cover the higher cost of securing the airport following the Sept 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States.

Boo hoo hoo ..................

Fated to be a lonely terminal?
TODAY
Thai AirAsia considering Budget Terminal, Adam Air prefers Terminal 1
Friday • January 20, 2006

SINGAPORE'S Budget Terminal could just as well be called the Tiger Terminal, said some industry players at the two-day Asia Pacific Low Cost Airline Symposium 2006, which ended yesterday.

With a little over two months to go before the Budget Terminal's official opening, only Singapore Airlines-owned Tiger Airways has agreed to use the $20-million terminal. During a panel discussion on airport services, Adam Air president Adam Adhitya Suherman said: "I think it will be more convenient to stay in Terminal 1 for now."

The Indonesian-based boutique carrier — which plans to list publicly here in two years — currently flies twice daily between Singapore and Jakarta, and plans to add a third flight within two to three months.

Thai AirAsia chief executive officer Tassaporn Bijeveld told Today that he had received a proposal from the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore on the use of the Budget Terminal "just a few days ago".

Said Mr Tassaporn: "I have not had the time to study the report or see the terminal, but cost savings is the most important factor followed by efficiency and turnaround time. If the Budget Terminal proves to better in these two respects, then it is an option."

The budget airline flies between Bangkok and Singapore four times daily.

Other panelists, however, felt that the savings from a low-cost terminal were not significant.

Said Mr Udom Tantiprasonchai, Orient Thai Airlines' chief executive officer: "Fuel cost is the most significant cost factor. Moreover, passenger comfort is important. For $8 more, I think they would prefer to use a full service terminal."

Agreeing, Mr Suherman pointed out that landing fees were the same for low-cost terminals and their full-fare counterparts.

He added that as a boutique airline, passenger comfort and aerobridge access were important factors.

Speaking from his experiences, Senai Airport general manager Shaun Kumar said: "Just because people purchase tickets on low-cost carriers, doesn't mean they are low-cost travellers. In Senai, we still get people complaining about the fact that AirAsia doesn't use aerobridges. It will suit some travellers, but not all."

 

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NMP Mr Gautam Banerjee Parl 27 Aug 2008, speaking against changing election law .... ass licking :

Mr Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak on this motion. It is always a hard act to follow the Prime Minister. But in this case, I am very fortunate, because not being a student of Singapore politics, not having studied the history and being here to live through some of the tumultuous times that Singapore went through, I think it was very enlightening to hear the Prime Minister on some of the practical aspects of democracy and how we need to make democracy work in this small city state of ours.

Singapore is a young nation and a young democracy. We are also a tiny city state with a mixture of races and religions. But already in our short history as a nation and, in spite of having no natural resources other than our human capital, we have achieved much that we can be proud of.

The "Singapore Brand" is internationally well recognised, respected and even emulated. When we started out as a newly independent nation, we adopted the Westminster model of government but our social, political and administrative systems have evolved to suit our unique set of circumstances.

So, for example, the creation of Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) alongside the traditional Single Member Constituencies (SMCs) was a novel way to ensure that candidates from the minority races have a minimum guaranteed representation in Parliament even if voting were to take place along racial and religious lines. This was an important confirmation that Singapore is, and will remain, a multi-racial society. It left an indelible impression on new immigrants like me and helped me to decide to settle in Singapore for the longer term.

Similarly, the creation of an elected presidency with special powers of oversight on our national reserves was an innovative safeguard, which will hopefully prevent an irresponsible government making unwarranted use of our national reserves simply to boost its popularity with the electorate.

As a young democracy, our democratic values, traditions and policies are still evolving. The established democracies such as the UK and the US took many generations to develop. In Asia, the Japanese have taken over 100 years to develop their democratic system.

Our own Singapore brand of democracy is also developing and judging by the views and exchanges in both the traditional and modern media, our citizens would like to be increasingly engaged and have a say in how they are governed. In fact, as far back as 1989, Minister George Yeo, in his maiden parliamentary speech noted, and I quote:

"Singaporeans wants a livelier democracy, particularly younger Singaporeans. That is in accord with the times. ... A diversity of views is an insurance against the unexpected and the unforeseen. Singapore cannot become a great nation in this information age without a lively democracy. ... History, it seems, is now on the side of democracy."

Nearly two decades have passed since Minister Yeo's remarks on democracy in Parliament, but his message is as relevant today as it was then. So, we must get all Singaporeans, particularly our younger generation, to embrace our own Singapore brand of democracy. But for this to happen, our citizens must see and experience democracy and its various institutions in action. Periodic elections and even by-elections are examples of democracy in action. So, until I heard the Prime Minister and his clarification on the Singapore model of democracy, I have to say that I was tempted to support the motion that the Nominated Member of Parliament, Prof. Thio Li-ann raised.

In our short history, we have demonstrated that we can balance the need for a political framework, rights and freedom for our citizens, while pursuing social, ethical and economic goals. But for us to sustain our progress and success, we must continue to get this balance between developing our democratic traditions and practices on the one hand and our economic and social progress on the other hand. In fact, where necessary, we may need to recalibrate the scale from time to time.

But having heard the Prime Minister (balls shrink), I am satisfied that we do not need to change at this time our electoral system to retain this balance.

Sir, for this reason, I will not support the motion.

 

[Erudio]

More Gautam Banerjee hoo hoo in Parl ... fella think he is Ministar of Manpower ... excerpt

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Mr Gautam Banerjee: Can the Minister, perhaps, explain to this House that our economy has changed quite a lot from some years back and the fact that the economic growth figure has come down in a particular month or quarter, does it not translate to loss of jobs in the same proportion? We are a much more capital intensive economy now and some particular sectors like pharmaceutical and electronics can be affected by exports to overseas countries. This would have a disproportionate impact on the GDP figures, but not on employment, and we have also developed the service sector. So I think some of the concerns that the MPs have may be a little bit misplaced on job creation. We must not take knee-jerk reactions on longer term employment policies that we have in place. I think you need to ---

Mr Speaker: You are answering on behalf of MOM, Mr Banerjee?

 

[Erudio]

So who the fock is NMP Gautam Banerjee ???? A focker to speak fer FT !!! No peasant want jobs taken by in flood of FT so evil satanic PAP cult ask tis guy to speak fer FT !!! Tock abt corrupting parliament democracy !!!!

ST Jan 13, 2007
NMP won over by S'pore's acceptance of foreigners
Former Indian citizen now wants to be link between 'old' and 'new' S'poreans

NEW ROLE: Mr Banerjee says he can help by giving a sense of how foreigners look at Singapore.

GIVING up his Indian passport for a Singapore one in 1990 was an 'emotional' but easy choice for Mr Gautam Banerjee, 52.

Singapore's racial tolerance and acceptance of foreigners made him feel at ease.

'Here, I could keep my ethnicity and not be shy of it. I didn't have to give up my background,' said Mr Banerjee, who had lived in Britain for seven years before coming here.

Named as one of nine new Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) last night, Mr Banerjee wants to be a link between 'old' and 'new' Singaporeans.

He wants to raise issues like how to attract top talent from overseas to sink roots here.

'I can contribute by giving a sense of how foreigners look at Singapore, what they consider before moving here, or investing here,' said Mr Banerjee, who also sits on various public committees like the National Heritage Board's audit committee.

He will also talk about keeping Singapore competitive through tax and fiscal policies, among others.

'At the end of the day, in business, we are as effective as our country allows us to be, in terms of its regulations.'

Like Mr Banerjee, the other new NMPs say they will be raising issues they know well.

Going by their areas of interest, this will range from ageing issues, to workers' welfare, education and sports.

 

[kakowi]

So it happen...the FTs are being co-opted

Well the FT are a sizeable population, how sizeable i do not know.

You ignore them or attack them at your peril. Because their votes may well swing against you.

I used to have an indian boss from india and one of the first things he did was to write letters to MM LKY assuring him of his support and praising him of his competence. I cannot say all FTs are like that. However they come from a different culture and in their culture it is important to know the right person to associate with. It takes experience.

So, do consider their impact and work with them, just as they are working with you, to make a life in this country.