The #RidoutGate Mega-Thread!

[Hypocrite-The]

Ask for independent review for fuck?This is a case that should be investigated by CPIB. 31 Ridout is fucking huge. Big well kept bungalow on a lot of land. I also want to rent it.

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It's like the crazy rich Asian house

 

[in3deep]

https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/20...obfuscates-the-allegations-of-ridout-estates/

Interestingly, it was Mr Balakrishnan who launched the Heritage Tree Scheme in 2002. This scheme protects significant trees, particularly those within NParks’ management, by classifying them as “heritage trees”. Violating these protections can result in substantial fines.

It seems paradoxical that one of the architects of Singapore’s tree conservation policies may now be implicated in the potentially unwarranted removal of trees in the TCA.

 

[birdie69]

Most PAP minister take a huge pay cut in order to join politics. They could easily earn $5M a year in the private sector instead of only $1M a year in politics.

Please advise our PM to release these 2 ministers to private sector, to make our weak economy great again

 

[k1976]

Yeah.... Our ministers are like Yue Fei, they work so hard for Singapore with full heart, yet Petty Oppies very jealous and green eye on their success...can?

 

[birdie69]

They are caught red-handed with their pants down,dicks sticking out. Can they still deny in parliament ?

Can why not! Their pants are down, dicks sticking out, but no penetration

 

[syed putra]

PAP chinese politicians want these two out. Its as simple as that.

 

[batman1]

Do you really think Shan and Vivi asked PM for an independent review? More like Pinky gave them a few slaps, called for a review and ask the 2 Rajahs of Ridout to say that they were the ones who asked for the review.

Ownself review ownself.

 

[syed putra]

It's like the crazy rich Asian house

Crazy rich asian house was shot in K Hell. No need to over exaggerate.

 

[Kee Chew]

in the meantime , the NST has picked up the story :

So how ? Runaway BG, want to come back and hood ?

Or waiting for KJ or LT to fight the battle for you as if they were your corporals ?

So how ? Runaway BG, want to come back and hood ?

 

[mojito]

Wayang lah this WP, waiting for Christmas and New Year.

 

[SBFNews]

Wayang lah this WP, waiting for Christmas and New Year.

Becoming PAP Lite.

 

[millim6868]

Cb ,really conflict of interest,if want stay in gcb go tlremt those not under papigs,must be get special offer so rent under papigs but conflict if interest,human really can ot tahsn temptation ,really is greed

 

[batman1]

Teo: Vivi and Sham, come have some coffee.
Sham, Vivi: We prefer tea leh, 不然黑吃黑。
Teo: Fuck lah, now still got mood to crack jokes!
Sham: okk, serious boss. How to settle?
Vivi: Should I go overseas and shake Wangyi that aguaman's hand to whitewash and elevate myself abit like usual?
Teo: mai kia, I just wayang do some investigation lah. SLA side I settle already. Everyone needs rice bowl there.
Sham: Boss you are da best!
Vivi: hehehe.

Teo: Mi kia, Indra will flip her tua liap nee at the opp in parliament
Sham: if kenna heavt attack how?
Teo: Mi kia,SC Edwin will be on standby to whack the opp jialat jialat,somemore the speaker Tan is on our side
Sham smiling:Boss u the best
Vivi: Heng ah.Thank u boss.When facing the enemy I know u never let us down.

 

[mahjongking]

So ministars are suppose to live in hdb?

why not? it would be good publicity

 

[JohnTan]

Please advise our PM to release these 2 ministers to private sector, to make our weak economy great again

The good minister Shan was a fantastic lawyer before he joined the Cabinet, personally endorsed by our late Ah Gong.

 

[Charlie99]

Not fantastic but DS and S are very good lawyers.
Jimmy Yim, a Malaysian, may be a PR or became a SG citizen, is just as good.
DS born in 1957, Jimmy 1958, S 1959

 

[Rabbit7]

please lah. shan needs at least 6.9 acres (306k sqft divided by 44k sqft) of space or buffer to ward off a siao char bor. he’s been harassed so much that an entire island is too small as a refuge.

..why no one dares to write about their spouses, 1st, 2nd and possibly secret ones ?

I remember late Devan Nair's most private life, was published in a "white paper",.. descriptions of late man, wore wig, to sneak out of Istana, to play with German Frau',..

Life is Never Fair

 

[Rabbit7]

Ridout Road Properties: A Question Of Accountability and Transparency
kuanyewism.com

Ministers Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan has been in the news lately for their tenancy at at 26 Ridout Road and 31 Ridout Road. In multiple journal pieces and articles, Reform Party’s Kenneth Jeyaretnam (KJ) and The Online Citizen posed a number of important questions regarding this. Here is a summary of all the arguments.

1) The Ministers Should Not Be Able To Afford The Rent On Ministerial Salary Alone​

KJ acknowledges that he knew of a colonial mansion rented out for $30,000 a month, “but that was several years ago and market rents will have increased considerably since then”. He also says that his conservative estimate of the cost of the house at $1100 psf show that the house would be worth at least $55 million. At this price, a 3% rental yield would cost $1.65m a year.

Accordingly, he questions whether the ministers are paying market rental reached in an open bidding process.

Source: Facebook

2) Someone Else Could Be Paying For Them, Possibly A Criminal Breach Of Trust​

If this is the case, KJ is asking for the ministers to be accountable to be Singaporeans.

3) The Bungalows Were Not Empty. Someone Else Was Forced By SLA To Make Way For Shanmugam, The Boss Of SLA​

KJ shared that he spoke to sources in the neighborhood who told him that 26 Ridout Road was not actually empty. It had apparently been inhabited by an expat hedge fund manager “who was then squeezed out by unreasonable terms imposed by SLA, which as we know is headed by Shanmugam”.

Source: Facebook

4) A Significant Number Of Trees Were Cut Down After Ministers Moved In, They May Have Abused Their Power To Do So​

The Online Citizen shared in an article that satellite images show that their move led to a lot of trees being cut down.

TOC shared that the trees are likely to be mature as these are colonial bungalows. Ironically, there is a Heritage Tree Scheme officially launched in 2002 by Vivian Balakrishnan, then Minister of State for National Development, which protects “heritage trees” from being felled with a girth exceeding 1m without prior approval.

5) Tenants Are Supposed To Pay For Their Own Renovation, But Did SLA Pay For Shanmugam’s Renovation?​

TOC noted that SLA may have built a carpark just for Shanmugam. However, SLA’s tenancy agreement clearly states that any renovation should be at the tenant’s own cost.

6) There Is Conflict Of Interest As The Ministers Are Essentially SLA’s Bosses.​

The ministers are essentially SLA’s bosses, there is a conflict of interest. Hence, in an open letter, KJ asked for a independent committee of inquiry to look at the issue. This is especially since SLA’s statement is insufficient to answer all the questions so far.

Source: Facebook

The Ridout Rd Issue Has Also Highlighted To Us The Inefficient Use Of Land in Singapore​

The fact that these huge pieces of land are untenanted shows how our land is inefficiently managed. KJ pointed out that there is a “severe housing shortage in Singapore”.

Updates (23 May)​

On Tuesday (23 May), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security, Teo Chee Hean, is to conduct an independent review regarding two residential properties. Mr Shanmugam, the Home Affairs and Law Minister, and Dr Balakrishnan, the Foreign Affairs Minister, had requested a review that is independent of the ministries and agencies they supervise.
In an interview with the media, Shanmugam called the matter “outrageous” and said that he had “nothing to hide”. Vivian Balakrishnan also responded by saying that he is “very glad that Prime Minister Lee agreed to have this review and to publish all relevant facts and findings before we have a full debate in Parliament”.
[Edited with inputs from Kenneth Jeyaretnam]

https://kuanyewism.com/2023/05/ridout-road-properties-a-question-of-accountability-and-transparency/

how accurate, are the Google Maps ?
How often does Google, update these maps ?

 

[LexLuthor]

They are caught red-handed with their pants down,dicks sticking out. Can they still deny in parliament ?

More likely drooping.

 

[eatshitndie]

..why no one dares to write about their spouses, 1st, 2nd and possibly secret ones ?

I remember late Devan Nair's most private life, was published in a "white paper",.. descriptions of late man, wore wig, to sneak out of Istana, to play with German Frau',..

Life is Never Fair

this siao char bor harassing him is definitely and certainly not his mistress.