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[h=2]Daniel Goh 吴佩松[/h]Public Figure

Good Sunday morning to everyone! Here's the Zaobao article on the interview I enjoyed very much, with a "thank you" from the paper which I appreciate. For a fine English translation, check out The Middle Ground's (Thank you! Very helpful!):
"'We do not view them as enemies,' said Dr Goh, revealing his attitude towards going up against the PAP. To him, as a credible party, the Workers’ Party’s goal is to push for constructive politics via debate and innovative ideas. He pointed that politics is not only about winning or losing, and it is not the Workers’ Party’s intention to stand simply in opposition to the ruling PAP."
http://themiddleground.sg/…/daniel-goh-speaks-lianhe-zaobao/







接受本报专访 工人党新人吴佩松 不把行动党当敌人
前晚的一封黑函让吴佩松这名工人党新人瞬间成为舆论焦点。不过，在花了一整个晚上回应媒体询问否认黑函中的指责后，他昨天没有取消本报原先和他排定的访问，在位于勿洛北的一家咖啡馆接受专访时，谈到他对建设性政治的看法与诠释。“我不把...
zpolitics.zaobao.com.sg

 

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RESPONSE TO MND’S LETTER ON FMSS’ ACCOUNTS

29 August 2015


To: Mr Han Kok Juan
Senior Director (Housing)
Ministry of National Development


Dear Mr Han,
FMSS’ ACCOUNTS
We refer to your letter, received today.


We are appalled at the series of careless accusations made by your Ministry against Aljunied Hougang Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC). It is shocking that despite our clarifications on your allegations relating to lost monies and overpayment, your Ministry continues to make spurious statements to distract the public and aimed at politically discrediting AHPETC. A copy of our Open Letter to Residents published in June 2015 can be found at this link (http://www.ahpetc.sg/sylvia-lims-open-letter-to-residents/) for your reference.


We reiterate that FM Solutions & Services Pte Ltd (FMSS) was appointed the Managing Agent (MA) of the AHPETC for FY 12/13 and FY 13/14 pursuant to a contract awarded through a public tender. Similarly, FMSS bid for, and was awarded, a contract to provide Essential Maintenance Services Unit (EMSU) services, after an open tender. Payments made by AHPETC to FMSS were made pursuant to these contracts. Payment in accordance with contracts cannot be overpayment.


With regard to paragraphs 3 to 5 of your letter, we wish to highlight that arrangements between FMSS and its employees are entirely commercial and not within the control of AHPETC. I am not aware of the matters you have highlighted therein, as AHPETC does not ask its contractors about their profitability or internal arrangements. We emphasise that AHPETC has ensured that payments made to FMSS are in line with and within the budget provided under the tender awarded.


In any case, it is misleading and unfair to compare MA rates charged by FMSS with MAs of other town councils under the People’s Action Party (PAP), since their MAs did not submit a single bid for our public tender for MA services in 2012. FMSS’ bid for MA services in 2012 was assessed, using the former rates charged by CPG Facilities Management for the PAP-managed Aljunied TC as a baseline. It is also ambiguous as to what the Ministry means by an “abnormal” profit margin, when it is not clear what the other MAs’ levels of profit are in other town councils.


It is unfortunate that the political environment has put non-PAP town councils at a financial disadvantage due to the lack of competitive bidders. Your Ministry ought to recognise the existence of an imbalanced system and take into consideration the political reality of the situation.


Lastly, our stand remains that there is no basis for your Ministry to apply to the Court to appoint Independent Accountants. We also question your Ministry’s political motivation for issuing a public release on this matter at such a premature stage, when you say that your Ministry has not even completed a review of the findings by ACRA.


SYLVIA LIM
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN
ALJUNIED-HOUGANG-PUNGGOL EAST TOWN COUNCIL
Click here for the Letter from MND to Ms Sylvia Lim
Click here to read the reply on AHPETC’s website.

 

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[h=2]Yee Jenn Jong, JJ (余振忠)[/h]Politician

Good morning, Eunos. Did our morning visits to the market, coffeeshops and flats. Spotted our Hammer logos put up on the fridge in this stall at the coffeeshop. Thank you for giving us your strong support!

 

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Temasek Review


"Fixing" of alternative parties when they won the constituencies. Including potong pasir when it was under Chiam see tong. No proper office for them to hold their meeting people sessions. Hdb rented them to PAP at a cheaper rate. But if alternative parties want to rent will be of different rental. Even the losers of PAP in the constituencies had their own offices. But do the residents care? They don't. The more u want to "fix" them. The more they will vote for The Workers' Party !! Empower your future!!

 

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[h=5]Shawn Shawket and Lee Lilian for Punggol East SMC shared Celia Lim's photo.[/h]

Celia Lim

Whether you are a man, woman, young, middle-aged or old, you will like this 32 years old He Ting Ru - our Singaporean daughter! Trained in Cambridge, worked in Europe and now she is back home to serve Singaporeans! She could have chosen not to return - but she did.

Let's put her in parliament and groom her to be one of our very own political leaders!

 

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[h=5]Lee Lilian for Punggol East SMC shared Justin Yuan's post.
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Justin Yuan



Many Opposition supporters were former PAP supporters during the 80s, the 90s and the early 2000s.


We once believed in the PAP. We once believed our cost of living will remain as affordable as always. We once believed our country is safe from con men and bullying foreigners. We once believed there is no homeless people in Singapore and elderly carting cardboards are a rare sight. We once believed our transport system is the most efficient without any breakdowns. And we once believed we locals will be given the first priority.


Then we woke up.


We looked outside the mainstream media and newspapers. We experienced and witnessed what's going on around us. We opened our ears to the taxi drivers, the coffee shop owners and the lower to middle income families. We listened to them as they tell us how they struggled to meet the rising expenses and costs of living while their wages aren't enough to afford them. We researched and found our ministers are earning million dollar salaries and many of us couldn't receive our CPF even at the age of 55. We saw how overcrowded our train stations are due to the 6.9 million population policy. We traced foreigners working in the government sector with fake degrees. We saw how foreign talents are able to breeze through universities and be employed in the top sectors while we the locals have to struggle with unemployment and proper education And that's when we switched sides.


In the past, the Opposition were weak and do not have any power or support from the people. Now times have changed and we've grown so strong we won a single GRC. We had a lot support from the locals and we know what we want.
Because we ourselves are true. blue. Singaporeans. And we're taking our power back.

 

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[h=6]Desmond Madonna Chen Tan
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Special appearance by Mr Chen Show Mao during my volunteering for walkabouts earlier this morning

 

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[h=5]Shawn Shawket and Lee Lilian for Punggol East SMC shared Celia Lim's photo.[/h]

Celia Lim

Whether you are a man, woman, young, middle-aged or old, you will like this 32 years old He Ting Ru - our Singaporean daughter! Trained in Cambridge, worked in Europe and now she is back home to serve Singaporeans! She could have chosen not to return - but she did.

Let's put her in parliament and groom her to be one of our very own political leaders!

Marine Parade GRC - Total votes @ 99,015
Locked & double confirmed 60,000 WP supporters
60.5% winner
Congratulations WP Team

 

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Shawn Shawket and Lee Lilian for Punggol East SMC shared Celia Lim's photo.

Celia Lim

Whether you are a man, woman, young, middle-aged or old, you will like this 32 years old He Ting Ru - our Singaporean daughter! Trained in Cambridge, worked in Europe and now she is back home to serve Singaporeans! She could have chosen not to return - but she did.

Let's put her in parliament and groom her to be one of our very own political leaders!

A big THANK YOU for confirming my poster campaign has been effective

 

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[h=1]Lawyer wants young S’poreans to stand up and be heard[/h]

Ms He Ting Ru. Photo: Wee Teck Hian

By [h=2]Ng Jing Yng[/h]
[email protected]




Published: 4:17 AM, August 29, 2015
Updated: 9:56 AM, August 29, 2015



SINGAPORE — Believing that Singaporeans are not just “numbers on a spreadsheet”, but citizens who should participate in determining the future of Singapore, Ms He Ting Ru decided to stand as a candidate to offer an alternative voice in Parliament.


Soft-spoken and articulate, the 32-year-old corporate lawyer, who studied at the University of Cambridge, drew much of the attention yesterday when she was introduced with three other Workers’ Party (WP) candidates. Starting out as a grassroots volunteer in 2011 in the Paya Lebar division, Ms He observed that there is “much room for improvement” in public policies and the policymaking process. Among her concerns are the pressures the younger generation faces, such as the cost of raising a family or caring for their elderly parents, and access to opportunities regardless of family background.


Ms He, who has been spotted working the ground in Marine Parade GRC, also urged young Singaporeans to stand up for their beliefs and play a part in shaping the country’s future, and said there was a need to find more ways to help young people contribute more in shaping policies. “I do not think we should rely solely on the few natural aristocrats to do so,” said Ms He.


Last month, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had spoken of the need for a “certain natural aristocracy” who have earned the respect of others in society at an Institute of Policy Studies forum.


Through her “wealth of experience” from working in Europe and volunteering both locally and overseas, Ms He said she hopes to be able to contribute towards the policymaking process in Parliament. Some of her friends were “curious” of her decision to enter politics, while people she has not been in contact with for years have sent her messages after learning she was running. Not everyone agrees with her choice to join the WP, but there has been respect and support for her beliefs, said Ms He.


She added that her family will be helping her care for her eight cats during the busy election period. “But I actually make an effort to go home and cuddle them,” quipped Ms He. NG JING YNG


He Ting Ru, 32
Lawyer and head of legal at a listed company


FACT FILE:
• Secretary of WP Youth Wing, and oversees outreach efforts
• Studied at CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School and graduated with a degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge.
• Read law in London and practised law in London and Frankfurt
• Inspired to join politics by her father who told her not to be another complaining voice
• Started volunteering with the WP after the 2011 General Election in Aljunied candidate Chen Show Mao’s Meet-the-People sessions
• Single


She said: “I also believe Singaporeans are not numbers on a spreadsheet. Singaporeans want to participate in determining the future of our country.”


WARD: To be announced

http://m.todayonline.com/singapore/lawyer-wants-young-sporeans-stand-and-be-heard

 

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The Workers' Party

[h=2]The Workers' Party added a new photo.[/h]

The Workers' Party

Hello again everyone. We're ready to introduce our fourth batch of candidates, and here they are.

(from left)
Foo Seck Guan, 38, Manager, Public Education, Singapore Cancer Society

Mohamed Fairoz Bin Shariff, 36, recently resigned as Associate Librarian, National Library Board, to participate in the GE

Gurmit Singh s/o Sadhu Singh, 55, Legal Counsel

Dennis Tan Lip Fong, 45, Shipping Lawyer

 

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[h=3]Foo Seck Guan 符策涫[/h] Age: 38


Posts in WP:
Secretary, Hougang Constituency Committee. 2006 to 2011
Treasurer, Aljunied Constituency Committee 2011 to current


Education:
Honours Degree in Bachelor of Health Sciences (Psychology), University of Adelaide, 2005
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of Southern Queensland, 2004 (Distance study with Informatics)
Diploma in Business Studies (Human Resource and Finance), Temasek Polytechnic, 1998


Occupation:
Manager, Public Education, Singapore Cancer Society


Marital Status:
Single


Background:
Seck Guan (Kenneth) grew up in a lower middle income family where his father held two jobs while his mother took care of the household. Kenneth credits his secondary three form teacher for inspiring him to take his studies seriously. After receiving his diploma, he developed an interest in Human Behaviour and took up a part-time degree in psychology while working. In 2005, he went to Australia to further his studies and obtained his Honours Degree.


Upon returning to Singapore, he joined the Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises (SCORE) in 2006 in order to apply his knowledge in psychology. His main responsibility was to reach out and engage the community to support the reintegration of ex-offenders who desired to turn over a new leaf. With the experience gained in SCORE, he went on to join the Singapore Cancer Society in Feb 2015 to serve the social service sector. Both positions provided him the opportunity to work with the marginalised and less fortunate in the society and helped him to gain a better insight of the issues and problems faced by them.


Serving as a National Service (NS) Captain, Kenneth had the privilege to attend the National Service (NS) Command and Staff Course in 2014 and is looking forward to continue to serving the country. Kenneth’s other interests include running, swimming, nature-walks and travelling.

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[h=3]Mohamed Fairoz Bin Shariff
[/h] Age: 36


Posts in WP:
Member, The Worker’s Party Youth Wing Executive Committee


Education:
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in History, NUS
Masters of Arts in Southeast Asian Studies, NUS


Occupation:
Recently resigned from his position as Associate Librarian, Content & Services with the National Library Board to participate in the General Elections.


Marital Status:
Married with 3 children


Background:
Previously a claims officer at NTUC Income Insurance Cooperative Ltd, Fairoz joined the Singapore Discovery Centre Ltd in 2013 as a Senior Education Executive, where he developed National Education Learning Journey and outreach programmes for post-secondary and tertiary students. He was then also concurrently lecturing at UniSIM’s School of Social Sciences. As an Associate Librarian at the National Library, he researched and wrote articles on Singapore’s history for the library’s HistorySG portal. He was also a member of the library’s internal review panel.


When he is not working, Fairoz is busy looking after his daughter and two sons. He strongly believes that fathers have to play a very active role in a child’s life and development.


Fairoz was introduced to politics during the 2001 General Elections when he was a resident of East Coast GRC, which was won by the incumbent through a walkover. His frustrations at not being able to exercise his right to vote turned him into a firm believer of the need for an alternative voice in Singapore. He firmly believes that a political environment which allows for open debate is healthy for the well-being of Singapore.

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Dennis Tan: For a start, we should have a strong and responsible Opposition providing checks and balances in Parliament.

 

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Having lectured in UniSIM, Mohamed Fairoz wants to speak out for the concerns and needs of adult learners and on work-life balance if elected.

 

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Gurmit Singh: I am concerned with the plight of low wage workers and I am also a strong proponent of a minimum wage policy.

 

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Foo Seck Guan (Kenneth) explains how growing up in Hougang allowed him to dispel the myth that Opposition wards are not well managed.