Serious Thum Ping Tjin Vs Shan

[mojito]

Forever grateful to him for denying malaysian khoo swee chiow the chance of becoming the first "singaporean" to do it. He must have been so gutted that he failed in his attempt anyway.

What talking you? SPRs are Singaporeans too! What else you think the S stands for you tell me? o_O

 

[Charlie99]

I believe that it is logical and reasonable for Singaporeans to raise and salute the Singapore flag,
and not any other flag.

The PAP flag is the best flag to raise!

 

[Charlie99]

Why did Dr. Thum subject himself to Mr. Shanmugam's questioning?

 

[glockman]

Why did Dr. Thum subject himself to Mr. Shanmugam's questioning?

I thought Dr Thum was being too meek and friendly. Perhaps its his disposition to be friendly. And at only 39, he showed too much respect for an undeserving older person.

 

[eatshitndie]

I thought Dr Thum was being too meek and friendly. Perhaps its his disposition to be friendly. And at only 39, he showed too much respect for an undeserving older person.

agree. he's too academic and polite. in sg must use ah beng tactics. mix oxford english with kongsimilanjiao, kanina, ninauhia and limpeh street lingo.

 

[Bonut]

I thought Dr Thum was being too meek and friendly. Perhaps its his disposition to be friendly. And at only 39, he showed too much respect for an undeserving older person.

I think if you have lived a sheltered life all your life, there will have to be some trade-off somewhere in terms of the depth of your character.

That smiling face throughout the hearing was just his way of hiding his fear. Thum is no Chee Soon Juan or JBJ, not even KJ. Thum is not a fighter. Why isn't Thum offered a tenure in local University ?

Shan was smart, to be very honest. He shattered Thum's confidence by cornering him into admitting that he is not a full-time employee of Oxford University, even though he seems to give the impression that he is "somebody" at Oxford University.

So is "Research Associate at the Centre for Global History and co-ordinator of Project Southeast Asia, University of Oxford" a paid job ? If not, is Thum jobless ?

It's not a level playing field for Thum. If it was, Thum should have been given the chance to have a QC sit beside him.

 

[theblackhole]

the end victors?
singapore

the losers - fb tweet gooooo

 

[steffychun]

I think if you have lived a sheltered life all your life, there will have to be some trade-off somewhere in terms of the depth of your character.

That smiling face throughout the hearing was just his way of hiding his fear. Thum is no Chee Soon Juan or JBJ, not even KJ. Thum is not a fighter. Why isn't Thum offered a tenure in local University ?

Shan was smart, to be very honest. He shattered Thum's confidence by cornering him into admitting that he is not a full-time employee of Oxford University, even though he seems to give the impression that he is "somebody" at Oxford University.

So is "Research Associate at the Centre for Global History and co-ordinator of Project Southeast Asia, University of Oxford" a paid job ? If not, is Thum jobless ?

It's not a level playing field for Thum. If it was, Thum should have been given the chance to have a QC sit beside him.

Why isn't Thum offered a tenure in local University ?--Because you dummy, he cannot and will not teach PAP history.

 

[glockman]

I think if you have lived a sheltered life all your life, there will have to be some trade-off somewhere in terms of the depth of your character.

That smiling face throughout the hearing was just his way of hiding his fear. Thum is no Chee Soon Juan or JBJ, not even KJ. Thum is not a fighter. Why isn't Thum offered a tenure in local University ?

Shan was smart, to be very honest. He shattered Thum's confidence by cornering him into admitting that he is not a full-time employee of Oxford University, even though he seems to give the impression that he is "somebody" at Oxford University.

So is "Research Associate at the Centre for Global History and co-ordinator of Project Southeast Asia, University of Oxford" a paid job ? If not, is Thum jobless ?

It's not a level playing field for Thum. If it was, Thum should have been given the chance to have a QC sit beside him.

Since when was there ever a level playing field where the pap is concerned? Furthermore, Dr Thum is not a politician (i.e., not a fighter cock) and was ill-prepared for the mudslinging that is characteristic of pap ministers.

I thought the smiling face was not to mask his fear, more so to show how incredulous he thought the whole situation was.

Shan was not smart (as you put it), he was a plain bully and leveraged on his advantageous position in the hearing.

 

[HTOLAS]

Privilege should cover all testimony made before Parliament.

I thought it is priviledge for MPs only not witnesses?