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Jamus invites you for National Day celebration. 
We return to #Compassvale Sculpture Park again for this year’s edition of #ColorsInThePark, our annual #SengkangGRC National Day celebration. Just like yesteryear, the event will focus on the arts, with many family-friendly activities and competitions (these have signup deadlines, so be sure to do so soon. Details here: https://rebrand.ly/colours-in-the-park-2023).
#TeamSengkang has been hard at work planning the day’s festivities, and we believe that there will be something for the entire family, filled with fun and laughter, and sprinkled with a liberal dose of artistic creativity. We hope to see many of you in about a month’s time!
Jamus Lim
14 h ·We return to #Compassvale Sculpture Park again for this year’s edition of #ColorsInThePark, our annual #SengkangGRC National Day celebration. Just like yesteryear, the event will focus on the arts, with many family-friendly activities and competitions (these have signup deadlines, so be sure to do so soon. Details here: https://rebrand.ly/colours-in-the-park-2023).
#TeamSengkang has been hard at work planning the day’s festivities, and we believe that there will be something for the entire family, filled with fun and laughter, and sprinkled with a liberal dose of artistic creativity. We hope to see many of you in about a month’s time!
Jamus participated in a filming of a short video. 
Recently, I participated in a filming of a short video to commemorate the launch of Ethos Dreams, a pop-up bookstore showcasing books from independent publisher Ethos Books. The video, “The Singapore I Recognize,” asks a diverse set of local voices what they feel defines our Little Red Dot.
What struck me most was how everyone, despite not coordinating their responses, echoed a similar message: that they hoped for greater space for Singaporeans of all stripes and colors to be able to express themselves and realize their dreams, and hoped that we would be able to collectively take a step back from the hustle and bustle and grind, to smell the roses.
While I cannot speak for the other interviewees, my motivation behind this vision of Singapore is because I hope for a future where my daughter can find a place, one where she feels at home, and where she can contribute in her own way to making the country even better. Like any human endeavor, perfection is elusive and the process ongoing, but this is #theSGirecognize, and the Singapore that I dream will remain.
https://fb.watch/lS7tP-CrCw/
Ethos Books presents The Singapore I Recognise: Voices from the Ground
The Singapore I Recognise
This 3-week National Day initiative celebrates the many facets, definitions and narratives of Singapore. Featuring a short video documentary, pop-up bookstore and community collaborations from 15 July - 6 August, as well as an exclusive "one bookshop, one title" showcase (a first in Singapore!), The Singapore I Recognise seeks to engage Singaporeans in meaningful conversations about where we are now, and where we want to go.
Voices from the Ground
Capturing interviews with 15 socially-engaged pioneers, thought leaders and practitioners across politics, academia, civil society and the arts, Voices from the Ground illuminates the Singapore they know and their hopes for our country.
To access the full transcript, go to: https://www.ethosbooks.com.sg/.../the-singapore-i...
Featuring:
Alfian Sa'at
Andrew Tay
Constance Singam
Corrie Tan
Edwin Thumboo
Haji Ali
Jamus Lim
Jean Seizure
Paul Tambyah
Mysara Aljaru
Rajkumar Thiagaras
Sharul Channa
Sng Poh Yoke
Walid J. Abdullah
Wong Meng Ee
What does home and community mean to you? What is the Singapore you recognise and want to see? Tell us in the comments below.
#thesgirecognise
Jamus Lim
1 d ·Recently, I participated in a filming of a short video to commemorate the launch of Ethos Dreams, a pop-up bookstore showcasing books from independent publisher Ethos Books. The video, “The Singapore I Recognize,” asks a diverse set of local voices what they feel defines our Little Red Dot.
What struck me most was how everyone, despite not coordinating their responses, echoed a similar message: that they hoped for greater space for Singaporeans of all stripes and colors to be able to express themselves and realize their dreams, and hoped that we would be able to collectively take a step back from the hustle and bustle and grind, to smell the roses.
While I cannot speak for the other interviewees, my motivation behind this vision of Singapore is because I hope for a future where my daughter can find a place, one where she feels at home, and where she can contribute in her own way to making the country even better. Like any human endeavor, perfection is elusive and the process ongoing, but this is #theSGirecognize, and the Singapore that I dream will remain.
https://fb.watch/lS7tP-CrCw/
Ethos Books
5 d ·
This 3-week National Day initiative celebrates the many facets, definitions and narratives of Singapore. Featuring a short video documentary, pop-up bookstore and community collaborations from 15 July - 6 August, as well as an exclusive "one bookshop, one title" showcase (a first in Singapore!), The Singapore I Recognise seeks to engage Singaporeans in meaningful conversations about where we are now, and where we want to go.
Capturing interviews with 15 socially-engaged pioneers, thought leaders and practitioners across politics, academia, civil society and the arts, Voices from the Ground illuminates the Singapore they know and their hopes for our country.
To access the full transcript, go to: https://www.ethosbooks.com.sg/.../the-singapore-i...
Featuring:
Alfian Sa'at
Andrew Tay
Constance Singam
Corrie Tan
Edwin Thumboo
Haji Ali
Jamus Lim
Jean Seizure
Paul Tambyah
Mysara Aljaru
Rajkumar Thiagaras
Sharul Channa
Sng Poh Yoke
Walid J. Abdullah
Wong Meng Ee
What does home and community mean to you? What is the Singapore you recognise and want to see? Tell us in the comments below.
#thesgirecognise
Jamus continues house visits. 
Adversity is a part and parcel of the human condition. We have been conferred the honor of having been called to public service, a responsibility we wear with dedication and pride. So long as we remain so, the work continues. #makingyourvotecount
Postscript: we completed our rounds at 317C this week, and got a solid start on 318C.
Jamus Lim
5 d ·Adversity is a part and parcel of the human condition. We have been conferred the honor of having been called to public service, a responsibility we wear with dedication and pride. So long as we remain so, the work continues. #makingyourvotecount
Postscript: we completed our rounds at 317C this week, and got a solid start on 318C.
Jamus continues house visits. 
Over the previous week, #TeamSengkang was able to complete house visits with the residents at 317B. We took two evenings to complete the block—in no small part because we had many long, engaged discursions along the way—and we were able to continue with many meaningful conversations on Saturday morning, when we visited the coffeeshop at 303.
One such discussion was over consumer protection. I recently had an exchange with Minister Tan See Leng in Parliament, and asked about whether such financial protection, in the form of fraud insurance, would be considered for CPF. I argued that, since CPF was mandatory for Singaporeans, it seemed fair that such additional protection were offered, since savers can’t just choose to park their savings elsewhere (I’m aware of approved funds where account holders may opt into, but for the majority who do not shift their CPF savings elsewhere, a more standardized form of protection seems justified). Moreover, CPF is a massive fund, which should be able to secure attractive rates (both because of its size per se, and because size confers better diversification for actuarial calculations).
Alas, after seeming to agree with the benefits of considering this option for the upcoming “Shared Responsibility Framework” for financial institutions, the government walked back this position. This is perplexing not just from a public policy perspective (why not at least explore by getting some bids from large insurers, even if you don’t plan to run the scheme in-house?), it is also frustrating from the viewpoint of someone who has lived abroad, and seen much more robust consumer financial protection for the average Joe (or Ah Seng) on the street. All this, on the back of stubbornly low CPF OA rates, which have failed to keep up with inflation and increases in cost of living.
The #workersparty will continue to champion common-sense financial regulation that seeks to bring better balance between sellers and buyers in the financial marketplace, in the interest of our (especially elderly) residents in #SengkangGRC, as well as Singapore more generally. #makingyourvotecount
Jamus Lim
19 July at 11:22 ·Over the previous week, #TeamSengkang was able to complete house visits with the residents at 317B. We took two evenings to complete the block—in no small part because we had many long, engaged discursions along the way—and we were able to continue with many meaningful conversations on Saturday morning, when we visited the coffeeshop at 303.
One such discussion was over consumer protection. I recently had an exchange with Minister Tan See Leng in Parliament, and asked about whether such financial protection, in the form of fraud insurance, would be considered for CPF. I argued that, since CPF was mandatory for Singaporeans, it seemed fair that such additional protection were offered, since savers can’t just choose to park their savings elsewhere (I’m aware of approved funds where account holders may opt into, but for the majority who do not shift their CPF savings elsewhere, a more standardized form of protection seems justified). Moreover, CPF is a massive fund, which should be able to secure attractive rates (both because of its size per se, and because size confers better diversification for actuarial calculations).
Alas, after seeming to agree with the benefits of considering this option for the upcoming “Shared Responsibility Framework” for financial institutions, the government walked back this position. This is perplexing not just from a public policy perspective (why not at least explore by getting some bids from large insurers, even if you don’t plan to run the scheme in-house?), it is also frustrating from the viewpoint of someone who has lived abroad, and seen much more robust consumer financial protection for the average Joe (or Ah Seng) on the street. All this, on the back of stubbornly low CPF OA rates, which have failed to keep up with inflation and increases in cost of living.
The #workersparty will continue to champion common-sense financial regulation that seeks to bring better balance between sellers and buyers in the financial marketplace, in the interest of our (especially elderly) residents in #SengkangGRC, as well as Singapore more generally. #makingyourvotecount
Jamus wants us to be more generous.
When I was studying in California for my doctorate, I was (like most graduate students) living hand-to-mouth. Lots of bulk-purchased frozen dinners, ramen, and McDonald’s dollar menu meals (for 4 bucks, you could get stuffed on two double cheeseburgers and 2 McChickens). Knowing my propensity to consume cheap junk food, my American family (basically my landlord) would routinely give me MickeeDees coupons for Christmas or my
birthday, which I would happily spend. More McMuffins! Who could complain? But now that I’m in the workforce (and they’re happily retired), I’ve since bought my American parents meals aplenty (they still occasionally treat me, too). I now joke with them is how the little gesture all those years ago was probably one of their better “returns on investment.”
In my view, the moral behind this little story applies to virtually all cultural relations, and to international relations as well. Social relations between humans are heavily reciprocal in nature, a behavior we see in other primates, too (see: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.1615). That’s why our commitments to other countries, in terms of foreign aid, is so important. We aren’t just doing so because it is a moral imperative (which it should be; we are a small, open economy that has benefited immensely from the international system). Such assistance can also rebound back to us. When we help vault our neighbors to the next stage of their development journey, their consumers become more able to afford the higher value-added goods and services that are now a mainstay of our export basket. But more generally, we also build a mutual sense of reciprocity. Should we run into economic or security difficulties in the future, countries that we’ve helped may feel a greater impetus to help, since we’ve helped them before.
So there is a strong case for why we should be willing to offer aid. But are we able? Some may say it isn’t obvious, since our people have many needs, too, especially with rising costs of living and slowing economic growth (and as the saying goes, generosity begins at home). But after COVID-19, the international community agreed on a mechanism for development assistance: a new issuance of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs). SDRs are a form of international currency, issued by the IMF, that can be redeemed for regular hard currency (like dollars, euros, or yen). There’s no need to go too much into the weeds of how the SDR mechanism works, but it’s sufficient to point out that Singapore received a generous allocation, a significant amount of which we committed to reallocate to poorer nations, to support their pandemic recovery.
The government has previously claimed that our aid commitments are “commensurate with our size.” This seems intuitive; surely, as a small country, we can’t be expected to give out too much. That’s reasonable, but it’s useful to have a benchmark. Most rich countries shoot for around 0.7 percent of GDP in foreign aid (many fall short, but there’s at least the aspiration). For us, meeting this target would require us to give away most of this new SDR allocation. But our commitment turns out to be a tiny fraction of this: less than 1 percent. This is pretty stingy stuff, and in my view, doesn’t satisfy any reasonable interpretation of “commensurate with our size.” Perhaps more damningly, we are currently falling short of even this very modest target: we’ve reallocated less than a third of our original commitment thus far (to this, the government’s response is akan datang; supposedly more is to follow).
As a small country with our own unique needs, we shouldn’t automatically expect to have much global financial influence. But we don’t say the same thing when it comes to other aspects of international finance: we want to be a global wealth management hub, and pride ourselves that we are a major financial center. Why not foreign aid? Other small nations have wielded disproportionate soft power by being generous. We can do the same, build our global social capital, and beget much goodwill as a result. #makingyourvotecount
Jamus Lim
4 d ·When I was studying in California for my doctorate, I was (like most graduate students) living hand-to-mouth. Lots of bulk-purchased frozen dinners, ramen, and McDonald’s dollar menu meals (for 4 bucks, you could get stuffed on two double cheeseburgers and 2 McChickens). Knowing my propensity to consume cheap junk food, my American family (basically my landlord) would routinely give me MickeeDees coupons for Christmas or my
birthday, which I would happily spend. More McMuffins! Who could complain? But now that I’m in the workforce (and they’re happily retired), I’ve since bought my American parents meals aplenty (they still occasionally treat me, too). I now joke with them is how the little gesture all those years ago was probably one of their better “returns on investment.”
In my view, the moral behind this little story applies to virtually all cultural relations, and to international relations as well. Social relations between humans are heavily reciprocal in nature, a behavior we see in other primates, too (see: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.1615). That’s why our commitments to other countries, in terms of foreign aid, is so important. We aren’t just doing so because it is a moral imperative (which it should be; we are a small, open economy that has benefited immensely from the international system). Such assistance can also rebound back to us. When we help vault our neighbors to the next stage of their development journey, their consumers become more able to afford the higher value-added goods and services that are now a mainstay of our export basket. But more generally, we also build a mutual sense of reciprocity. Should we run into economic or security difficulties in the future, countries that we’ve helped may feel a greater impetus to help, since we’ve helped them before.
So there is a strong case for why we should be willing to offer aid. But are we able? Some may say it isn’t obvious, since our people have many needs, too, especially with rising costs of living and slowing economic growth (and as the saying goes, generosity begins at home). But after COVID-19, the international community agreed on a mechanism for development assistance: a new issuance of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs). SDRs are a form of international currency, issued by the IMF, that can be redeemed for regular hard currency (like dollars, euros, or yen). There’s no need to go too much into the weeds of how the SDR mechanism works, but it’s sufficient to point out that Singapore received a generous allocation, a significant amount of which we committed to reallocate to poorer nations, to support their pandemic recovery.
The government has previously claimed that our aid commitments are “commensurate with our size.” This seems intuitive; surely, as a small country, we can’t be expected to give out too much. That’s reasonable, but it’s useful to have a benchmark. Most rich countries shoot for around 0.7 percent of GDP in foreign aid (many fall short, but there’s at least the aspiration). For us, meeting this target would require us to give away most of this new SDR allocation. But our commitment turns out to be a tiny fraction of this: less than 1 percent. This is pretty stingy stuff, and in my view, doesn’t satisfy any reasonable interpretation of “commensurate with our size.” Perhaps more damningly, we are currently falling short of even this very modest target: we’ve reallocated less than a third of our original commitment thus far (to this, the government’s response is akan datang; supposedly more is to follow).
As a small country with our own unique needs, we shouldn’t automatically expect to have much global financial influence. But we don’t say the same thing when it comes to other aspects of international finance: we want to be a global wealth management hub, and pride ourselves that we are a major financial center. Why not foreign aid? Other small nations have wielded disproportionate soft power by being generous. We can do the same, build our global social capital, and beget much goodwill as a result. #makingyourvotecount
from straitstimes.com:
Sengkang GRC MP Jamus Lim will be away from July 18 to Aug 8. PHOTO: JAMUSLIM/INSTAGRAM
Goh Yan Han
Political Correspondent
PUBLISHED
19 JUL 2022, 3:00 PM SGT
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SINGAPORE - Workers' Party (WP) MP Jamus Lim is taking leave from his Sengkang GRC duties for about three weeks to attend a summer fellowship programme in the United States.
Associate Professor Lim will be away from Monday (July 18) to Aug 8.
In a Facebook post on Monday, Prof Lim said former WP MPs Low Thia Khiang and Png Eng Huat will be temporarily taking over his constituency responsibilities, with the help of volunteers.
Mr Low, 65, former WP chief and a former Aljunied GRC MP; and Mr Png, 60, a former Hougang MP, had both retired from electoral politics at the 2020 General Election.
In response to queries from The Straits Times, a WP spokesman said on Tuesday that Mr Low will be covering the estate walks, while Mr Png will take over the Meet-the-People Sessions in Anchorvale, which is Prof Lim's ward in the group representation constituency.
She added that Mr Low had been on an estate walk on Tuesday morning.
"Prior to his departure, Jamus had doubled up on house visits and will double up upon his return to stay on schedule. He will still be available virtually to attend to other responsibilities as an MP, such as town council meetings," said the spokesman.
Prof Lim, 46, an associate professor of economics at the Asia-Pacific campus of Essec Business School near Buona Vista, said he will also continue to be available to help with residents' concerns virtually. He added that he will be back to catch up with residents on National Day and meet them at related festivities.
Sengkang GRC currently has three MPs - Prof Lim, Ms He Ting Ru and Mr Louis Chua - following the resignation of Ms Raeesah Khan last year.
Prof Lim will be in California, where he is attending the annual Draper Hills Summer Fellow Programme, which began in 2005, at Stanford University's Centre on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law.
According to the school's website, it is a three-week training programme for global democratic leaders holding senior roles in their respective fields such as business, government or the non-profit sector.
This year's programme participants comprise 32 leaders from 26 countries who were selected from hundreds of applicants.
Fellows will stay on the Stanford campus and attend classes conducted by Stanford faculty, visit Silicon Valley technology firms and connect with peers.
Jamus Lim in US for three-week summer fellowship; former WP MPs to cover for him in Sengkang GRC
Sengkang GRC MP Jamus Lim will be away from July 18 to Aug 8. PHOTO: JAMUSLIM/INSTAGRAM
Goh Yan Han
Political Correspondent
PUBLISHED
19 JUL 2022, 3:00 PM SGT
FacebookTwitter
SINGAPORE - Workers' Party (WP) MP Jamus Lim is taking leave from his Sengkang GRC duties for about three weeks to attend a summer fellowship programme in the United States.
Associate Professor Lim will be away from Monday (July 18) to Aug 8.
In a Facebook post on Monday, Prof Lim said former WP MPs Low Thia Khiang and Png Eng Huat will be temporarily taking over his constituency responsibilities, with the help of volunteers.
Mr Low, 65, former WP chief and a former Aljunied GRC MP; and Mr Png, 60, a former Hougang MP, had both retired from electoral politics at the 2020 General Election.
In response to queries from The Straits Times, a WP spokesman said on Tuesday that Mr Low will be covering the estate walks, while Mr Png will take over the Meet-the-People Sessions in Anchorvale, which is Prof Lim's ward in the group representation constituency.
She added that Mr Low had been on an estate walk on Tuesday morning.
"Prior to his departure, Jamus had doubled up on house visits and will double up upon his return to stay on schedule. He will still be available virtually to attend to other responsibilities as an MP, such as town council meetings," said the spokesman.
Prof Lim, 46, an associate professor of economics at the Asia-Pacific campus of Essec Business School near Buona Vista, said he will also continue to be available to help with residents' concerns virtually. He added that he will be back to catch up with residents on National Day and meet them at related festivities.
Sengkang GRC currently has three MPs - Prof Lim, Ms He Ting Ru and Mr Louis Chua - following the resignation of Ms Raeesah Khan last year.
Prof Lim will be in California, where he is attending the annual Draper Hills Summer Fellow Programme, which began in 2005, at Stanford University's Centre on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law.
According to the school's website, it is a three-week training programme for global democratic leaders holding senior roles in their respective fields such as business, government or the non-profit sector.
This year's programme participants comprise 32 leaders from 26 countries who were selected from hundreds of applicants.
Fellows will stay on the Stanford campus and attend classes conducted by Stanford faculty, visit Silicon Valley technology firms and connect with peers.
