Yaboob: Only Jokers Participate in JASMINE REVOLUTON. True?

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GE: Young Singaporeans must take vote seriously, says Dr Yaacob
By Sara Grosse | Posted: 16 April 2011 1243 hrs <LINK rel=image_src href="http://www.channelnewsasia.com/imagegallery/store/">
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SINGAPORE: Environment and Water Resources Minister Yaacob Ibrahim has urged young Singaporeans to take their vote in the General Election seriously.

Dr Yaacob, who is also MP for Jalan Besar GRC, said this after a walkabout with his People's Action Party (PAP) team in the new Moulmein-Kallang GRC on Saturday morning.

He said this in response to a question from a reporter on how young voters view the hot issue of the cost of living.

"This vote is a very important vote. This is not something to play around with. This is about our future and I think for the young, I understand, we were young once. We were seduced by a lot of fancy ideas but let's take a longer-term perspective," said Dr Yaacob.

Also at the walkabout were Information, Communications and the Arts Minister and MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC, Mr Lui Tuck Yew; MP for Jalan Besar GRC Denise Phua and new PAP candidate Edwin Tong.

Mr Lui also commented on the Workers' Party's manifesto which called for a Freedom of Information Act to be enacted.

He said: "I think there is a lot of information that is already freely available, in the gov.sg websites, at the different ministries' websites. It is, at the end of the day, an idea that they have grasped and tried to introduce here in Singapore that we must reveal everything. But if you look at what other countries are doing, there is a lot also that they don't reveal."

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[leoman]

i call it (1st) "orchid revolution" in 1 of d other forum.


"revolution" we MAY C , may come fm d sg malay comm tis election.




jacob try 2 b smart when he try 2 defend lky hard truth abt sg muslim.

a clear cut case of malay minister carrying balls of lky.
trying 2 b smart
n
many malay sg r 'piss off' with his remarks


being a minister-in-charge of muslim affairsm he's (became) a disgrace 2 d sg malay community since.


lky have a 'slap on his face' when he admit "I STAND CORRECTED"





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SINGAPORE: The Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew was describing a "worst-case scenario" when he recently spoke about the Malay Muslim community.

Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, who was at a cheque presentation ceremony at Yayasan Mendaki, was responding to media queries regarding Mr Lee's comments in his latest book, titled "Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going".

Mr Lee had said that multi-racialism in Singapore was "progressing very nicely until the surge of Islam came".

Dr Yaacob said the rise in religiosity in almost all faith communities has been described as a reaction to modernisation and noted that Mr Lee believed these reactions can be divisive and saw it as his responsibility to warn Singaporeans about the possible risks in society.

Dr Yaacob added that Singapore is a secular country that respects and protects the rights of Muslims to practise their own religion, and this is fundamental to Singapore's identity.

"Many Muslims and non-Muslims in Singapore have commented on MM's remarks about Muslims...They have told me, and told us, that the scenario painted by MM is not the reality that they face in the day-to-day lives that they experience here in Singapore.

"To me, that is a very good sign. I would be personally very worried if Singaporeans agree with the scenario that MM has painted, because it means that for us to be a committed Muslim or of any other faith, is incompatible with being a loyal citizen."

Dr Yaacob urged Muslims to take Mr Lee's comments in perspective.

"Let's look at this rationally, read the book and understand where he's coming from. And don't just read one book, see MM in his whole lifespan and the struggles he has gone through.

"At the end of the day, he has a certain perspective. That perspective may not be accurate now, maybe 40 years ago. So that's where I disagree with him, as I mentioned, in the book. That the reality on the ground is people are working together side by side."

Dr Yaacob declined to speculate on the impact the issue might have during the general election, but said: "At the end of the day, as far as the government policy is concerned, we want to integrate everybody, irrespective of your race and religion...so let's put this in perspective."

-CNA/ac