Jayakumar, Tarmugi not contesting in upcoming GE
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By Saifulbahri Ismail | Posted: 24 March 2011 2109 hrs
SINGAPORE: The ruling People's Action Party (PAP) has announced its line-up for East Coast GRC in the upcoming General Election (GE).
The five-member PAP team will be led by Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Lim Swee Say, who is moving from Holland-Bukit Timah GRC.
Mr Lim is taking over from Senior Minister S Jayakumar, who has confirmed that he will not be contesting in the coming GE.
Professor Jayakumar made the announcement when speaking to reporters at his constituency earlier Thursday.
Another new face in East Coast GRC will be Dr Mohd Maliki Osman.
This means the Senior Parliamentary Secretary for National Development will no longer stand in Sembawang GRC.
Staying in East Coast GRC are Transport Minister Raymond Lim, Mr Lee Yi Shyan and Ms Jessica Tan.
Professor Jayakumar also revealed that the other senior member of the East Coast GRC team who is stepping down is House Speaker Abdullah Tarmugi.
Both men said they are making way for new team members as part of a renewal process.
"Of course after 30 years you step down, it's quite an emotional experience because you've developed an attachment and liking for the place, little East Coast, and for the people. But I've been discussing this with the Prime Minister for some time. He and I strongly believe in self-renewal," said Professor Jayakumar.
For Mr Tarmugi, he said: "You can't help feeling sad (stepping down).....you've worked with the people for 27 years. It's virtually my family, my second family."
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The suay tahpor going east coast. good luck to east coast.
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LOL... I wonder, they so confident in winning the rest of the constituencies???
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Originally posted by afan:
The suay tahpor going east coast. good luck to east coast.
Who?
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Finally can save some taxpayers' $ otherwise one more SM position cost $1.5 mil and 4 years = $6 mil....
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somebody will be promoted. no difference.
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5 candidates, 4 office holders. PMO minister, transport minister, minister of state, senior parliamentary secretary. sit back and think, can the government function without them?
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Originally posted by sir_peanuts:
5 candidates, 4 office holders.
PMO minister, transport minister, minister of state, senior parliamentary secretary.
sit back and think, can the government function without them?
some may become backbenchers.
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Professor Jayakumar is one of the better PAP MPs, am i correct?
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still got lau lee and lau goh dunno what the heck is self-renewal.
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Jaya n tarmugi r sick of lhl
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more like been asked to retire la. Only one man has the power to ask this of them. Guess who lol.
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Some people speculate that the next president could come from one of them.
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Originally posted by charlize:
Some people speculate that the next president could come from one of them.
Maybe both of them. Let us choose 1.
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Originally posted by Junyang700:
Maybe both of them. Let us choose 1.
may be none of them.
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I think tarmugi is the next one pushed up there. We've had Ong Teng Cheong, then Nathan so now should be a malay's turn.
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No PAP dogs please......I hope someone like Andrew Kwan will surface and challenge.
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Originally posted by charlize:
Who?
The one who keep saying cheaper, better, faster. -
Originally posted by tranquilice:
The one who keep saying cheaper, better, faster.zorro the zero.
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ya ya yala , I am referring to the Lim Suay Say, the helicopter. The one who is deaf to what people say.
If he is deaf he is not eligible to be any minister and MP. Sack him and send him for treatment.
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Originally posted by tranquilice:
The one who keep saying cheaper, better, faster.he contesting in next GE liao... go east coast grc... confirm not him... unless east coast grc lose lor...
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Originally posted by Junyang700:
he contesting in next GE liao... go east coast grc... confirm not him... unless east coast grc lose lor...
What do you mean by "confirm not him"?Go read the first post, already confirmed is him.
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Originally posted by Junyang700:
he contesting in next GE liao... go east coast grc... confirm not him... unless east coast grc lose lor...
they had announced LSS going East Coast GRC.
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Originally posted by tranquilice:
What do you mean by "confirm not him"?Go read the first post, already confirmed is him.
i read wrongly.. i tot u saying him for president...
now clarified liao... k... my fault... =) -
It is said that Jayakumar is jia ku ba (literally translating to English is "eating tortoise meat")