former PAP youth wing chairman join SPP
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Singapore News
GE: Study opposition's proposals carefully
By May Wong | Posted: 10 April 2011 1440 hrs
SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng said Singaporeans should study the details and ask for more explanations on the policies which the opposition has proposed.Mr Wong, who's also the People's Action Party's first Assistant Secretary-General, was responding to media questions on the Workers' Party's manifesto and campaign slogan unveiled on Saturday.
He said this on the sidelines of the PAP Community Foundation's 25th Anniversary celebrations.
The Workers' Party also made several proposals, such as pegging the prices of new HDB flats to the median incomes of qualifying households and assessing citizenship applicants based on a points system.
Mr Wong said such ideas may look attractive, but it's important to scrutinise the plans.
"Like in all brochures the companies put out, it is beyond just what's being written there," Mr Wong said.
"You've got to drill down to the details as to what exactly... they mean by their specific recommendations.
"When people look at all these items, they should perhaps, look into the details or perhaps ask for better explanation as to how these policies can be implemented."
When asked about 43-year-old Benjamin Pwee, a former chairman of a PAP youth wing, who has now joined the Singapore People's Party (SPP), Mr Wong said it would be up to voters to decide.
"He's one of the many young people who is now coming forward to contest in elections. Well, we'll see what the voters will decide," he said.
Mr Pwee was one of the two opposition candidates named on Sunday by SPP, who would be joining veteran opposition MP Chiam See Tong in the Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC contest.
On more Singaporeans and former PAP supporters joining the opposition, Mr Wong said individuals have the right to make their own decision.
But he said that is nothing new because opposition candidates come forward at every election.
The key, Mr Wong said, is that Singaporeans should not just choose the party alone. More importantly, he said citizens should decide on who can continue to help grow the country and improve the lives of Singaporeans.
-CNA/wk
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signs of disgrunt with pap ??
spp ....... if ever u win bishan-tpy ......... make sure u UPGRADE ALL WINDOWS !!
else ..... if u open it ....... possible fall off
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definitely!
we decided!
or rather, many of us has decided.just waiting for the day to draw the big tick nia.
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Originally posted by FireIce:
definitely!
we decided!
or rather, many of us has decided.just waiting for the day to draw the big tick nia.
knock ur head arh . .............. VOID VOTE !! .................. wks will b please with u
wat TICK ?? .......... it SHLD B a ............ "X"
http://www.elections.gov.sg/voters_how.html#howtovote6
Step 6 - Inside The Booth, Mark Your Choice On The Ballot Paper
DO mark your choice CLEARLY with an X in the box-space on the right-hand side of the ballot paper, opposite the name and symbol of the candidate or candidates of your choice. -
I decided which party must die years ago.
These choices were made carefully after long periods of thinking and it was made years ago.
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since schooling days we were taught to put X for the wrong answer mah............
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Originally posted by FireIce:
since schooling days we were taught to put X for the wrong answer mah............
lousy skool ...... no wonder pap won all tis 45 yrs -
Oh you mean its not a tick? The last elections I put a tick on the party I wanted.
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Originally posted by ditzy:
Oh you mean its not a tick? The last elections I put a tick on the party I wanted.
maybe your vote counted as spolied vote.
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some never read instructions.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
some never read instructions.
ya lah ......... some juz know how 2 talk big -
Apr 13, 2011 - Straits Times
SPP's new face: I was inspired by Chiam
By Jeremy Au Yong & Tessa Wong
Mr Jimmy Lee sees himself representing a generation which appreciates what the People's Action Party (PAP) has done - but believes there is value in having alternative voices when decisions are made. -- ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIMMR JIMMY Lee sees himself representing a generation which appreciates what the People's Action Party (PAP) has done - but believes there is value in having alternative voices when decisions are made.
Now a new recruit to the Singapore People's Party (SPP) of veteran politician Chiam See Tong, he said his generation also thinks that what worked well in the past 'will not work best in the future'.
Said the 35-year-old graduate of Cornell University in the United States, where he studied computer science on a Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) scholarship: 'In the past, we believed in finding that great leader, and we followed that great leader. Or we invested all our resources in a very small team, and followed that team.
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Originally posted by Leomanz:
knock ur head arh . .............. VOID VOTE !! .................. wks will b please with u
wat TICK ?? .......... it SHLD B a ............ "X"
http://www.elections.gov.sg/voters_how.html#howtovote6
Step 6 - Inside The Booth, Mark Your Choice On The Ballot Paper
DO mark your choice CLEARLY with an X in the box-space on the right-hand side of the ballot paper, opposite the name and symbol of the candidate or candidates of your choice.
According to SDA, they said to put a tick. Got picture to prove.
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some never give correct instructions.
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SEE, I TOLD YOU IT WAS A TICK!!!!
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I understand why the oppositions lost.
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This picture explains why SDA win Potong Pasir again in the last GE. Because this one is not a tick.
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Originally posted by tranquilice:
This picture explains why SDA win Potong Pasir again in the last GE. Because this one is not a tick.
no wonder.