Opposition pulls off shock victory at Malaysia GE14
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janet88:
You think someone living on the eastern side of Singapore cares much about JRL?
Announcing JRL is not to help Jib...i think it's an attempt to win back Singaporeans with so much displeasure going on.floppy:
Why would you cancel something that benefit your constituents, thus surrendering a winning position over to the other side? Our last minute scramble to announce the JRL seems more like a 'favour' to help Jib gor-gor in those states (which didn't work out).
if Malaysia opposition can win, MIW would be afraid it will happen here too.
The fundamentals of Singapore politics are slightly different.
We don't have a Dr M, we don't have credible alternatives (the most feasible alternative, the WP, is unlikely to find enough bodies to contest > 50% of the seats), PAP's vote-bank (a.k.a. the pioneer generation) hasn't been abandoned (unlike UMNO rural Malays), etc.
Unless our bread and butter issues like cost of living (9% GST
), housing (but HDB getting cheaper wor :evil: ), employment figures (especially for PMET), etc. continue to tank, I doubt a wave election sweeping the PAP off its perch is going to happen anytime soon. The MIW should rightly be worried, but I think they think they are on the right track 
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Old man still very spritely, clear & lucid. Looks like he’ll likely rehash the whole East Coast line with China. Wants to renegotiate contract terms? Really?
His allies do not look happy - very measured facial expressions. M is just in cloud nine, winning @ 91 & certainly very confident & will hold on to the bird he got on hand.
Doesn’t sound like he’ll bail Anwar out in his Press Conference, altho he said will seek full pardon. So, his agenda is deep - 小儿子 to bring glory for his bloodline. -
Estéema:
*Ahem*
Now that daddy won over the Lego set, why can't the son make sth for himself? Still need the father to help him build the foundation? Useless fella.
Kindly refer to the following case study:
L... K... Y... and L... H... L...
:evil:
If daddy don't clear off the right and left flank, ensure that no one sneak up from behind, the son is unlikely to survive beyond the daddy's tour of duty.
Plus, Bersatu is only the third largest party in PH, and holds less than a third of PKR or DAP seats. -
janet88:
Najib and Tun are on opposite ends.starlight1968sg:
Too complex for me to understand
same here.
i only know najib and M/anwar are on opposite ends.
Najib and Anwar are also on opposite ends.
Tun, Anwar and Najib used to be on the same end, but later, Tun and Naijb decided to isolate Anwar on the opposite end.
Today, Tun and Anwar stand on the same end to oppose Najib on the opposite end.
In politics, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. -
How come so many GE14 threads?
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Mahatir talk about bombin Singapore
https://www.facebook.com/FLOPSingapore/videos/1658121640891800/ -
Estéema:
I also suspect he'll 'play punk' from the press conference. He just wants to win over some Wan Azizah's supporters perhaps?Old man still very spritely, clear & lucid. Looks like he'll likely rehash the whole East Coast line with China. Wants to renegotiate contract terms? Really?
His allies do not look happy - very measured facial expressions. M is just in cloud nine, winning @ 91 & certainly very confident & will hold on to the bird he got on hand.
Doesn't sound like he'll bail Anwar out in his Press Conference, altho he said will seek full pardon. So, his agenda is deep - 小儿子 to bring glory for his bloodline.
I wonder what's gonna happen to Forest City and Melaka port. -
Zeit:
Both will still go ahead but should be doomed.
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I wonder what's gonna happen to Forest City and Melaka port.
Both will then be used as 'showcases' of the excesses and failures of the previous UMNO-led government.
P/S: I hope no one here bought a unit in Forest City
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floppy:
Just wondering cos Liow Tiong Lai was ousted quite early last night...
Tun cabinet would be made up of the usual suspects. As for Anwar, he could easily replace his daughter's Permatang Pauh or his wife's Pandan parliamentary seat.Zeit:
Wondering how Tun will form his cabinet. He's the place-holder for Anwar. But it'll take a while for Anwar to be pardoned by the king/released from jail, stand for by-election (I presume) and take over as PM. I give them 2 years, just about time when we go to the polls here.
Someone needs to resign as MP to trigger a by-election, or some BM cronies involved in 1MDB need to be ousted by the new PH govt to pave the way for Anwar's homecoming. E.g. Najib gives up his Pekan, Pahang seat.
HSR project will be put on hold indefinitely, despite a last minute scramble at our end to announce the Jurong Region Line (which is linked to HSR) yesterday which by the way has had no train operator identified, and https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/residents-and-students-welcome-jurong-region-line-find-it-confusing.
RTS is binding, so I guess RTS'll go ahead as inked.
Perhaps PM Lee should not retire at 70, cos his 4G musketeers seem inexperienced to tackle Dr M, his son & his former Nemesis - Anwar.
Tharman was the first to respond this morning. Maybe he's 'activated' to be the next PM-designate, in case our swing voters and opp supporters in Lion City also try to re-enact a Bersih in 2-3 years' time.
HSR may be put on hold and is unlikely to be cancelled or put off indefinitely. The KL-SG HSR corridor is expected to benefit KL, Selangor, Johor, Melaka and Negeri Sembilan - all states (except KL, which isn't a state) that PH won last night. Why would you cancel something that benefit your constituents, thus surrendering a winning position over to the other side? Our last minute scramble to announce the JRL seems more like a 'favour' to help Jib gor-gor in those states (which didn't work out).
Oh yah, I forgot he can replace Kak Wan's seat. Depends on how many votes wifey's and DD's constituents won, otherwise very risky to give up for 65-yr-old Pa.
Agree with you won't be cancelled, but based on past experiences with Tun, it could be on-off-on-off like the Points of Agreement before Jib's time. Who knows he will be more hardline on Pedra Branca also.
Did they sell HSR during the hustings? Didn't really read all the articles. Not sure how convenient the HSR stations are to the densely populated cities and how the constituents stand to benefit.
Tun isn't very pro-China, isn't it, from his comments about Proton-Geely. Not sure if he will 'award' to a Chinese contractor or take more loans from the Chinese going fwd. We'll see how Wily manoeuvres.
JRL did appear like a 'favour' indeed! A few times Jib got into some sh*t domestically, our side will announce something optimistic re the rail (just my observations on the sidelines).
PS: Jib is not Gor-Gor. He is younger than Loong Gor Gor by 1 year. -
since M is already aged 92, is his son going to take over ?
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