Post GE 2011 Discussion

[Daddy D]

WeiHan:

GY did alot for us too. He was also the one that gave us THE DURIAN which has now become an outstanding landmark.

Curious... is the idea for IR and Durian thingy part of GY's portfolio as foreign minister? Or something he \"value-adds\"?
Did his dept helped to attract good foreign investors? Or just FT/FWs?
Did his dept sign those agreement thingy to attract more FT/FWs?
Did his dept try to market SG talents to overseas instead?

[Daddy D]

verykiasu2010:

Busymom:

Maybe the local ones are getting paid more than $12k without having to be uprooted... or maybe the wifey objected to the husband going there :evil:

you are right. see who is more hungry lor. the competition for jobs and opportunities is global, no more local. the local applicant prefer to be jobless

the company saved 40% on expat cost.

Hmmm... if SG locals don't go overseas, doesn't neccessarily means less hungry bah...
Maybe SG locals think they deserved 40% more in order to relocate?
Or SG locals pegged themselves to our MP's high pay standards... so in the end SG locals got priced out?

[raysusan]

[quote]Not given NCMP seat, so Eric Tan quits Workers' Party

WP decides to give seat to rookie Gerald Giam

http://theonlinecitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/TOC5643.jpg
[SIZE=\"1\"] Eric Tan: \"I Feel Betrayed\"[/SIZE]

http://imcmsimages.mediacorp.sg/cmsfileserver/showimageCC.aspx?300&450&f=2112&img=2112_383730.jpg&h=300&w=450
[SIZE=\"1\"]Workers' Party - Letter from Eric Tan. [/SIZE]

SINGAPORE - With an eye on the next General Election, the Workers' Party's top leadership last night made a strategic decision to select a younger member for its second Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) seat.

Unfortunately, the move prompted veteran central executive committee member and party treasurer Eric Tan to quit.

In an exclusive interview with Today late last night, as he drafted a statement for the media, he said: \"I feel betrayed.\"

The WP is expected to officially announce which of its candidates will be accepting the NCMP seats today.

The WP is entitled to two NCMP seats - one for Mr Yee Jenn Jong, 46, who lost narrowly in the single-seat of Joo Chiat and the other for one of the five members of its East Coast GRC team.

Last night's meeting at Hougang Town Council saw the WP's central executive committee vote to hand the second NCMP seat to the party's assistant webmaster, 34-year-old Gerald Giam, seen here standing behind Mr Tan (picture).

This was the first election the IT consultant, who joined WP in 2009, has contested. He was part of the team in East Coast GRC which was led by 55-year-old Mr Tan.

Mr Tan, a former banker who is now a private equity fund manager, said: \"I am disappointed that Low (Thia Khiang) and part of the CEC have decided to go against the people's wishes, citing party renewal as their reason. I too, also believe in the renewal of the party but in an orderly manner, with succession plans.

\"But not like this, dropped like a bomb.\"

Mr Tan added: \"I have helped build the East Coast team since 2005 and was the only one remaining after the 2006 election. I fought on and rebuilt the team, helping to gain a solid result for the party,\" he said.

\"I wanted the NCMP post so that I would be able to be the voice of the people.\" said Mr Tan, who is also the chairman of the party's Eastern Area Committee.

The 45.17 per cent polled by the WP in East Coast GRC has led many to speculate that the WP has set its sight on making the constituency its next major battleground in five years' time.

Mr Tan is also understood to have played a role in attracting corporate lawyer Chen Show Mao and Mr Yee to join the party. It is not known if the opposition party might reconsider its decision today.

Source: http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC110513-0000339/Not-given-NCMP-seat,-so-Eric-Tan-quits-Workers-Party[/quote]

[Oppsgal]

concern2:

Funz:

I think the question asked was about unemployment rate not standard of living. So yes, self employed, tuition teachers, taxi drivers, all considered employed.

And to be SAHM that is a personal choice right? So what you driving at?

Sorry if I missed some of the earlier discussion - when I saw unemployment rate, what comes to my mind is that it is one of the measurements standard of living - or not?

Sometimes is not a choice if SAHM's parents got to work until old, who got the time look after kids so SAHM can not be SAHM anymore, childcare so expensive and no vacancy...so how SAHM can no longer be SAHM and go back to work?

Then told citizens to give birth to more kids, so can kids look after them own selves? Like a new born? :rotflmao: If can, I think everything can be solved. SAHM can go work, no need worry so much.

[Oppsgal]

So how to be Malaysia citizens or Malaysia PR for Singaporeans? Wish is more easy like Singapore. Anyone know how, please let me know.

[verykiasu2010]

Daddy

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"Busymom\"]


Maybe the local ones are getting paid more than $12k without having to be uprooted... or maybe the wifey objected to the husband going there :evil:

you are right. see who is more hungry lor. the competition for jobs and opportunities is global, no more local. the local applicant prefer to be jobless

the company saved 40% on expat cost.

Hmmm... if SG locals don't go overseas, doesn't neccessarily means less hungry bah...
Maybe SG locals think they deserved 40% more in order to relocate?
Or SG locals pegged themselves to our MP's high pay standards... so in the end SG locals got priced out? :)[/quote]precisely we offered more than 40% more and yet no taker from SG citizens

but why should we short change our public shareholders if we could hire equally capable people at lesser cost ??!! our duty is first and foremost maximising our shareholders' value.

agree with you that in many instances we price ourselves out of the market

as for the MP etc, why not outsource to foreigners as well ? :evil: :evil:

[Oppsgal]

Strparent:

Oppsgal:

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/singaporescene/final-tally-votes-cast-ge2011-released-171354318.html

from the article above, noted the comments made by a Tampines resident. I simply dont understand all these people. IF they are so unhappy, why so many still only voted for a reputable proven formula, but which regularly under-perform ? Why stick to a devil that you know, then to try out an unknown entity ? :siao:
defintely many ksks people in Sg. :imconstipated:
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You won't know who this resident has voted. Maybe did not vote the party in, but happen that majority voted that party?

[tankee]

How to tell without asking whether a person is a new citizen, PR or Foreign Talent?

[tankee]

Oppsgal:

So how to be Malaysia citizens or Malaysia PR for Singaporeans? Wish is more easy like Singapore. Anyone know how, please let me know.

why? you planning to migrate to the north?

[Oppsgal]

Augmum:

Oppsgal:

[quote=\"Augmum\"]
actually by moving to JB, yr money will be like rubberband can stretch much longer .....a wise idea

ya, heard that too, singaporeans staying in JB.

poppy, some of the houses' prices (those not in the prime location) instead of appreciate , they depreciate........
i was offered to take over a semi D at FOC so long i take over the mortgage loan. :evil: :roll:

Don't forget to add in the fuel cost for traveling up and down Singapore custom to Singapore. And add up the time needed to travel.

Oops, if u follow the discussion , my idea of \"money like rubberband\"
i am referring to retirement living not now........
regarding the Singaporeans staying in JB, yes, is an example spotted by forummer Poppy.[/quote]So how to become Malaysia citizens/Malaysia PR? If cannot then have to prepare \"wheelchair/walking sticks\" for old to move in and out Singapore?