Post GE 2011 Discussion

[concern2]

I was laughing at my sis for calling Ting Pei Ling 丁佩玲， (instead of 陈佩玲）and then found this on youtube:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fYkX-QO3Zwk

:faint:

[Way2GO]

LOLMum:

Trapwithin:

PM Lee Hsien Loong announced his new Cabinet in a press conference today:


Vivian Balakrishnan – Minister for Environment and Water Resources

:scared: :shock: :yikes: :faint:
(unsure how i should phrase it) but can anyone tell me among all the ministries, is there a list or whatsoever ranking the top important ministries all the way down to the least important ones?

Why d :scared: :shock: :yikes: :faint: ?
Can explain?

My canals runneth over with floodwaters, again? :lol:
VB probably not too pleased with dis appointment.
He will be happier with a higher profile post like FM,
but his tendency for verbal gaffes may be a risk too many.

[Way2GO]

LOLMum:

(unsure how i should phrase it) but can anyone tell me among all the ministries, is there a list or whatsoever ranking the top important ministries all the way down to the least important ones?

Finance n Defence r key Ministries, with National Security now also important.
Close behind would be MTI, Education n Health.
Cultural Ministry used to be d least important portfolio, dis was merged into MICA.

[Way2GO]

verykiasu2010:

Headache #1 : Can Lui handle transport ?


Headache #2 : Can Khaw handle national development ? will he asks us to buy property in Malaysia using CPF ?

Headache #3 : Heng in Finance isn't it better than in education ?

Is Transport a jinx Ministry?
RL kena chop after one term;
b4 him, YCT also kena chop b4 his term.

to d tune of \"under d spreading chestnut tree\":
Under d spreading banyan tree
Many mushrooms for u n me
Oh how happy we will be
If also chop down d useless banyan tree. :laugh:

[Happy Mama]

Wow, \"kee qiu\" also got portfolio! :shock: :faint:

[Happy Mama]

Lee Kuan Yew will be appointed Senior Advisor to GIC, while Goh Chok Tong will be appointed Senior Advisor to MAS, and will have the honorary title of Emeritus Senior Minister. (\"Emeritus\" means that the person is retired, but retains an honorary title corresponding to the one he held immediately before retirement.)


http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20110518-279454.html

[Way2GO]

verykiasu2010:

Headache #1 : Can Lui handle transport ?


Headache #2 : Can Khaw handle national development ? will he asks us to buy property in Malaysia using CPF ?

Headache #3 : Heng in Finance isn't it better than in education ?

On d face of it yes.
HSK could hv jump right into either Finance or Trade n Industry instead of Education.
Suggest a small pool of possible n suitable candidates at d top to post to various ministries.
Sim Ann is also appointed MoS in Ed Min.
2 brand new office holders parachute into Ed Min.

[php]

How come Amy Khor is missing from the list?

[Trapwithin]

php:

How come Amy Khor is missing from the list?

It is there.
Minister of State for Health.

[Angelight]

With WKS, MBT and RL out of cabinet, guess alot of pple (esp.those who don’t like them) will be very happy…wonder if it’s the ‘pressure’ from the masses on the ground that causes these ministers to be ‘retired’? If not, why them? RL isn’t that old?


On another note, hope that the new manpower minister will change the foreign maid policy so that employers will not always be on the losing end - pay maid levy, pay huge sum of maid loan, only to have the maid run away, go on strike, or threaten to change employers etc…