Post GE 2011 Discussion

[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…

[raysusan]

I am expecting more of this kind will surface after adjunied grc fully hand over

[concern2]

LOLMum:

i think whoever wrote the article should report this matter to cpib immediately.

Seems it's already been done, now waiting for CPIB's response.

[Oppsgal]

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

:? So retired got new post waiting somewhere else? What about the other 3?

[concern2]

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

Thanks for the enlightenment, Happy Mama! When I first saw the position, I made an immediate search on the internet on the company called \"Emeritus\" :lol:

Now, I am awaiting the news on MBT and WKS on their new 'honorary titles'...

[LOLMum]

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.

:thankyou:

[LOLMum]

Way2GO:

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.

:laugh: you've just answered your :whut: ????. :lol:

[LOLMum]

hope the papers will keep us in the loop and not hushed hushed.


if this is true, our country is definitely going the same way as many of our neighbours - unless the cpib is able to act independently and prosecute those guilty ones. not just catch the prawns must get the lobsters as well.

wonder if the mp was awared of the conflict of interest. if yes, and yet approved the contract, then really :yikes:

[Busymom]

Way2GO:

Sim Ann is also appointed MoS in Ed Min.
2 brand new office holders parachute into Ed Min.

Think she is a mother with 2 young children? Could be a good thing, right?

[CJS]

verykiasu2010:

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

Better still, will he ask those who cannot afford HDB to book into nursing homes in JB early since nursing homes would be the final home for our generation ?