Punggol East By-Election coming ? MP steps down
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Their illicit relationship went on for some time, with each taking extreme care to keep it a secret.
\"We didn't want to hurt our spouses and, while we didn't ever discuss it, we also knew that we were unlikely to leave them for each other.\"
A former colleague, who confirmed her story, says that he suspected \"there was something going on but you could tell they were very, very careful\".
Yet the woman reckons both spouses had their suspicions and till today she thinks it was her husband who blew the whistle on the affair.
She confronted him, but he denied he had anything to do with it.
\"All he told me was, 'If you want the brutal truth, I'm the real victim here.'
\"Unfortunately, he was right. I was the one who hurt him badly, and there was nothing I could do to undo the pain and hurt I had caused him.
But she admits: \"I am most disappointed with the man who was my lover.
\"He left me to deal with the aftermath, to pick up the pieces.
\"Not once did he call or message me to ask me how I was.\"
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Juicy reporting. But how did this reporter convince LO to be interviewed? How reliable is this report, since no name was mentioned yet its obvious the interviewee was LO? I have my doubts, especially when the source is from TNP.
While digging into the details of such juicy scandals will sell the paper, i feel a responsible media should have some empathy for Palmer’s wife and kid. How can they rebuild their broken lives if they keep reading about their husband/father who had let them down? After all, they have done nothing wrong to be thrown in this limelight. -
Angelight:
Hi Angelight,Juicy reporting. But how did this reporter convince LO to be interviewed? How reliable is this report, since no name was mentioned yet its obvious the interviewee was LO? I have my doubts, especially when the source is from TNP.
While digging into the details of such juicy scandals will sell the paper, i feel a responsible media should have some empathy for Palmer's wife and kid. How can they rebuild their broken lives if they keep reading about their husband/father who had let them down? After all, they have done nothing wrong to be thrown in this limelight.
I dont think TNP is referring to LO! There's no mention who the lady is in that article. -
Angelight:
Since when they were throw into the limelight?Juicy reporting. But how did this reporter convince LO to be interviewed? How reliable is this report, since no name was mentioned yet its obvious the interviewee was LO? I have my doubts, especially when the source is from TNP.
While digging into the details of such juicy scandals will sell the paper, i feel a responsible media should have some empathy for Palmer's wife and kid. How can they rebuild their broken lives if they keep reading about their husband/father who had let them down? After all, they have done nothing wrong to be thrown in this limelight.
Not much impression of them or even the man was \"hotly reported\" like what happened to YSL.. Very little or almost nil coverage on MP nowadays.. almost everything was on LO.. -
Yes it is mentioned in the article the woman insist she would not be named.
However, I feel LO deserves to share herself of the story.
No judgement on their personal conduct…
But as far as media reporting is concerned… clearly she is the "victim" as compared to MP… Victim as in whacked left right center by the media… Again, I hv no comments on whether she deserves the extensive coverage by the media… -
Now they humanize the vixen... using a story as a cap on the MP-LO case.
Seriously, everyone should watch Journey to the West - to learn when to say \"Wo Mi Tuo Fuo\" - and to be like the Monkey King, be able to spot evil. It is actually very educational.
May the Good People possess the ability to perceive vice, Will to walk away from temptations, and the Wisdom to know which seeds to sow (or to discard) - for, a seed planted today shall one day bear fruit with regular exposure to sunshine and rain. -
Their affairs 2 years. Every colleagues know, just as a matter of time. Very suay… this woman is attractive and talk very good.
Wrong woman and wrong man. -
Fairy:
the chinese papers also reported this and it actually referred to another lady
Hi Angelight,Angelight:
Juicy reporting. But how did this reporter convince LO to be interviewed? How reliable is this report, since no name was mentioned yet its obvious the interviewee was LO? I have my doubts, especially when the source is from TNP.
While digging into the details of such juicy scandals will sell the paper, i feel a responsible media should have some empathy for Palmer's wife and kid. How can they rebuild their broken lives if they keep reading about their husband/father who had let them down? After all, they have done nothing wrong to be thrown in this limelight.
I dont think TNP is referring to LO! There's no mention who the lady is in that article.
who admitted to an affair with a married man because she was fascinated by his charms and the power that he yielded. -
PM Lee \"considering seriously\" whether to call by-election
By S Ramesh | Posted: 21 December 2012 2000 hrs
(source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1243944/1/.html#.UNSY4WXPSM8.facebook)
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says he is considering seriously if a by-election should be held for the Punggol East single-member constituency, and if so, when to hold one.
The parliamentary seat in Punggol East fell vacant following the resignation of the MP for the area Michael Palmer.
Mr Lee was replying to questions from the Singapore media at the end of his visit to India on Friday.
The prime minister said he was very surprised and saddened by what had happened in the case of Mr Palmer.
Mr Lee said that it was quite clear that once the PAP understood what had happened, Mr Palmer had to resign.
The former Speaker of Parliament resigned from the PAP and his MP post earlier this month, after revealing to Singaporeans that he had an extramarital affair with a former staff member of the People's Association who was working in the Pasir Ris-Punggol constituency office.
On reports that four opposition parties have expressed interest to contest a by-election in Punggol East, Mr Lee said: \"Well, I haven't decided when to hold the election or whether to hold the election and if so when. If I decide to hold, then it is within the right of any candidate from any of the opposition parties to come and it is up to the voters to decide whom they want to support.
\"From the PAP's point of view, of course we will field the best possible candidate, and work our utmost to win and retain the voters' support in Punggol East. As to what sort of candidate we field, we will find the best possible person, but we are serious in our requirements and it is not easy to produce a rabbit out of a hat.\"
On calls for a legal timeline for a by-election, Mr Lee explained that he had expressed his view on the matter in Parliament a few years ago.
He explained again why it is right that Singapore does not have a time limit for a by-election or an absolute requirement that a by-election be held.
Mr Lee said: \"There is a reason for it, because you are electing a team to represent you when you are going to a general election and not just electing an individual in that constituency, but really, you are electing a member of a government and the person stands wearing a logo representing a political party.
\"Really, the right way to choose a government is in a general election when the choice is put and that choice is really for the term of the government. Unless there is a complete change in Parliament, otherwise, individual MPs - whether they resign or something happens to them - ought not to be able to upset the overall political situation, and that's the reason why it is designed like this.
\"Of course, in a practical situation, if you do have a vacancy, if there is no special reason one way or the other, then there would be expectations that you ought to have a by-election to fill the seat, and that's something which I will consider.
\"We are different, because we started off different when we went into Malaysia. When we were in Malaysia, we complied with the Malaysian norms, and in the light of the experience we had during that period, after we left Malaysia, we changed back to what we were before the Malaysian period, because we did not want in a tight situation, one person deciding to resign and therefore forcing the government to change.
\"Why should one person decide what really should be decided by the electorate as a whole. So there is a reason for that. You may accept it to a certain degree, you may have a view, but it is not something that is accidental.\"
Asked if he had decided on the next candidate for the post of Speaker of Parliament, Prime Minister Lee said the House will have the name of the candidate in time for the next sitting of Parliament on 14 January.
Mr Lee said that the Speaker of Parliament is elected by the House.
So, Mr Lee said, it is right that when the candidate is decided upon, PAP MPs would be informed first, and thereafter the person would be made known.
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IF this happens to your constituency, and it’s an SMC, what would be your thoughts of a by-election in this situation?
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