TC’s computer & financial system

[3Boys]

ChiefKiasu:

3Boys:

People who think its a big deal, will still consider it a big deal, those who think its trivial, will still consider it trivial. Nothing to do with facts of the case, just political affiliations.

Lol. That's very perceptive. It is politics. But there is also that group that is concerned with whether politics has gotten into the way of proper execution of rules and regulations. I suppose I am in that minority.

I am actually with you on this. Politics has indeed gotten in the way, and the political flavour of the PAP is particularly unpalatable. In a way it's just desserts for them, but it doesn't change the fact that I think this is a storm in a teacup.

[3Boys]

I clicked 4th from top. I will add a nuance, conflicts of interest are indeed important in real life, but must be viewed as something dynamic and evolving, and not at a static point in time. Context and scale are also important. If I appoint my wife as a director of a $2 company I own, without due diligence on her fitness to serve, is that deemed to be a conflict of interest and should I be taken to CPIB for it?


Further, my take is that it was a conflict of interest with a political agenda, not a financial one.

Not that is should be allowed, but it is a vestige of the power structure that is being dissolved.

Sorry for a long discourse on a multiple-choice answer.

[Sun_2010]

Pirate, I like

I don't care because the PAP can do no wrong.
I don't care because the PAP can do no right.
I simply don't care.

[matrix0405]

Loved the part where they used TC’s money to engage a 3rd party D&T to enable the move. Past the cost to u and is really handy now. As brilliant as borrowing a knife from u to kill u.

[raysusan]

Wows… That is hell a lot of options

[limlim]

I’m wondering if it is a few individuals deriving benefits from their positions or the party itself…

[limlim]

3Boys:

If I appoint my wife as a director of a $2 company I own, without due diligence on her fitness to serve, is that deemed to be a conflict of interest and should I be taken to CPIB for it?

No.

But if you abuse your position or influence of another entity and willfully give to her (or the company) contracts or dealings from that entity, that is against the best interest of the people whom you have a moral obligation to serve, in order to advance your self interest.. then yes.

[3Boys]

limlim:

3Boys:

If I appoint my wife as a director of a $2 company I own, without due diligence on her fitness to serve, is that deemed to be a conflict of interest and should I be taken to CPIB for it?

No.

But if you abuse your position or influence of another entity and willfully give to her (or the company) contracts or dealings from that entity, that is against the best interest of the people whom you have a moral obligation to serve, in order to advance your self interest.. then yes.

So that is a mighty long list of conditions, and I wonder if the text in bold have yet to be shown.

[matrix0405]

[quote="limlim"]I’m wondering if it is a few individuals deriving benefits from their positions or the party itself…[/quote


U underestimated. For this case, there is no benefits; just to frustrate competitor and make residents repent only. Other cases (maybe there are) I don know.

[pirate]

3Boys:

Of course there is a conflict of interest, but over what? $140,000 over 14 TCs?

Hmmm... yes. But how do we know it ends with the $140,000?

I see from Sembawang-Nee Soon Town Council's annual report for the year ended 31/3/12 that SNSTC paid $463,000 for \"computer services\". The figure for West Coast Town Council was $342,146. And so on and so forth. I am too lazy to dig up all the town councils' annual reports, but you get the idea.

We have just learnt that AIM is in fact not a '$2' company, but was actually incorporated in 1991, appears to have been in business for some time and appears to have significant resources because it paid the $140,000 in cash.

Can we now have a categorical assurance that apart from this $140,000 contract, AIM does not, and did not in the past, receive any income from any other business contract with any PAP controlled town council, government ministry, government agency, statutory board or government linked company?

While we are at it, can we also have a categorical assurance that apart from AIM, no other PAP owned company or entity has ever received any income from any business contract with any PAP controlled town council, government ministry, government agency, statutory board or government linked company?

Thank you for your cooperation.