Post GE 2011 Discussion
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Possible Corrupt Practice within Jurong Town Council
[quote]I feel compelled to write in after reading your article, “GM of Jurong TC is the MD of its contractor for managing township services”, dated 16 May 2011.
I am a resident at Block 327, Jurong East Street 31, which is under the Jurong Town Council. During the past year-and-a-half, the estate in my neighbourhood underwent a Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP).
Now that I know that Mr. Ho Thian Poh is the General Manager of Jurong Town Council and the Managing Director of UGL Premas Limited, I can’t help but suspect that some kind of corrupt practice was at play here during the LUP at Jurong East Street 31. The renovation work carried out over the 18 months were not only unnecessary, they were also extremely suspicious in nature. The walls and floors of each lift lobby on all 15 storeys, including the ground floor lobby, were taken apart at least 4 times during that period. Each time, a new floor was relaid.
There were two lifts on each storey. When the first lift was being replaced, the floors were dug up and replaced with a cement floor. The work then stopped as work began in the neighbouring blocks. After about 6 months later, work was resumed and a new lift was installed. The floors were then dug up again and replaced by tiled floors. It was also during this time, that the walls were drilled apart. Then the works stopped after that, as the other neighbouring blocks received the same treatment.
Then 6 months later, work resumed on the second lift. After it was removed from the lift shaft, the floors were once again dug up and replaced. This time with a cement floor. Then renovation stopped again, until about 3 months later when the new lift was installed. Again, the floors were all dug up once again, replaced with a cement
floor with a tiled-centre. The walls were filled up and painted with a white coat.
Just when I thought they were finally done with all these unnecessary digging and replacement of floors, about one month before the 2011 Elections, they dug up the floors and walls once again, replaced with fully tiled floors and walls.
As I am a freelancer who regularly works from home, the past 18 months had been a complete nightmare. The corridors were covered in dust and the neighbourhood was constantly surrounded by loud construction noises. But that is not my main concern here.
Most importantly, I cannot see any logic in having the floors dug up and relaid more than 4 times during lift renovations work. Whatever damage caused to the floor during the lift replacement was minimal and needed very little re-laying done. Yet all 15 floors were replaced over and over again.
The only reason I could fathom is if there are some kind of mutual monetary benefits between the Town Council and the contracted company which did the works. Obviously, 4 diggings and re-layering of the floors would cost more and give more profits to the contracted company.
Mr. Ho Thian Poh is the Managing Director of UGL Premas, so obviously the increased costs resulting from the works would be beneficial to his company. And since he also happens to be the General Manager of the Jurong Town Council, it must also mean that he had approved of such an illogical and costly renovation plan.
The whole scheme just stinks of bureaucratic corruption.
Therefore I wish to share this information with you and hopefully, to some of your readers, fellow citizens, who are concerned with our civil service. If possible, I would like some kind of investigation to be done regarding this matter, something I’m sure the MP of Yuhua will not be keen on.
Thanks for taking your time to read this.
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James[/quote]http://www.temasekreview.com/2011/05/18/possible-corrupt-practice-within-jurong-town-council/
what u guys think about this?? -
lastest............to be confirm soon
PM Lee Hsien Loong announced his new Cabinet in a press conference today:
Teo Chee Hean – Deputy Prime Minister, coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs
Tharman Shanmugaratnam – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance and Minister for Manpower
Lim Hng Kiang – Minister for Trade and Industry (no change)
Lim Swee Say – Minister in Prime Minister’s Office (no change)
Yaacob Ibrahim – Minister for Information, Communication and the Arts
Khaw Boon Wan – Minister for National Development
Ng Eng Hen – Minister for Defence
Vivian Balakrishnan – Minister for Environment and Water Resources
K Shanmugam – Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law
Gan Kim Yong – Minister for Health
Lui Tuck Yew – Minister for transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs
S Iswaran – Minister in Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Home Affairs, Second Minister for Trade and Industry
Heng Swee Keat – Minister for Education
Chan Chun Sing – Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Minister of State for Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
Wong Kan Seng, Mah Bow Tan and Raymond Lim to step down from Cabinet, along with Goh Chok Tong and Lee Kuan Yew.
http://blogs.todayonline.com/singaporevotes/2011/05/18/pm-lees-new-cabinet/ -
Breaking News
Singapore's PM Lee announces new Cabinet line-up; K Shanmugam named foreign minister but will retain his portfolio as Law Minister.
Three ministers will be retiring from Cabinet - DPM Wong Kan Seng, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan and Transport Minister Raymond Lim.
The second Deputy Prime Minister is Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam who will also be the Finance Minister and Manpower Minister.
Two newly-elected MPs have also been appointed ministers - Heng Swee Keat is named Education Minister, while Major-General Chan Chun Sing will be Acting Minister for Information Communications and the Arts.
source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/ -
raysusan:
:shock: This election is like a joke...They put ministers in the GRCS, then they step down. I think of the heated discussion I had a relative of mine who defended MBT, wearing all white, going all out to support him, and I wonder what she'll think if he were to step down. Petition like the oppositions do with TPL and CST? But anyway, he'll still be MP for her constituency...lastest............to be confirm soon
PM Lee Hsien Loong announced his new Cabinet in a press conference today:
Wong Kan Seng, Mah Bow Tan and Raymond Lim to step down from Cabinet, along with Goh Chok Tong and Lee Kuan Yew.
http://blogs.todayonline.com/singaporevotes/2011/05/18/pm-lees-new-cabinet/ -
http://www.straitstimes.com/GeneralElection/News/Story/STIStory_669848.html
ST confirmed liao
new headache will be :
(1) transport - why still keep him ? everywhere got tall tree and mushroom later on
(2) education -thought he is better in finance ?
(3) national development - can he handle ? may be he will suggest we all buy properties in malaysia, can use CPF, just likehealth care -
raysusan:
yeah, heard the same.lastest............to be confirm soon
PM Lee Hsien Loong announced his new Cabinet in a press conference today:
Teo Chee Hean – Deputy Prime Minister, coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs
Tharman Shanmugaratnam – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance and Minister for Manpower
Lim Hng Kiang – Minister for Trade and Industry (no change)
Lim Swee Say – Minister in Prime Minister’s Office (no change)
Yaacob Ibrahim – Minister for Information, Communication and the Arts
Khaw Boon Wan – Minister for National Development
Ng Eng Hen – Minister for Defence
Vivian Balakrishnan – Minister for Environment and Water Resources
K Shanmugam – Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law
Gan Kim Yong – Minister for Health
Lui Tuck Yew – Minister for transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs
S Iswaran – Minister in Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Home Affairs, Second Minister for Trade and Industry
Heng Swee Keat – Minister for Education
Chan Chun Sing – Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Minister of State for Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
Wong Kan Seng, Mah Bow Tan and Raymond Lim to step down from Cabinet, along with Goh Chok Tong and Lee Kuan Yew.
http://blogs.todayonline.com/singaporevotes/2011/05/18/pm-lees-new-cabinet/
seriously, I am very impressed by PM's moves. It showed that he really listening now, with the retiring of WKS and MBT. :celebrate:
just short of VB and TPL. but it's a good start. Seems the loss of 1 GRC finally make the ruling party listen to the people's feelings and opinions. :snuggles: -
What CST says about MM and SM's resignation:
http://www.straitstimes.com/GeneralElection/Videos/index_videos.html?videoid=64480 -
Strparent:
Interesting... Wonder will there be any changes to the overflow of FTs/FWs into Singapore and the prices of HDB :?
yeah, heard the same.raysusan:
lastest............to be confirm soon
PM Lee Hsien Loong announced his new Cabinet in a press conference today:
Teo Chee Hean – Deputy Prime Minister, coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs
Tharman Shanmugaratnam – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance and Minister for Manpower
Lim Hng Kiang – Minister for Trade and Industry (no change)
Lim Swee Say – Minister in Prime Minister’s Office (no change)
Yaacob Ibrahim – Minister for Information, Communication and the Arts
Khaw Boon Wan – Minister for National Development
Ng Eng Hen – Minister for Defence
Vivian Balakrishnan – Minister for Environment and Water Resources
K Shanmugam – Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law
Gan Kim Yong – Minister for Health
Lui Tuck Yew – Minister for transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs
S Iswaran – Minister in Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Home Affairs, Second Minister for Trade and Industry
Heng Swee Keat – Minister for Education
Chan Chun Sing – Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Minister of State for Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
Wong Kan Seng, Mah Bow Tan and Raymond Lim to step down from Cabinet, along with Goh Chok Tong and Lee Kuan Yew.
http://blogs.todayonline.com/singaporevotes/2011/05/18/pm-lees-new-cabinet/
seriously, I am very impressed by PM's moves. It showed that he really listening now, with the retiring of WKS and MBT. :celebrate:
just short of VB and TPL. but it's a good start. Seems the loss of 1 GRC finally make the ruling party listen to the people's feelings and opinions. :snuggles: -
Interesting on the new cabinet… all the "lao jiao" retires… and 2 "newbies" became ministers…
So many ministers with multiple portfolios… meaning the other MPs are not good enough?
Hope this change is for the better… -
All the best, in our continual efforts to build Singapore to be a strong nation!
让我们大家一起努力建立一个更强的国家！
:celebrate:
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