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Assailant who suddenly pummeled PAP MP at Meet-the-People Session has been arrested
April 17, 2018
The police revealed in a press release this afternoon that a 32-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting ruling party politician, Dr Tan Wu Meng. The man was arrested for criminal trespass and is being investigated for voluntarily causing hurt to a Member of Parliament (MP), as well.
MP for Jurong GRC, Dr Tan had been conducting his Meet-the-People session (MPS) around 10pm at Block 334 Clementi Avenue 2 yesterday when a man rushed in and started pummeling Dr Tan with his fists in what has been described as an “unprovoked assault” by some MPs who spoke to reporters.
Dr Tan reportedly fell to the ground while residents and volunteers at the session tried to restrain the assailant. Dr Tan suffered bruises and “some abrasions” on his neck, which he has deemed “minor injuries”. Following the incident, the People’s Action Party (PAP) MP visited the A&E department of a local hospital but returned to his MPS to see more residents and finish writing appeal letters for his residents.
In a Facebook post on the incident today, Dr Tan claimed that though he does not know who his assailant is, he wrote an appeal letter for the assailant who had given some preliminary information on the troubles he faced, before the attack took place. Dr Tan recalled:
“During last night’s (16 Apr 2018) Meet-the-People Session, a young man suddenly rushed into the interview area and started hitting me. We had not yet interviewed him. I was with another resident, and suddenly found myself being hit and fell to the ground. Residents and volunteers who were present helped restrain him.
“A few more residents had not yet been seen, but I was able to see them afterwards, while reassuring the residents and some young volunteers who were also present.
“On the advice of Police and SCDF, I subsequently went to A&E for formal medical evaluation. The NUH A&E doctor was agreeable to let me resume my duties, and I returned back to MPS just before midnight to finish writing the appeal letters for my residents.
“The young man who attacked me had given a preliminary indication about his troubles during registration, and had brought some documentation about the problems he faced. I wrote an appeal for him last night too. Police are investigating. But whatever the outcome under the law, I hope he can get back on track and will try to help him do so.”
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Assailant who struck PAP MP at Meet-the-People session remanded at Institute of Mental Health
April 20, 2018
32-year-old Mohammad Ameen Mohamed Maideen was charged this Wednesday for voluntarily causing hurt to Jurong GRC parliamentarian Dr Tan Wu Meng during a Meet-the-People session on Monday.
The court heard that the incident occurred around 10.10pm at the session that was held at Block 334 Clementi Avenue 2, when Ameen rushed in, grabbed Dr Tan forcefully around the neck, slammed him backwards against the wall, and punched his body repeatedly.
The incident has been described as an “unprovoked assault” by some MPs who spoke to reporters. Fellow Jurong GRC MP, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Tharman Shanmugaratnam, called the incident “completely unacceptable” in a Facebook post shortly after.
Dr Tan reportedly fell to the ground while residents and volunteers at the session tried to restrain the assailant. The victim suffered bruises and “some abrasions” on his neck, which he has deemed “minor injuries”. Following the incident, the People’s Action Party (PAP) MP visited the A&E department of a local hospital but returned to his MPS to see more residents and finish writing appeal letters for his residents.
Ameen, who is also accused of criminal trespass, is presently remanded at the Institute of Mental Health. He will return to court on 2 May. Dr Tan has said that he will try to help Ameen get back on track no matter the outcome: “Whatever the outcome under the law, I hope he can get back on track and will try to help him do so.”
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http://theindependent.sg/assailant-w...mental-health/
Strange report never say why he attacked the MP .
Education Minister Ng Chee Meng set to take over as labour chief
PUBLISHED5 HOURS AGO
New NTUC deputy sec-gen will serve full time from May 1, as Chan Chun Sing returns to Govt
Yasmine Yahya Senior Political Correspondent
Education Minister (Schools) Ng Chee Meng looks set to be the next labour chief, after an announcement on Monday (April 23) that he will be joining the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) full time next month.
In a letter to NTUC president Mary Liew, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he has asked current NTUC chief Chan Chun Sing to return to the Government. He also acceded to an NTUC request to release Mr Ng to serve the unions.
Mr Ng was named NTUC deputy secretary-general on Monday. He will serve on a part-time basis for now and full time from May 1.
In a letter to Mr Lee dated April 16, Ms Liew also asked for another office-holder to act as a liaison between NTUC and government agencies in the execution of the Industry Transformation Maps (ITMs). These are blueprints for various economic sectors to upgrade through worker training, innovation and productivity improvement.
In his reply to her on Tuesday, Mr Lee said he has asked Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Koh Poh Koon to step into this role, serving NTUC part-time while retaining ministry appointments.
Dr Koh also became deputy secretary-general of NTUC on Monday.
In his letter, Mr Lee said he fully agreed with Ms Liew that the symbiotic relationship between NTUC and the People’s Action Party had served Singapore well since independence, adding that “we should continue to strengthen both the leadership of the labour movement and this relationship”.
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http://www.straitstimes.com/politics...s-labour-chief
So now NTUC become part of PAP ??? Why does NTUC need so many chiefs ???
Cabinet reshuffle: Chan Chun Sing to be MTI Minister; Heng Swee Keat stays at MOF, Ong Ye Kung to head MOE
24 Apr 2018 04:00PM (Updated: 24 Apr 2018 04:03PM)
SINGAPORE: Of the three men who have been mentioned as potential prime ministers, Mr Chan Chun Sing will be moving on to head the Ministry of Trade and Industry, while Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat and Education Minister Ong Ye Kung will be staying on in their existing roles but with expanded responsibilities, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Tuesday (Apr 24).
Other ministries will get new ministers and a new female minister, Ms Indranee Rajah, was appointed in a Cabinet reshuffle that marks the mid-point of this Government’s term.
Mr Chan, 48, currently a Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, was asked by Mr Lee to return to Government after three years with the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC).
He will also take over responsibility for the Public Service Division from Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean and continue to be deputy chairman of the People’s Association.
Mr Heng, 57, will stay on at the Finance Ministry, which he has headed since 2015.
He had said last week that he would be “very happy” to continue at the ministry as there are many things it needs to do which he announced in this year’s Budget.
Mr Heng will take over responsibility for assisting the Prime Minister on National Research Foundation matters from DPM Teo Chee Hean, Mr Lee said in his statement.
Mr Ong, 48, will also be staying on at the Ministry of Education. However, he will now be helming the full ministry by himself as Mr Ng Chee Meng, 49, heads to NTUC and is expected to replace Mr Chan as labour chief.
Mr Ng will be appointed Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and relinquish his appointments as Minister for Education (Schools) and Second Minister for Transport. Mr Ong will relinquish his appointment as Second Minister for Defence.
Ms Indranee Rajah, 55, has been promoted to be a full minister serving in the Prime Minister’s Office. The former Senior Minister of State for Finance and for Law will also be appointed Second Minister for Law until Jun 30, when Mr Edwin Tong becomes Senior Minister of State in the Ministry.
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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...g-moe-10170676
Bye bye Zorrow
Ng Chee Meng now become Minister in PM Office . But why NTUC must need so many chiefs ? The workers will surely be confused as who is boss .
A few PAP GRCs left without full anchor minister after 2018 Cabinet reshuffle
Will PAP develop enough heavyweights in time to come?
By Tan Xing Qi | 16 hours
For reasons *cough* unknown, the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) prefers a minister to anchor a Group Representation Constituency (GRC).
With the latest 2018 Cabinet reshuffle, it’s then important for Singaporeans to know where their GRC stands in the terms of importance rankings.
Because we are a bunch of results-driven plebeians, shaped by our collective PSLE experience.
Ok, here’s how we do it: Two points for every minister in the Cabinet, one point for the ministers of state, and 0.5 points for parliamentary secretaries.
And without further ado…
Anchor minister: Teo Chee Hean (Deputy Prime Minister, who is also Coordinating Minister for National Security)
Minister: Ng Chee Meng (Labour chief, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office)
New office-holder: Sun Xue Ling (Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Home Affairs and National Development)
Office-holder: Janil Puthucheary (Senior Minister of State for Transport and Comms & Info)
MP 5: Teo Ser Luck
MP 6: Zainal Sapari
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https://mothership.sg/2018/04/pap-grc-no-minister/
Opposition parties please take note .
Singapore’s retired army generals are just trash
April 25, 2018
Entitled and useless.
Singapore’s retired army generals have proven themselves to be hopeless trash screwing up state-owned companies and ministries. This isn’t fake news mind you, there are precedents and well-established evidence to prove these military junkies are utterly worthless. Let’s look at some of our most useless former army generals:
Temasek Holdings lost more than S$1 billion of Singaporeans’ CPF money when they sell off the country’s national shipping company, Neptune Orient Line (NOL), to a French conglomerate. In the 7 years from 2011 to 2017, Ng Yat Chung was CEO and drew up to US$2.7 million a year in 2013. The company went into massive losses and exactly a year after NOL was acquired by the French, NOL became profitable again. After losing his CEO job at NOL, Ng Yat Chung is now the CEO of state media Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). Under Ng Yat Chung, several newspapers stopped circulation, readership tanked, SPH share price sank, press freedom ranking remained at rock bottom and SPH is in a bigger mess than before. Whatever the former Chief of Defence Force learned in the military, business is definitely an area he shouldn’t touch.
The SMRT CEO has announced his resignation, after screwing up SMRT for 7 years. The former Chief of Defence Force once drew salaries as high as S$2.5 million in 2015, while SMRT continued to be laden with train breakdowns and fare hikes. The useless former army general had to sell SMRT to Temasek Holdings, and relied on the government to purchase the depreciating railway assets to avoid massive losses at SMRT. Desmond Kuek had not received his “next assignment” yet, but he will likely be the CEO of another state-owned company regardless of experience. His incoming replacement, Lieutenant-General Neo Kian Hong, has zero experience in the private sector and knows next to nothing about railway business.
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http://statestimesreview.com/2018/04...re-just-trash/
Do you guys agree ? If Singapore continues to use these paper generals without the relevant experience Singapore is bound to fail .
All the bestest to Swee Say, Hng Kiang and Yaacob
Sense And Nonsense by Tan Bah Bah
April 29, 2018
I like the three veteran Cabinet ministers who are stepping down – Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang, Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Dr Yaacob Ibrahim and Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say. They are good men who have each done a good job and we will miss them.
Somehow Lim Hng Kiang reminds me of Heng Swee Keat and the late Hon Sui Sen. They and many such PAP leaders are not natural politicians. If you ask them to solve a problem, they will be able to that, at least with all their education, professional experience and a formidable administrative machine. But if you ask them to persuade an unconvinced or hostile segment of the population to back them on a particular policy, they will not be so effective. These are the be calm, don’t panic taciturn types of ministers who are always needed in any national lineup, so kudos to them. Communication across the crowded din may not be their forte.
Lim Hng Kiang admitted it in The Straits Times: “I’m not a good communicator, as you know by now.” He was referring to his ill-advised “advice” to women to “save on one hairdo and use the money for breast cancer screening”. For which he received a tongue-lashing from fellow PAP MP Dr Lily Neo and many irate women.
Yet, over the years as ministers came and went, the trade minister continued to be around. He was almost invisible. Trade and Industry is not a sexy ministry but it is a vital one. And he has done us well. As he said: “Today we are a $400 billion economy…38th (in world rankings)”. Not many trade ministers of a small country can claim this.
Besides Muslim affairs, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim has been involved in Community Development, Water and the Environment and Communications and Information. But it will be in the battle against Islamist extremist ideology – part of his Muslim affairs portfolio – that Dr Ibrahim’s legacy will be judged. He has been forthright in rallying fellow Singapore Muslims to reject exclusivist beliefs. That took courage, especially in a region where the terrorist threat seems here to stay. Hence, we owe him.
It is the exit of the third veteran minister – Minister for Manpower Lim Swee Say – which will attract the greatest interest. The portfolio itself will be filled in a heartbeat by Josephine Teo. She is no stranger to Lim, having also worked in the Economic Development Board and the NTUC.
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http://theindependent.sg/all-the-bes...ng-and-yaacob/
How come lau Goh still haven’t retire yet ?
All six Singapore universities to raise fees
In the new academic year, NUS will offer an additional 200 bond-free scholarships to talented and deserving undergraduates, bringing the total number of NUS scholarships to 430 per year, said its senior deputy president and provost Ho Teck Hua.
PUBLISHED APR 29, 2018, 5:00 AM SGT
Some intend to increase scholarships and financial aid; move affects only new intakes
Janice Tai Social Affairs Correspondent
All six local universities here will be raising their tuition fees for the new academic year, which begins in August.
Some also intend to bump up scholarships and financial aid.
Tuition fees for the new intake of Singapore citizens will go up by $50 a year - or about 0.4 per cent to 0.6 per cent - for the bulk of undergraduate programmes at four universities, according to the Ministry of Education (MOE).
These are the National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore Management University (SMU) and Singapore University of Social Sciences.
At the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), fees for Singapore citizens will increase by $150, or 1 per cent, a year.
The Sunday Times understands that the Singapore Institute of Technology will also raise its fees, and details will be released later.
The universities review their fees each academic year, taking into account factors such as rising costs due to inflation and enhancements to the quality of teaching, said the ministry.
Permanent residents and international students will have to pay $50 to $350 more for most undergraduate programmes a year. MOE said the percentage fee increases for them are similar to those for Singaporeans.
Tuition fees for most postgraduate programmes will rise by $50 to $500 - or 0.5 per cent to 5 per cent - for Singapore citizens.
The bigger fee hikes for NUS undergraduates are for the medicine and dentistry programmes, and programmes at the Yale-NUS College and Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music.
Singapore citizens who study medicine and dentistry have to pay $28,400 in tuition fees a year, an increase of $1,000, or 3.6 per cent, from last year.
Those who enrol at Yale-NUS College and Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music will have to bear an increase of $500, a rise of between 2.6 per cent and 3.9 per cent.
$50
Increase in annual tuition fees for new intake of Singapore citizens for most undergraduate programmes at NUS, NTU, SMU and Singapore University of Social Sciences.
$150
Increase in annual tuition fees for new intake of Singapore citizens for most undergraduate programmes at SUTD.
$50 - $350
Increase in annual tuition fees for new intake of non-citizens for most undergraduate programmes.
These fee increases affect only the new intake. Earlier intakes will pay the same fees made known to them at the point of admission, said MOE.
Since 2010, university fees have largely gone up every year. The fee hikes for local undergraduates for previous years ranged from 0.6 per cent to 8 per cent.
University fees are determined by the universities, which are autonomous, in close consultation with the ministry, an MOE spokesman said.
The universities review their fees each academic year, taking into account factors such as rising costs due to inflation and enhancements to the quality of teaching, said the ministry.
To help students financially, some of the universities said they have been increasing the number of scholarships and the amount of financial aid over the years.
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https://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...-to-raise-fees
And so the price continues to rise . So you guys still want to vote for PAP ?
Gas tariffs for households to increase by 0.6% from May 1 to July 31: City Gas
The increase is due to the higher cost of producing and delivering town gas.
Published 2 hours ago
Lydia Lam
SINGAPORE - Gas tariffs for households will increase by 0.6 per cent for the next quarter, City Gas said on Monday (April 30).
The 0.11 cent per kilowatt hour increment, from 18.42 cents per kwh to 18.53 cents per kwh, will be applicable for the period from May 1 to July 31.
The increase is due to the higher cost of producing and delivering town gas, City Gas said.
City Gas reviews gas tariffs based on guidelines set by the Energy Market Authority, the gas industry regulator.
This is the second consecutive increase in gas tariffs. In January, City Gas said gas tariffs for households would increase by 4.19 per cent or 0.74 cent per kwh for the period from Feb 1 to April 30.
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https://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...ly-31-city-gas
Another price increase .First electricity now gas next will be water . So is this what the 70% voted for ???
Vocal majority? What’s so great about keeping silent?
Sense And Nonsense by Tan Bah Bah
May 6, 2018
Mr K. Shanmugam said ministers have the ultimate decision-making responsibility and must not be sidetracked by “the vocal minority”. Who are these people who are capable of sidetracking our Cabinet? Do they really exist or are they just a figment of the government’s paranoid mind, as it finds it harder to garner support for its policies in the new social media era?
The Law Minister was referring to the sentiments expressed online when the Public Order and Safety (Special Powers) Act (POSSPA) was proposed which he said gave the impression that there was “a lot of opposition” to it.
In the end, there was the opposite – strong public approval. Citing a recent survey by government feedback unit REACH, Mr Shanmugam said 82 per cent of Singaporeans polled said they agreed with POSSPA. The survey, which polled 1,038 citizens and permanent residents, also found that 76 per cent of respondents agreed that POSSPA was necessary to enable the police to handle major security incidents effectively, while 67 per cent thought it was reasonable for the police to have powers to stop individuals from taking or sharing pictures or videos of ongoing security operations.
This meant government engagement with members of the public had been effective. They could see the importance of the legislation which was essentially to give the police the powers to do their job undisturbed. So, why was the government so bothered by this vocal minority that it could be so easily sidetracked? Shouldn’t dealing with vocal critics be part and parcel of an administration’s routine?
What would we rather have – Singaporeans who are always articulate enough to offer their views, albeit in a more kurang ajar tone than considered acceptable, or Singaporeans who have absolutely no view on anything?
I hope Singaporeans do not fall into the second category which is nothing less than dereliction of their civic duty. It can lead to national disaster.
Wikipedia: “The silent majority is an unspecified large group of people in a country or group who do not express their opinions publicly.
The term was popularised by US President Richard Nixon in a November 3, 1969, speech during the Vietnam War period in which he said, ‘And so tonight—to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans—I ask for your support.’ “
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