6/20/2014

Roy Ngerng’s case – Rumour mongering galore


With the defamation case against Roy still waiting for its appearance in court, the kopitiams are flooded with all kinds of rumours. I must caution all readers and listeners to such rumours to be guarded and not to take them as truth until they are verified. Just received a post that is posted in newnation.sg. This is definitely a rumour with half truths. Here it is.
 

‘CPF blogger Roy Ngerng’s potted plant outside his HDB flat along the corridor has been investigated for the suspected breeding of dengue mosquitoes.
This after a barrage of sanctions have supposedly been levied on Ngerng, where he was sacked from Tan Tock Seng Hospital yesterday for using Facebook when he should be nursing and speaking on a grass patch over the weekend at Hong Lim Park.
And there are murmurings online that his hawker father has been called out for cleanliness issues at his stall.
Singaporeans from all walks of life, who do the mozzie wipeout steps, said they feel the shit this time has really hit the fan.
Hong Gan Leow, a local, said: “First, he got fired. Then his dad kenna arrow for cleanliness. Then now his potted plant suspected of spreading dengue.”
“When they’re out to get you, they’re out to get you. Wonder what would happen next? Roy Ngerng’s dog investigated for suspected rabies and quarantined?”
At press time, Ngerng’s dog has been investigated for rabies and quarantined.’
 

The only truth in the above post is the sacking of Roy by TTSH. I have no confirmation on the part that the ‘char kway teow’ stall of Roy’s father had been subject to inspection by the NEA or his plants being investigated for mosquito breeding. The civil servants are highly regarded for their integrity and would not be so stupid to conduct such investigations at a time like this to put them in a compromising position, subject of rumour mongering, and have their integrity questioned. I don’t believe in such rumours and people are advised not to believe in them.
 

Should there be any inspections done, it must be coincidental and part of the inspection programme. There is nothing to it and nothing to do with the defamation. Definitely cannot be as it is so easy for the public to put one and one together and cry foul. Knowing the political sensitivity of the defamation suit, the likely thing to happen, even if an inspection schedule had been planned months ahead to check on the cleanliness of hawker stalls and mosquito breeding, the civil servants would be smart enough to delay the inspections to avoid casting the govt in a bad light.
 

People should read the above post in newnation as a political satire or a political joke at most. I don’t think any civil servant in his right mind would do such a thing as it would do more harm to the image of the govt than good. Trust our civil servants to do the right thing.

Kopi Level - Green

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

"The civil servants are highly regarded for their integrity and would not be so stupid to conduct such investigations at a time like this to put them in a compromising position, subject of rumour mongering, and have their integrity questioned. I don’t believe in such rumours and people are advised not to believe in them."

Aiyoh, if NEA under Vivian Balakrishnan can cause such a mess regarding cleaning hawker centre roof, what do you think?

Anonymous said...

“I make no apologies that the PAP is the Government and the Government is the PAP.”
- Lee Kuan Yew, Petir, 1982

Anonymous said...

"Trust our civil servants to do the right thing."
RB

Hahahahahaha.

But I do know that civil servants like to give template replies.

Sometimes I feel that they should be replaced by computers, which is much cheaper in the long run, and also can do the job faster. And no need salaries (maybe some maintenance cost only), bonuses, leave, MC etc.

So if the rumours about Roy are indeed true, that means the civil servants are not behaving like computers anymore lah. And that's good. Or has the program been changed?

Hahahahahaha.

Raymond said...

newnation.sg is a satirical site--"50% real news" as stated in its logo.

You'd have to be a fool to take their posting seriously.

Anonymous said...

The PM once said in an open rally "I'm going to spend all my time thinking what's the right way to fix them, to buy my supporters votes...." That infamous phrase is for the oppositions. Roy, what do you think?

Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️ said...

@RB:

>> Should there be any inspections done, it must be coincidental and part of the inspection programme.

Confirmation bias, which leads people to make the post hoc ergo propter hoc (after this therefore because of this) logical fallacy.

i.e.: "The inspections occurred after Ngerng was accused of defamation. Therefore the reason for the inspections is because Ngerng defamed the PM".

Everyone makes this error. It is THE MOST COMMON logical fallacy, and COGNITIVE BIAS. That's how superstitions are formed. That's how rumours spread. This is how con artists get your money -- especially the religious con artists.

Similar example:

1. Singapore has govt made up of highly educated people

2. Singapore is a successful cuntree.

Therefore: "A highly educated govt is the reason Singapore is a success"

Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️ said...

@Raymond 1053:

>> You'd have to be a fool to take their posting seriously.

The same "advice" would apply to all media -- especially state-controlled media.

Anonymous said...

MS, you have to be a fool to talk to Raymond.

b said...

All along freedom of any kind (eg speech) is a myth. Freedom is a commodity. Available to the rich in abundance and very restricted to the poor. Just look at how the rich can acquire passports of any country so easily these days and how the poor cannot even keep their passports because their politicians want to get rid of them. This world is full of bullshits.

b said...

In order to acquire more freedom, voters must learn to vote more wisely. One way is not to keep voting for the same pigs election after election. This is as good as giving up your whatever little freedom still left.

b said...

The PM once said in an open rally "I'm going to spend all my time thinking what's the right way to fix them, to buy my supporters votes...."

- in other words, the 60% voters voted for a taxpayers paid pm that does not care about housing, transport, jobs, healthcare, important issues but only want to concentrate all his energies in fixing the opposition or people with different thinking. Next round, the 60% pls do a favour and vote with eyes wide open.

The said...

redbean - off topic - but you may want to reproduce your favourite topic below:

http://robertlindsay.wordpress.com/2014/06/20/us-foreign-policy-nation-state-destruction/

Anonymous said...

Culture of obedience scrutinized following Korean ferry disaster

http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1486408/culture-obedience-scrutinized-following-korean-ferry-disaster

The PAPigs will have us believe the ship is not sinking.
That it's just a communication problem.
You know;
- the floods
- the MRT train breakdowns
- the CPF minimum sum
- the misadventures in buying foreign bank shares
- the $2,000 Brompton bikes
- Mas Selamat terrorist escape
- the overly expensive office chairs
- and etc.

Relax lah!
Your CPF money is safe.
It's all a communication problem.
The ship is not sinking.

Anonymous said...

MASSIVE POLITICAL COMPEITTION

2016 possibly herald S'pore transition into a multi parties systems?

As more political competition, bring out the best in the govt, more opposition, more ideas and feedback were generated?

Better and higher quality oppositions coming forward it means good for the public, like the Presidential Election 4 of S'pore best competed against each other resulting saving tax payer money?

Previously there is little competition so the EP pay is $5 millions now after stiff competition, it pay reduce to $1.5 millions plus?

2016 General Election, likely see many high caliber individuals going the opposition giving the ruling party a run for its money?

It is possible because very stiff competition many opposition coming into the parliament became a multi parties system like the advanced countries of the west?

Each party propose their best ideas for robust debate in the parliament, each party bring forward their best candidates concentrating in winning the GRC?

Where more competition like some of the highly successful small countries, to produce the best ideas and innovations, unlike the past S'pore very reliance on low cost, low wage & low margin types of foreign investments?

Which lead to the hollowing out of the manufacturing industries to the cheaper China as it opened up it doors to investments?

With mobile internet getting cheaper and better, one of the days likely like the mobile phone almost given free for the usage of the line?

Punggol East By Elect, saw such a huge swing between 2011 and 2013, with more knowledge through the internet unlike previously solely depend on the state run medias?

Which the huge swing in votes of unexpected 10 percent?

Base of the scenario of 10 percent in all constituencies, the ruling parties seats could drop from a high of 80 seats to 32 seats as 74 percent of the seat of 55 seats the margin is less then 10 percent win in 2011?

Quite decent compare to any parties of the world 36 percents of the support, hasten S'pore became the only chinese state to become a advanced countries and only chinese nation?

The Singapore First New Party, lead by Tan Jee Say, consist former ruling party grassroots leaders with highly successful career both from the public and pte sectors, which gave the govt much stiffer competitions?

It could reduce the tax payer money from ten times the counterpart of Danish, Swiss & New Zealand ministers pay($200K), to about around $300K per year still a very decent income?

The New S'pore First Party propose many ideas to reduce the wage gap, possibly S'pore cleaners the lowest wage workers, after many years of stagnant pay could increase from $800 to $1600 long term, through massive training, use of automation, multi tasking, regular upgrading through engaging foreign consultants?

Increase the birthrate through various environmental and monetary support?

Improve the standard of living ofusing less new immigrants through less emphasis using newer and newer citizens to boost the economy?

Massive use of $350B or more reserves to boost the Small and mid size Co.?

Anonymous said...

HIGH CALIBER OPPOSITION

Now many more high caliber individual more will to join the opposition due to the chance are much higher as the ruling party support continue to drop, with the advancement of internet lesser usage of the MSM?

Anonymous said...

right, all civil servants are of the right mind....remember this remark..by the AG.

"When you are inside, you are not within."