V Gopalan Menon, Singapore’s High Commissioner in KL, issued a rebuttal
to Utusan Melayu’s false allegations about the reserved EP for the Malay
community. Menon clarified that the President is elected with popular
mandate, plays a key role in nation building, ensuring good governance,
acts as a custodian to the nation’s reserves and also is a protector of
the integrity of its public service.
Menon went on to praise the achievements of the Malay community and the
progress they have made under a rules based and meritocratic system. He
went on to say this, “It is incorrect to say that non Malays in
Singapore have been given ‘priority and advantages’. We certainly do not
have a race based system of benefits and patronage. Singapore will not
tolerate the use of race or religion to promote ill will between
different segments of Singapore society, or to undermine our
institutions.”
Would Menon want to rephrase his statement about ‘race based system of
benefits and patronage with the change in the constitution that reserved
elections for minority races based on their race? With the reserved EP
only for Malays in the next EP, we do now have a race based system of
benefits and patronage. No? Would the Malay race still feel as proud of
their achievements without crutches now that a reserved EP is created
for them to be elected based on their race? Meritocratic?
Anyone think this reserved EP is like giving the minority races a crutch
that would lead to a crutch mentality in them? LKY and his peers were
unyielding and firm about not providing a crutch to any groups, and not
to create a crutch mentality. Nowadays no one seems to be defending this
position.
What do you think?
“It is incorrect to say that non Malays in Singapore have been given ‘priority and advantages’. We certainly do not have a race based system of benefits and patronage. Singapore will not tolerate the use of race or religion to promote ill will between different segments of Singapore society, or to undermine our institutions.” - G. Menon.
ReplyDeleteHow can an ambassador embarrass himself and our country like that?
What century is he living in? He thinks people are stupid? Or, he is outdated? Enjoying life as an ambassador in high society using taxpayers money and forgot to update himself with so much changes that have been going on?
That is the trouble with paying such people sky-high, or outer-space high, salaries and bonuses. Sinkies are getting shocks after shocks. Yet still cannot wake up.
The 70% idiots are to blame. Not him and people like him.
The whole EP saga orchestrated by Long Gor go against the principle of 'regardless of race, language or religion ' set by the Pioneers generation of the Govt. Under the revised EP, the Spore pledge of reciting"...regardless of race..." no longer stands..nope, not anymore...it should be read as " ..regardless of language or religion..."..the race part will be omitted in the future to make way for a reserved EPm ( elected Prime Minionster)..
ReplyDelete"rules based and meritocratic system"
ReplyDeleteCall a spade a spade.
"rules based" but the rules are changed frequently, the goal posts shifted
"meritocratic system" but the next presidency is reserved, and other qualified candidates banned from participation, depriving the voters of choice for the best
"Singapore has great career opportunities. There is great demand for people in the finance, marketing and IT Industries." - said a Kiwi, one of 2 million foreigners working in Singapore.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/kiwi-traveller/95686104/expat-tales-every-days-like-a-holiday-in-sunny-singapore
Rb, frankly I am sick and tire of them treating is like fools. But then since 70% voted s such, it's no wrong that that they treat you as fool
ReplyDelete"High Commissioner defends Singapore’s Elected President system"
ReplyDeleteRB
This is to be expected, tio bo?
Isn't he being paid, and paid very well, to do so, u tell me lah?
So that being the case, Sinkies should not take it too seriously when higher commissioners or even ministers utter such statements.
If Sinkies are daft enough to be unhappy with such statements from such people, they should blame the 70% for electing them to be the govt, and who in turn appointed high commissioners who will of course speak for the govt.
Smart Sinkies will take care of themselves by making lots of money and have a good life in Sinkieland.
ReplyDeleteAnd having achieve that, why would they care whether Halimah or Tan Cheng Bock is the President? Or what type of system to elect the President?
Why would they care whether the opposition is ready or not to be govt?
And since they have jobs and can make money, why would they care about PAP policy of NS for Sinkies and jobs for foreigners?
And so on and so forth.
ReplyDeleteThe Bumis in Malaysia should be very happy now their own kind are given special priority.
Previously, they claimed that their own are been marglinised in Singapore. DONT understands why they care so much for their own kind when.their own kind in all other countries don't even care a damn for them.
They must follow the yhinking of the Chinese. One own kind eliminated. Oh, good, one less competitor for been in queue for the Wealth and riches.
In Sinkieland, the minorities are specially taken care off having the life of the majority whereas the majority living as the minority.
And yet they still gong gong, the Majority having what's metrocrazy ideals.
Better live the life of a well to do minority in Matland than be a slave in what's your nightmare majority in SINKIE land.
Seriously for Sinkies, why should it be an issue at all if Halimah is President?
ReplyDeleteWhether Sinkies are poor or rich, would they get poorer or richer if Halimah is President?
So what if Tan Cheng Bock is the President given that PAP is the govt? What can Tan Cheng Bock do for Sinkies as President?
And let's be blunt. If Tan Cheng Bock is really serious about serving and improving things for Sinkies, he should form a political party and be ready to take over the PAP as a better govt after elections, and not fight to contest the Presidency.
So where it really matters, it is in fact a non issue if PAP wants to stop Tan Cheng Bock from being elected president. There is no loss or gain for Sinkies.
DeleteDaft Sinkies are just
TOO DAFT
to see things as they
matter to an Issue.
What can Tan Cheng Bock
do as a president?
Zilch.
So, why is he fighting
to be a president elect?
Can Tan Cheng Bock be kind to tell Sinkies the things he will do if he becomes president?
lf he impresses me in wanting to improve the live of Sinkies and that he shall pursue the Cause at any price, l shall volunteer myself to his command.
patriot
Sim Chin Boo.
DeleteAnd be at his disposal.
To be added to my above comnent.
Sim Chin Boo
patriot
DeleteAnd be at his disposal.
To be added to my above comnent.
Sim Chin Boo
patriot
ReplyDeletehahaha.......
what is more to say
we are not fool
you know, they know, and most important.....heaven oso knows
where to hide...,,cannot hide.....no place to hidentify
hahaha.............
@ 10:24 am:
ReplyDelete/// Smart Sinkies will take care of themselves by making lots of money and have a good life in Sinkieland.///
You are right but not absolutely. You are only one-third right.
What are the other two thirds? If you have to ask me, then you must be not too bright.
Hahahaha .....
Reserve a seat. Reserve a seat to eat lunch. Reserve a seat to be president. Reserve a seat to be PM. These are common legitimate legal constitutional practice.
ReplyDeleteWhy you reserve a seat at Macdonna. Old men ah long would say lim pek suka.
There are reserve a seat for army gen, scholarship member to be ministar, transport company head, stat board head, housing head, airline head etc. The entire Sinkieland is run army navy generals. Hv a look at the line up at one site called datok something.
Now the President down all are pap member and army generals and scholarship holders positions.
There is division. President must be Malay. The Malay community should be happy. They should demand PM must be Malay to have better work done. This should be akandatang.
The show will start when Sinkieland is severely weaken by financial crisis: when S$ drop suddenly due to banks screw up or developers bankrupts, or terrorists attack and persists.
The reserve seat principle is the second Split off after the Foreign talent Split off policy. Sinkieland first learned their income from Jobs are given priority to employment pass "talents". Then they learned it was a real "rip off". Their jobs were cheated by employers hiring talent cheaters faking degrees, masters printed from street printers. This foreign talent policy rip off was huge. Sales woman asked to take over mrt. Sales man was asked to take charge of airline little tiger. More needed not to recall. Foreign talent rip off cheating is on going and never stop because these head counts are needed to get jobs to buy condos, landed properties to fill up the gaps. Real or fake talents are still talents to ah long. Sinkiesland is split into 2 population each has 3 millions now.
The second Split off is at beginning. One race must be president race. It will be natural for the impatient to demand the PM job to be reserve by the same race or another minority race. How they want to do it is imaginable with some common sense in every body s mind.
Sinkieland is splitting by policies. There are people still sing old songs that Sinkieland is not a race based selection system, not a priority fast track for army general system, not a helicopter lifting system for politically correct scholarship holders.
Do not pretend the forces against unequal practices never existed. When the time is at chaos, it is probably beyond a simple shout to control it. The risk from these split and split policies will be beyond recovery if voters continue to vote for ah long to continue the reserve policy. Voters are helping one single man s insecurity similar to helping one late old man to rule this place. The price the voters paying now is the karma the parents pass to their children: struggling to pay for the cost without properly taken care on income for citizens.
Their children are asked to do NS to bring in resistance for employers. Many seats in public/semi public sectors are reserved seats.
Citizens children pay for the karma of their parents voting habit. Do they deserve to suffer? Voters/ parents create their own sin, children pay for life time. Are parents addicted to vote for someone?
DeleteVery well said Sir/Mdm
Anon 11:25am.
Situation is exactly as You described.
I totally agree with You
and
like to add that I can hear the Death Knell comes acalling at Sin.
Thank You very much
Anon 11:25am.
patriot
@ 11.18 am:
ReplyDeleteI think 10.24am is only 1/5 right!
What are the other 4/5? If you have to ask me, then you must also be not too bright!
Hahaha .........
The show will start when Sinkieland is severely weaken by financial crisis: when S$ drop suddenly due to banks screw up or developers bankrupts, or terrorists attack and persists.
ReplyDelete11:25 am
Since u said it, can u also predict when will the show start?
So that I can get ready lots of popcorn to eat and watch the show.
This is the most important consequence if this EP reserved for minority scheme gets to be implemented. It will be the cancer in our political system and nationhood based on meritocracy regardless of race, language or religion. This is the seed for destruction.
ReplyDelete'The second Split off is at beginning. One race must be president race. It will be natural for the impatient to demand the PM job to be reserve by the same race or another minority race. How they want to do it is imaginable with some common sense in every body s mind.'
...when S$ drop suddenly due to banks screw up or developers bankrupts, or terrorists attack and persists.
ReplyDelete11:25 am
S$ has been strengthening against US$ since this year leh. If u r not aware, just Google "USD SGD" and u will see the trend.
So like that can S$ drop suddenly meh?
Can the Sinkie opposition suddenly announce they are ready to be govt meh?
Is it true?
ReplyDeleteIn Singapore, there are only 2 racial grouping.
The PAP race (70%) and the non-PAP race (30%).
ReplyDeleteThe PAP is cunning enough to curry favour with certain quarters of their loyalists with special treatments and benefits.
Private sectors are the Ones bringing in the Bread and they are giving the benefits to their chiak liao bee silly serpents.
What's special one day off on top of their three hours work day five day week.
Quarterly bonus even in bad times.
They knew which sectors for their support base of guaranteed votes. Most silly serpents are from the minority base as they loved the rub off power of their Masters to have powera over you.
Later, the beholden newly minted citIzens also will formed the support base.
As for Nationak SLavery, those privileged ones do not really share the burdens of the yoke.There are ways for them to be said serving but actually they are not.
All sorts of exemptions are been granted to them.Whereas the Dafts still believed that they are impartial and meritocratic.
All these going ons are blind to the Dafts who still think highly of them.
It will be the cancer in our political system and nationhood....It will be natural for the impatient to demand the PM job to be reserve by the same race or another minority race.
ReplyDeleteRB 11:44 am
With PAP in power, the impatient will be whacked like Chee Soon Juan and never recover if they dare to try that.
So not to worry for Sinkies or PAP, RB. There will be no cancer in our political system and nationhood, as long as PAP can win elections and win big.
...the impatient will be whacked like Chee Soon Juan and never recover...
ReplyDelete11:56 am
Tiok.
Never try to be too funny with PAP, or seriously threaten PAP, especially when u r not strong to fight and replace PAP as govt. Smart Sinkies know that.
Don't believe, just ask Chee Soon Juan or even WP Teochew Ah Hia who won against PAP in election but now kena sued for $33M.
ReplyDeleteIn Singapore.....don't play play!
If mouth too big, can kena invited to lim kopi!
Worst, you cannot find your pant!
You all don't know meh?.....Is like that lah.............
What can the masses do?
RB;1:24pm.
ReplyDeleteRB analogized the "Reserve by race pe system" as cancer is most appropriate.
The cell has planted. The entire body cannot remove it. To remove by chemo,it will damage to other parts. The cancer cell will spread through time. non stop.
If next term is his honorable s last, no new man taking over would have the power to reset back to the old way: electing by popularity.
The entire PE system will be eye sore to modern voters and outsiders.
OBOR post is informative. Sinkieland s hope to be financial hub will be weakened. Being "ally to US" repel chinese firms.
HKSB is setting up HQ at KL. It seems China s projects should be the expectations. Businesses will flow through HK and to KL not Sinkieland.
The timing to tear aparts Sinkies unity by implementing "race system" is a further blow to Sinkieland s image. It is worrying trend line to common men.
Sinkieland s future is decided by the external markets, not by its millionaires manipulation. Patriot was right: future sees darkness for sinkies children.
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ReplyDelete"Sinkieland s future is decided by the external markets, not by its millionaires manipulation. Patriot was right: future sees darkness for sinkies children." - by Anon @ August 20, 2017 2:17 pm.
Sinkieland's future in the past was decided by the Brutal Japanese Empire and the Crafty British Empire.
Sinkieland's future for the present is being decided by the Evil US Empire.
Sinkieland's future for the future will be decided by China, India, US and Russia.
What does this mean? It means Sinkieland will be pulled apart or ripped apart into two or three pieces.
Sinkieland's children will see a very interesting future. The daft will die of starvation and wantonness. The cleaver will survive. Survival of the FITTEST will be the rule of this concrete jungle: -
"From each his best, by each his own
And to each his crumb of bread.
Don't ask what the cunt-tree can do for you.
Ask what you can do for the cunt-tree"
ReplyDeleteKnn.
Thx to the Pioneer and Senior Generations that planted the Seed for following and idolating a Monster.
Today and for the Future, the Young Sinkies suffer. Many are delivering foods on bicycle, motorised skatescooter and motorcycle. Even then, they have to vie with Malaysians doing similar delivery.
THE SIN GOVERNMENT ALLOWS THE MALAYSIANS TO COMPETE EVEN IN SUCH A LOW PAYING JOB.
Wonder if other aliens other than Malaysians are also doing it?
l know that there are PRC, Malaysian selling tissue and other items and even begging.
Monk and Nun from neighbouring countries soliciting alms.
Are there no Chenghu to regulate aliens in Sin?
patriot
Maybe good idea to have malay as ep. One important role of ep is to encourage donations for charities. There are many rich arabs and muslims in singapore, it is time for them to do their part. Also have to make them happy so they will not pull out their investments. Arabs funds have deep pockets.
ReplyDeletePatriot, last two elections, at least 40% per cent are the new young dies who votedTheO PAP.
ReplyDeletePioneer and Senior Generations most in Nursing Homes, Hospice and selling salted duck eggs.
Fortunate ones still can roam a bit and played Fruits machines and Roulette.
Now roaming during the Seventh Month. It's the Dafts young dies who are to be blamed for their own misfortunes.
Deserved to take up occupations as us blind cows no schooling, no opportunities oldies.
Who are the More blind Khaw now with so much useless education? ?
Blame who?? Jeya quote: You deserved the Government you elected.
ReplyDeleteDear Virgo49;
the Younger Sinkie PAP
Supporters are just aping what their fodebears did.
Their Forebears were after wealth and not the
Ideal that some of us were and are looking for. Some of us were longing for simple and peaceful living with as much nature conserve as possible. But alas! Many and majority agreed with the Late Monster and pursue money as the Goal.
Personally,
I, a simpleton, prefer
my kampong living over
modernity.
And I want to keep my root intact.
patriot