Today Hsien Loong has the power and pleasure of planning who would be the next PM and when he would be handling over the premiership to his successor. All this is possible because of the Chinese majority that provided the electoral base for him to call the shot.
Hypothetically, should one day the Chinese is no longer the majority, don't say it would not happen, would Hsien Loong, assuming he is the PM, still be calling the shot? Or would he be the first to be removed from power? And the new power of the day, whoever that person may be, would be the one planning the next PM. And if the Chinese were not the majority, that PM would likely not be Chinese, would he be saying, that Singapore is not ready for a Chinese PM? Or an easier excuse, since so many PMs have been of Chinese origin, time for the non Chinese to be PM for a while.
And who would likely to be named the 4G candidates waiting to be the PM? Not one of the present 4 would likely be considered. The reason, just like the foreign HRs and CEOs picked their staff to fill new vacancies when they are in control, no proper qualification, no relevant experience, not innovative, not imaginative, no international exposure, in other words, not suitable. Period.
Singapore should wait and anticipate the day when the Chinese are no longer the majority in this island and imagine what life would be like then. What would be the opportunities for them in employment, in the govt service, in the uniformed services, in the private sector, especially when the island is flooded with foreigners, called talents, when the open leg policy becomes lobang pichar, not pichar lobang, everything can come in, all kinds of fake degrees and no degrees also can?
What would be the chances of our exam smart, straight A idiots that cannot tell the difference between what is real and what is fake be like? Would they all ended up as super talented or super qualified Grab drivers or food delivery boys and girls?
Would the Chinese majority ever think of such a day, would they bother to think, or would they think everything will be fine, it would not happen? And Hsien Loong would be the PM forever and would be the one to decide who would be the next PM? Would his template and criteria for the next PM still be used by the next PM, especially when he is no longer around, and when the Chinese is no longer the majority?
What do you think?
Sonal Wadde, a 32-year-old female India national and dependant's pass holder, claimed that that she was infected "most probably" at Changi Airport, and she felt safer in India than in Singapore.
ReplyDeleteMOH said Wadde is an imported case who was confirmed to have Covid-19 infection on May 2.
Wadde, dependant's pass holder from India, was identified as a DBS Bank employee.
TISG did a check on LinkedIn which showed that India national dependant's pass holder Wadde “has been a Test Analyst at DBS Singapore since 2019”.
DBS in a Facebook post said she was previously engaged as a contract employee through a third-party vendor from June to December 2019, according to TOC.
DBS is obviously trying to cover up. It is lying through its nose. Everyone can see that.
DeleteRb knn jialat lor when it become reality
ReplyDeleteFrom the way things have been developing in Singapore, I think the future of Singapore is not important to him any more.
ReplyDeleteWhat is important to him is his own name, his own fame and his own wealth. Even his own father's and mother's legacies are not important to him.
What is important to him is his own wife and sons from his second marriage. Even his children from his first wife are not so important.
You think he really cares for the Chinese people in Singapore?
In fact, with his open leg policy for India Infians, it looks more like he cares more for the Indians.
With so many Indians holding so many high posts, given by him, to the extent of changing an Indian woman to become a Malay in order to put her up as President, it definitely looks like he cares more for the Indians than the Chinese.
Wadde says she feels safer in India than Singapore and yet she
ReplyDeletestill wants to be here. She says one thing but does the exact opposite.
Blatant, shameless hypocrisy.
Chinese Singaporeans have to wake up now. He has been converting Indian nationals into New Singapore citizens at the rate of 30,000 p.a. over the last 15 years, amounting to about 500,000. In another 15 years, at present rate, there will be another 500,000. Total 1 million. If every new citizen bring in 4 others (wife, children and parents), the total number of Indians will be exponentially increased to 5 million.
ReplyDeleteWith total original Singaporean population of only 3.1 million, the 5 million India Indians will be come overwhelming majority.
Therefore, in 15 years time, Singapore will become an Indian majority state.
Then the Chinese Singaporeans will be kicked out of Singapore. Only a few rich Chinese will be allowed to stay.
check the facts before you state them
DeleteAnd there have been about 22,100 new citizens every year on average over the same period, including about 1,600 children born overseas yearly to Singaporean parents, she added.
Parliament: Annual number of new PRs and citizens stable for last 5 years
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/parliament-annual-number-of-new-prs-and-citizens-stable-for-last-5-years-says
@ 8:59 am
ReplyDelete"Wadde says she feels safer in India than Singapore and yet she still wants to be here. She says one thing but does the exact opposite.
Blatant, shameless hypocrisy."
Grandma used to tell me that Ah Ney are double headed snakes and very dangerous.
If attacked by a poisonous snake and an Ah Neh at the same time, you kill the Ah Neh first, she said.
Israeli surveillance and spying plane, carrying special "commercial" equipment, had been flying over Southern Malaysia for solid 4 hours. Why?
ReplyDeleteTo trigger a war between Malaysia and Singapore?
So callous, inconsiderate and insensitive!
Obviously and clearly flying over Malaysian territory, yet can still claim that the spy plane, commercial or not, of Israeli well-known spying and surveillance equipment manufacturer, flew over Singapore airspace?
ReplyDeleteIt is not Singapore airspace but airspace being controlled by Singapore under the prior understanding that the control is for official air routes control purposes. Not for spying or any unnecessary and suspicious purposes.
The fact is that there are other available airspace, within Singapore's territory, to fly - i.e. in the Southern Islands area.
ReplyDeleteWhy chose to infringe onto Malaysian territory?
This 4G leeders are too arrogant and reckless.
Check out the actual data before CLAIMING anything
ReplyDeletehttps://iasg.com.sg/singapore-population-trends-2019-insights-from-immigration-specialists/
https://www.ica.gov.sg/news-and-publications/statistics
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/population-number-singapore-foreign-workers-new-citizens-11941034
if hindu ethnic indians form at least 51% of the citizen population and the pm is also a hindu ethnic indian, it is almost certain there will be military conflicts with malaysia and indonesia, and only the hindu ethnic indian men are willing to fight this type of religion-based war.
ReplyDeleteIndia saw its highest-ever inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) of US$81.72 billion during the financial year 2020-21. It is a 10 per cent rise on a year-on-year basis, as per the latest data provided by the commerce and industry ministry.
ReplyDeleteThe top investors who contributed to India’s high FDI inflow in FY21 include Singapore (29 per cent) , followed by the US (23 per cent) and Mauritius (9 per cent).
With several US$ billions of state reserves involved, what are the controls for corruption and kickbacks, especially in a country like India ?
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ReplyDeleteThen the Foreigners (NSCs) will get to enjoy Singapore's reserves . .
ReplyDeleteTucker: Stupid people took control of our country
ReplyDeleteTucker: Media is frantically updating their lies
ReplyDeleteNew Singapore Citizens Becoming The Majority Is Very Real, Not Hypothetical!
ReplyDeleteSingapore's population was 4.028 million in 2000, with Original Singapore Citizens (OSCs) estimated at 3 million.
Singapore's population in 2020 (Feb) was 5.69 million, with OSCs estimated at 3.1 million.
That means, over the 20 years period, the number of New Singapore Citizens (NSCs) was 2.59 million.
That also means an increase of about 1.295 million in 10 years.
Therefore, in another 10 years, NSCs would be 2.59 + 1.295 = 3.885 million people.
(Note: Those Singapore Citizens' children born abroad are mainly NSCs' children from India, born in India. They are curiously not included in the conversion of Indian citizens to NSCs.)
In 10 years, while OSC population remains stagnant at 3.1 million or dwindles because of the natural birthrate of 1.1, the imported NSCs will be increased to 3.885 million, thereby becoming the Majority.
As can be seen over the past 30 years, the government has no serious intention of increasing the natural birthrate. Though it has put up some incentives for women to have more children, such measures have been proven inadequate and insufficient to increase the national birthrate significantly.
Everyone knows it. The government also knows it. Yet the efforts to increase the natural birthrate remain significantly appalling.
On the other hand, one can see very clearly that there is a plan to convert more foreigners to NSCs.
Therefore, in 10 years time, Foreigners (NSCs) will definitely be more than Locals (OSCs). That means the chance of a non-Chinese Prime Minister is almost certain.
Lesson Learnt
Academic excellence is just that, academic. It cannot be equated to a smart street fighter, who is quick to seize an opportunity, quick to size up any situation, and is always proactive, instead of being slow, indecisive and reactive.
The recent Covid-19 Pandemic exposes the true quality of the book-smart academic-excellent scholarship-grabbing leaders of Singapore - slow to act, indecisive and reactive.
Conlusion
The biggest mistake in Singapore is to have book-smart people to rule the country while importing street-smart people to become new citizens!
Why invest in India?
ReplyDeleteEveryone knows that India is a highly corrupted country, especially in the police and customs, and many government official departments.
Even judges could be bribed.
So, don't need to talk about political hacks and business men and women.
So, if you have plenty of money, you can go there and invest. Whether making profit or loss, you are sure to get kick-backs.
Of course, it must not be your personal money. I am talking about other people's money (OPM) - such as private investment funds, public funds, sovereign funds, taxpayers' money and compulsory national savings.
If you have a lot of OPMs, you will become personally filthy rich in no time. Kickbacks can be easily arranged in a highly corrupted country. It's a win-win situation all the time.
But, of course, someone is losing. Who do you think are the suckers who will lose their money?
The Super Rich Are Choosing Singapore as the World’s Safest Haven
ReplyDeleteMoney is sloshing around Singapore like never before. Family offices, Bentley sales and real estate prices are booming.
For rich people “who can decide where they want to live and settle down, Singapore is a place of choice now,” said Stephan Repkow, who founded Wealth Management Alliance in 2015 after four years at Union Bancaire Privee. He said two of his foreign clients had become residents in the past 12 months and more are on the way.
Singapore has long been a draw for wealthy Chinese, Indonesians and Malaysians who would come for short trips to shop, play baccarat at the casino or get medical check-ups at world-class clinics. Mount Elizabeth Hospital Orchard, just steps from the flagship stores of Gucci and Rolex, features a UOB Privilege Banking Centre in the lobby.
The pandemic has changed all that, prompting many tycoons and their families to stay for months, in some cases seeking residency to ride out the storm. On a per capita basis, the mortality rates in Malaysia and Indonesia are more than 10 and 30 times higher than in Singapore, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University.
The number of single family offices in the city-state has doubled since the end of 2019 to about 400, including firms recently set up by Google co-founder Sergey Brin and Shu Ping, the billionaire behind Chinese hotpot empire Haidilao International Holding Ltd. Demand for private golf club memberships is soaring, real estate prices have jumped the most since 2018 and until the recent clampdown, Michelin-star restaurants were packed. Global banks like UBS Group AG meanwhile are expanding in the city to manage the massive influx of assets.
Seletar Aiport, the hub for private jets, has seen demand for hangar space soar during the pandemic, said Alan Chan, head of business development at the 67 Pall Mall wine club, who until November was an executive at Go-Jets.
One private jet pilot who declined to be identified said it’s still extremely difficult to snare a spot. While the recent strict travel rules have extended to people with their own aircraft, he added that most expect them to ease in line with commercial flights after a few weeks.
Singapore doesn’t divulge many details on its super-rich migrant residents, but private bankers, multi-family offices and other service providers say the new arrivals are helping their businesses, in a city famous as the setting for the “Crazy Rich Asians” film.
Harish Bahl, founder of Smile Group, a family office that focuses on tech investment, said he’s never met this many super rich in the city. He’s been working in the tech space for more than two decades.
“Since the pandemic, billionaires from all over the world have been staying on longer in Singapore, including those from China, Indonesia, India and the U.S.,” he said, citing incentives for setting up family offices.
All this visible display of wealth can cause resentment, according to Toby Carroll, who lectures on political economy at the City University of Hong Kong and previously worked at the National University of Singapore.
“The negative impact for the majority of people facing increased costs of living—including of housing—declining social mobility and rising inequality bodes poorly for social cohesion,” he said in an email. “The link between rising inequality and social instability is very real.”
In the meantime, Singapore’s merchants like Ace Financial Service Pte.’s Oh, the car dealer and financier, are making hay.
ReplyDelete“Post-Covid, we’ll probably emerge stronger and this will be a better place to stay so a lot of new citizens may call Singapore home,” he said.
Fuck the super rich. Dig deeper and find out how they got so filthy rich.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, they can't make the critical mass in Singapore. The critical mass is formed by those middle class and upper lower class. They are the PMETs and the Workers.
The CIA At Work:
ReplyDeleteHundreds of people in Poland and Lithuania gathered for protests on Saturday to show support for the opposition in neighbouring Belarus.
They called for the release of a Belarusian dissident who was arrested along with his girlfriend when their flight was diverted to Minsk.
The pair's detention sparked global outrage, and prompted the EU to urge airlines to avoid Belarusian airspace.
Protests took place elsewhere in Europe as well as in the US and Australia.
This is how the West stir public protest, social unrest, destabilise countries, create disorders and leading to war, their main aim.
ReplyDeleteThey did nothing when Assange was arrested. The rest of the world should encourage and support these protests as long as they happened in western countries. Let them keep themselves, burn down their own cities and countries.
Tell them this is good, democracy, human rights da da da.
The rest of the world should go on their lives peacefully.
“After all, we are the Ministry of Health, not Healthcare.” - new Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.
ReplyDeleteYou die your business !!
If Ministry of Wealth, sure Wealthcare !
ReplyDeleteYour CPF money is our business !!
oops, now under the new Finance Minister Lawrence Wong of "Unfortunately, we do not have the luxury of the benefit of hindsight" fame . .