By-Election (Bukit Batok SMC)

So now that David Ong has relinquished his position as the MP of Bukit Batok SMC, there is probably going to be a by-election coming up very very soon (we are just waiting for the date). Some parties have indicated an interest in contesting while one decided not to.

I personally felt that it would be a good challenge if only 2 parties are contesting. One being the defending party and the other being the opposition. I know that Mr Samir is very eager to serve his residents but I do hope he will not join the fun to dilute votes.  SDP, DPP and PPP have also indicated their interest.  I believe the strongest opposition party out of these 3 is the SDP.  The participation of the other 2 parties merely swing votes all over the place and in the end, PAP will still take the ward.  I have nothing against PAP taking the ward but I felt it's high time our parliament has more colors.

WP has indicated that they won't be contesting.  Some of their supporters have encouraged them to contest but knowing their strategy....they will not contest in any area they have no presence in. MP Sylvia Lim has graciously indicated the party's decision to let SDP go for it and I certainly wish other opposition parties will follow suit.  Don't do it for party satisfaction but please do it for the people of Singapore.

On a lighter side....Kim Huat has an urgent announcement to make.

GE2015: Interesting rally speech - Sim Ann

Sim Ann's "chut pattern" speech has been made famous by netizens.  I read from Wikipedia that prior to being elected to Parliament (under the GRC umbrella), she was the Assistant Director for Finance Policy and Planning at the Ministry of Health (1998 - 2000). In 2000, she was made an Assistant Director for Implementation Planning at the Ministry of Home Affairs. In 2003, she became a Deputy Director for Trade at Ministry of Trade and Industry. From 2007 to 2009, she as the Regional Director (East China) at International Enterprise Singapore. In 2009, she became the Director of National Population Secretariat. Sad to say, her speech doesn't show the character or attitude a Director should carry.

She said in the video that Dr Chee likes to set rules for others. She added that Dr Chee ignores the rules set by others but is "ok" with the rules he set.  So what are the rules?

1) Dr Chee doesn't allow anyone to reminisce his past. She continue to say that Dr Chee can reminisce the past of others but doesn't allow anyone to reminisce his past.  Even if it's the truth, Dr Chee would say that they are attacking his personality.

2) Dr Chee will criticise himself and said that it's other who criticise him.  Eg. Dr Chee felt that Mr Lawrence Wong and herself shouldn't talk about his past. She further added that according to Dr Chee, he felt that if PAP is unable to convince the voters, then they will say that he is a liar, a gangster, a psychopath. Sim Ann said that she felt weird hearing this because she wanted to tell Dr Chee that she didn't say all these so he shouldn't call himself names first.

My views on this is simple. If you know Dr Chee doesn't allow anyone to reminisce his past...why do you all keep harping on it. And it's not true that he bring out the past of others, he don't do personal attacks as such...infact, he has stopped low acts like these.

As for point 2, incase Ms Sim have forgotten her history, it was PM Lee Hsien Loong and the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew who calls him a liar, a gangster, a psychopath....he didn't call himself names.

I find it really weird that Ms Sim chose to attack opposition candidate's character.  Wouldn't it be better if she has use the time for more constructive rally speech?

GE2015: Dr Chee Soon Juan

Special thanks for Mr Tay Bee Pin for portraying this great man in the greatest possible way.  This video gives you a little sneak peek of what life is like behind the man of steel.  I liken Dr Chee as a bop bag (those inflatable toy with weighted base).  He is one who bounce back immediately at people's punches. Over the years, one can see how he will always fight for what he believes in.  With a PhD, I do not believe he cannot find a job anywhere in the corporate world but he chose to stay and fight. I can almost see him stand on the hill and cry out "Let my people go!!!" (think Prince of Egypt).

So much has been said about Dr Chee but I would like to draw your attention to Mdm Huang Chih Mei. She has taken the entire marriage vow to a whole new level.  She could have pack her bags and leave when her husband got in and out of prison but she chose to stay by her man. She could have ask for a divorce when many started to label Dr Chee as a lunatic but she chose to stay. A PhD holder herself, she could have been top of the corporate ladder should she choose to venture out, but she chose to stay.

I had the opportunity of meeting Dr Chee and Mdm Huang a few years back. Well, Dr Chee almost always bring his whole family along whenever he has party meeting so it's not uncommon to see his family. I notice the kids were sitting quietly in a corner with their mum while Dr Chee would discuss issues. I heard some elderly say, to know how the father is....take a look at his children.  In that very short meeting, I saw so much in the man.

This election, I am hoping that the heavens be kind to Dr Chee and give him what he has so long been fighting for.

Check out Mdm Huang Chih Mei's blog here.

GE 2015: Who's gonna win where

Alright, this is my guess.  You can agree to disagree with me but this is just my guess. No need to get all hyped up for not supporting your party yah?

SMC
Bukit Batok - PAP David Ong
Bukit Panjang - PAP Teo Ho Pin
Fengshan - WP Dennis Tan
Hong Kah North - PAP Amy Khor
Hougang - WP Png Eng Huat
MacPherson - PAP Tin Pei Ling
Mounbatten - PAP Lim Biow Chuan
Pioneer - PAP Cedric Foo
Potong Pasir - SPP Lina Chiam
Punggol East - WP Lee Li Lian
Radin Mas - PAP Sam Tan
Sengkang West - PAP Lam Pin Min
Yuhua - PAP Grace Fu

GRC - 4 seats
Choa Chu Kang - PAP Gan Kim Yong, Zaqy Mohamad, Low Yen Ling, Yee Chia Hsing
East Coast - WP Gerald Giam, Daniel Goh, Fairoz Shariff, Leon Perera
Holland-Bukit Timah - SDP Chee Soon Juan, Paul Tambyah, Chong Wai Fung, Sidek Mallek
Jalan Besar - PAP Yaacob Ibrahim, Heng Chee How, Denise Phua, Lily Neo
Marsiling-Yew Tee - SDP Bryan Lim, Damanhuri Abas, John Tan, Wong Souk Yee
West Coast - PAP Lim Hng Kiang, S Iswaran, Foo Mee Har, Patrick Tay

GRC - 5 seats
Aljunied - WP Low Thia Khiang, Sylvia Lim, Chen Show Mao, Pritam Singh, Faisal Manap
Bishan-Toa Payoh - PAP Ng Eng Han, Josephine Teo, Chee Hong Tat, Saktiandi Supaat, Chog Kee Hiong
Jurong - PAP Tarman Shanmugaratnam, Desmond Lee, Ang Wei Neng, Rahayu Mahzam, Tan Wu Meng
Marine Parade - PAP Tan Chuan-Jin, Goh Chok Tong, Seah Kian Peng, Fatimah Lateef, Edwin Tong
Nee Soon - PAP K Shanmugam, Louis Ng, Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Lee Bee Wah, Henry Kwek
Sembawang - PAP Khaw Boon Wan, Vikram Nair, Lim Wee Kiat, Ong Ye Kung, Amrin Amin
Tampines - PAP Heng Swee Keat, Masagos Zulkifi, Baey Yam Keng, Desmond Choo, Cheng Li Hui
Tanjong Pagar - PAP Chan Chun Sing, Indranee Rajah, Chia Shi-Lu, Joan Pereira, Melvin Yong

GRC - 6 seats
Ang Mo Kio - PAP Lee Hsien Loong, Ang Hin Kee, Intan Azura Mokhtar, Gan Thiam Poh, Koh Poh Koon, Darryl David
Pasir Ris Punngol - PAP Teo Chee Hean, Teo Ser Luck, Janil Puthucheary, Zainal Sapari, Ng Chee Meng, Sun Xueling

PAP - 68 seats
WP - 12 seats
SDP - 8 seats
SPP - 1 seat

GE2015: Dr Chee Soon Juan's Best Speech

This is perhaps the best speech that Dr Chee Soon Juan has delivered.  Infact, it's the best speech (in my own opinion) of the entire rally across all other parties.

Nicole Seah declares statement of account as TNP’s smear campaign flops again

Repost from Temasek Review 20 June 2011
http://www.temasekreview.com/2011/06/20/nicole-seah-declares-statement-of-account-as-tnps-smear-campaign-flops-again/
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Popular young politician Nicole Seah has posted a detailed statement of account of her team’s election expenses in Marine Parade GRC on her Facebook which includes an overview of the campaign expenses incurred over the campaign period as well as the list of donors who donated to her team. (read more here)

Despite the feeble attempts of the state media to derail her fund-raising attempts by casting doubts on its legality, Nicole still managed to raise a total of $46,568.63, more than the initial $35,000 she asked for.

When Nicole started her fund-raising campaign by asking Singaporeans to channel their donations to her personal bank account, the English tabloid The New Paper under its infamous deputy editor Melvin Singh started a smear campaign against her.

In an article published on 21 May 2011, TNP insinuated that Nicole is not raising funds via the ‘proper’ way and even quoted an anonymous netizen as saying that she would ‘run away with the money and leave her party’ which was reproduced in the two Chinese tabloids. (read article here)

TNP’s ‘gutter journalism’ sparked a massive outcry among netizens with many calling on Nicole to sue the lowly tabloid for outright slander and defamation.

Melvin Singh is most remembered for writing a misleading article on SDP’s Dr Chee Soon Juan leading a non-existent ‘protest march’ after an election rally at Jurong East stadium when he was merely shaking hands with his supporters. (read more here)

He wrote another article a few days later claiming that it was SDP candidate for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC Michelle Lee who tipped him off about the ‘march’ as she did not want to get into trouble with the law. Ms Lee later denied making such statements to Melvin Singh on her Facebook. (read more here)

Melvin Singh’s blatant lies sparked a massive outcry among netizens calling him to apologize for disseminating falsehoods to smear SDP, but he subsequently issued a statement in The Straits Times proclaiming that he “stand by his story.”

A Facebook page was set up calling for a boycott of TNP and has garnered more than 8,100 ‘likes’ so far, more than the number of ‘likes’ on TNP’s official Facebook page itself.

Besides Nicole Seah and Dr Chee, Melvin Singh was also responsible for ’smearing’ Dr Vincent Wijeysingha (SDP), Spencer Ng (NSP) and Chen Show Mao (WP) as well.

Now that the truth is out, Nicole should consider taking legal action against TNP to prevent more innocent patriotic Singaporeans from becoming victims of Melvin Singh’s ‘poisoned pen’.

You can provide your ‘feedback’ to Melvin Singh below:

Melvinderpal Singh
Deputy Editor
Office: (65) 6319 5567
Email: melvin@sph.com.sg