tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176905114532816372.post7865176167925839689..comments2024-03-15T02:40:01.568-07:00Comments on Singapore Recalcitrant: The Sophistry of Law Minister K. ShanmugamSingapore Recalcitranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627235842276983920noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176905114532816372.post-16560202301264879222011-07-02T23:08:18.813-07:002011-07-02T23:08:18.813-07:00Another arrogant bastard in Singapore. I doubt tha...Another arrogant bastard in Singapore. I doubt that he can win any Singaporean's heart.<br /><br />I love your blog by the way... good job. Eloquent and very bilingual, it's hard to see this quality in singapore.<br /><br />Btw regarding the salary, now that George Yeo is out of the seat, can we suggest that he go and look for a job that will pay millions to him? And we are talking about not Singapore government affiliation position.<br /><br />My professor and i was talking about this and both of us doubt that he could. I would love to have george yeo to prove us wrong.<br /><br />Here is my email address. I would love to befriend you.Tantrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14483603552924817947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176905114532816372.post-56967724522789528592011-06-23T03:26:54.431-07:002011-06-23T03:26:54.431-07:00That Chinese New Year excuse could be used either ...That Chinese New Year excuse could be used either way, to deny him the honour of a Presidential funeral or a convenient excuse from the family for the disgrace imposed. Point is who will tell us the truth now? Whatever, President Ong TC's requests should now be answered with no further excuse and listing and valuation can be two different exercises on the total National wealth. You cannot guard what you have no exact knowledge of.Overmydeadbodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330977897791882430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176905114532816372.post-28692157963296149062011-06-19T21:47:05.766-07:002011-06-19T21:47:05.766-07:00"The PAP leaders continued their vindictivene..."The PAP leaders continued their vindictiveness even after his death by not according him a State Funeral, when other lesser dignitaries were accorded this honour when they died."<br /><br />I had initially thought that the lack of a state funeral was a political issue, but it was not. The government did not deny him a state funeral instead apparently the Ong family rejected it. President Ong passed away just 4 days before CNY and a state funeral would have 7 days of mourning and would have extended into the CNY period. President Ong was reluctant to "trouble people" and this was also acknowledged by his son at one of the speeches read out at his funeral. In fact, after all was done, the SAF guards and his bodyguards etc only made it back home with their families on the night of CNY eve. <br /><br />But I do agree with you that some individuals who received a state funeral weren't as worthy of a state funeral as Ong.chikako-chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538039438426748241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176905114532816372.post-90577930096005380232011-06-19T20:01:44.378-07:002011-06-19T20:01:44.378-07:00Incidentally the question for our PAP govt to answ...Incidentally the question for our PAP govt to answer is, if the outgoing President is unable to produce a complete listing of the reserves that he was supposed to guard during his tenure and handover to the incoming President, how can anyone be convinced that who shall be ultimately responsible if some hanky panky occurred along the way ?<br /><br />Does it mean that we have to take our PAP govt's word that no hanky panky can ever occur during PAP's term of govt ?Alan Wanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09407006166656379509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176905114532816372.post-31960709309108676232011-06-19T17:00:32.412-07:002011-06-19T17:00:32.412-07:00Sort of remind me of Cedric Foo's explanation ...Sort of remind me of Cedric Foo's explanation of White Horse in the Parliament...Anonymous Craven (AC)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07944108380030457528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176905114532816372.post-53322124437003953702011-06-19T16:44:04.223-07:002011-06-19T16:44:04.223-07:00I think this is of significance too. The EP's ...I think this is of significance too. The EP's duty as the custodian of our reserves goes beyond the direct audit, but also includes his or her explicit approval.<br /><br />"In the last year of his presidency (1998) Ong found out through the newspapers that the government aimed to submit a bill to Parliament to sell the POSB to DBS. The POSB was, at that time, a government statutory board whose reserves were under the president's protection, this move was procedurally inappropriate and did not regard Ong's significance as the guardian of the reserves; he had to call and inform the government of this oversight. In spite of this, the sale proceeded and the DBS owns POSB and its name to this present day." (From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ong_Teng_Cheong)Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719807411467269658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176905114532816372.post-74003349098564457412011-06-19T16:37:45.566-07:002011-06-19T16:37:45.566-07:00It seems that Mr. Shamugam might be factually corr...It seems that Mr. Shamugam might be factually correct.<br /><br />The Singapore reserves include both cash and asset components. Mr. Ong was trying to ascertain the asset portion through asking for a full listing. See Mr. Ong's interview with Asiaweek (http://www.singapore-window.org/sw00/000310a4.htm), and his response to "So the government had been stonewalling you, the president, for three years?"<br /><br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719807411467269658noreply@blogger.com