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Re: ‘Leaders must be able to take criticism, acknowledge mistakes’: PM Lee
He can talk all he want but at the end of the day people will ask what have the 4 Gen leaders contributed to the well being of its Singapore voters ? The fact that PAP is still in power today is because of the hardwork and honest work done by the first PM and his team . For that a lot of Singaporeans are grateful for that . Without them Singapore won't be what it is today .
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Re: ‘Leaders must be able to take criticism, acknowledge mistakes’: PM Lee
He is volunteering to do the job .
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Yes, volunteered by someone .
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Re: ‘Leaders must be able to take criticism, acknowledge mistakes’: PM Lee
Tan Chuan-Jin still doesn’t know why he was appointed Speaker of Parliament
He will go where openings are though. By Chan Cheow Pong | 17 hours When Tan Chuan-Jin was appointed Speaker of Parliament in September 2017, it baffled many people, especially those who had regarded him as one of the key member of the 4G leadership. Four months later, in a wide-ranging interview with Channel News Asia (CNA), the newly-minted speaker spoke about his own political career and ambitions and what he intends to achieve in his new role. Here’s what we learnt from a candid and reflective Tan. 1. Tan does not seem to know exactly why he was appointed Tan’s candidly admitted to wondering about the reasons for his new appointment. “I did think about why this happened. I thought about it in my own mind, but I don’t linger on these issues. “There will be those who feel that you didn’t do well and that’s why. And there will be those that felt it might have been health issues. There were those who suggested I stepped on some other peoples’ toes” He said he did not ask anyone in Cabinet why he was being nominated for the post. “No, I just pretty much embraced it. That’s pretty much how I’ve approached every single transition to every job.” For anyone who needs a refresher on this topic, they can read PM Lee Hsien Loong’s Facebook post below. 2. Tan’s life approach: “I go where the openings are” Tan remains a core member of the 4G leadership, which we now know has 16 members, including him, from the public statement they issued on Jan. 4, 2018. As the only member among the 16 who is not in government, Tan will not be driving government policy-making, but it was clear from the interview that he has come to terms with the change in his job scope. He talked about how “in life, things don’t always pan out exactly as you wish”. What’s more interesting was the way he talked about how he realised passion is a state of mind. “Perhaps you wish you could have been promoted. You wish you could have this job or that job and sometimes you don’t always have full control over it and I’ve come to realise that another perspective to look at is really to be just passionate about whatever you are doing.” He said the thought of becoming Prime Minister did not cross his mind, even though it was a public talking point. “I take this approach to life and my career, not just in politics but even in the Singapore Armed Forces. I go where the openings are. If I’m told that there’s this job and I’m going to be posted there, basically I take it up and then move forward. I know that certain jobs can be seen as prestigious, but I think I have a duty and responsibility to just take up where the organisation or the team feels that I’m best suited to go and I’ve embraced every opportunity.” 3. Tan is still leading Marine Parade GRC Tan was the anchor minister for Marine Parade GRC, and his departure from the government had led to questions about who will be leading the PAP team at the constituency level. He revealed in the CNA interview that he “continues to lead Marine Parade GRC”. When asked if he has considered that his political career is ending, he said: “I don’t call the shots. If the party feels it’s time for a renewal, thanks you for your services and says it’s time to move on, then it’s time to move on and then you serve the public in a different capacity ” “We shouldn’t be self-entitled to think that just because we enter politics, it remains in perpetuity. You serve only as long you have value-add and are needed.” continue reading here : https://mothership.sg/2018/01/tan-ch...gs-passionate/
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Tan Chuan Jin...what a fall from Cabinet member to lowly MP.
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More than 70 PAP MPs skip Parliament on Tueday
January 19, 2018 According to a screenshot of a Parliament session on Tuesday (Jan 9), an estimated of more than 70 PAP MPs did not attend Parliament. Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was the only senior Minister present, and none of the three Prime Minister runner-ups – Minister Chan Chun Sing, Minister Heng Swee Keat and Minister Ong Ye Kung – was present. The ruling party PAP-dominated Parliament recently opposed having live recording or allowing the public to access video records of Parliament sessions. According to a PAP MP, most MPs would attend Parliament only when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is present. All PAP MPs performed their S$192,500/year MP work part-time and work full-time as company directors or high-level executives with government-linked companies. A Singaporean posted on his Facebook page expressing his disappointment at the ruling party: “As I understand, one of a Member of Parliament’s (MP) primary duties is to attend the sittings of the House whenever it is in session. I am of the view that for an MP attending the Parliament is a crucial part of parliamentary democracy as they exercise the duties and responsibility of legislature in whole. As an individual, they are accountable to the constituency they represent and to the constituents or citizens that elected them in the first place. continue reading here : http://statestimesreview.com/2018/01...-on-wednesday/ So where are the missing PAP MPs ???
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Ah Gong wonder where have all MPs disappeared to ?
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Only in Singapore where you'll see an MP attending parliament like a part time job.
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So what the use of voting for them when they don't even attend parliament and meet the people session ?
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Fully agreed . What's the use ?
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Ask the 70% of the people that vote for them...
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70% agree!
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Untrue that more than 70 PAP MPs skipped Parliament on 9 Jan
Published on 2018-01-22 by Terry Xu In a post by the States Time Review, "More than 70 PAP MPs skip Parliament on Tuesday", it is said that "According to a screenshot of a Parliament session on Tuesday (Jan 9), an estimated of more than 70 PAP MPs did not attend Parliament. Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was the only senior Minister present, and none of the three Prime Minister runner-ups - Minister Chan Chun Sing, Minister Heng Swee Keat and Minister Ong Ye Kung - was present." Now, the opening paragraph of the article would have informed the reader that what was true at that moment of the screenshot, might not be exactly true for the entire day. If one were to refer to the Parliament records, one will be informed that only five MPs and the Speaker of Parliament were marked absent for the day. But it is true that the MPs and Ministers were not present during the speech made by Minister Grace Fu as shown in the video, so why are the MPs and Ministers marked as being present at the Parliament session? If we look back to the Parliament records, late Lee Kuan Yew was marked present on the sessions he attended even though he sat often less than five minutes on his seat, being escorted in and out by parliament staff during the mid of Question and Answer sessions. If not for this occasional turn-up, he would surely have gotten zero for his attendance in Parliament. Using that as a benchmark, we can assume that so long the MP show face at the Parliament for a while, sit down in the Parliament for a few minutes, one can be marked as being present. But of course, few MPs do that. After the embarrassment caused by Nominated Member of Parliament, Eugene Tan for highlighting that quorum was not met in two passing of bills, leaders of the People's Action Party have taken steps to ensure MPs from their party are present during the passing of bills. To ensure that quorum is met, one-quarter of 101 MPs need to be present or 89 MPs for the passing of constitutional amendments. As one who frequents the Parliament, the MPs present in the Parliament can at times drop down to 24 MPs during speeches made during debates. The Ministers might not be even present when the speeches made were addressed to them during lengthy sessions such as the debate on the Administration of Justice bill, but it doesn't matter because the speeches are written by civil servants from the ministries on behalf of the ministers. This is perhaps one of the reasons why the government refuses to live stream its parliamentary sessions so that people are not informed how engaged are their MPs in representing them in the parliamentary debates. Note that there is already a live stream being broadcasted to the various media agencies in Singapore, which is why the journalists can do live-tweeting so it will take a minimum of effort to live-stream the sessions via Youtube or Facebook. continue reading here : https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/201...ment-on-9-jan/
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