Hougang by-election dont let it develop into an international joke

March 6th, 2012 | Author: Contributions

Hougang Whether there will be by-election in Hougang or not, if there is no action taken by the Prime Minister, it will soon become an international political joke for the PAP as well as Singapore. A mighty and powerful party that controls more than 90% of the seats in the Parliament is so indecisive about a local election and has to take so long to calculate the risk of having a byelection; one will wonder how decisive it can be in bigger national and international issues. Perhaps, the PM and the PAP will say they will only look at the bigger issue but not a local small issue. And there is no urgency to make an early decision constitutionally. Yes, all big fire starts from small. An unchecked small fire will not only become an international joke, it will also destroy the mighty jungle. The development of Hougang by-election, if leaves it untouched, will soon become the competent test of the Prime Minister as we well his PAP government. If the government cannot handle such a local issue the fundamental voting right of the citizens, then it will show the world how incapable the government is. And sooner or later, it will become an international joke of Singapore. Risk and entrepreneurship The delay or no by-election in Hougang will test the PAP leadership in handling crisis. How the people outside Singapore look and assess the PAP leadership on this issue will affect our international standing. We always criticize our businessmen that they are not entrepreneur enough, not brave enough, and not willing to take risk. It is not surprise if the ruling party is taking a risk-averse attitude, the GLCs, the local businessmen will also adopt the same attitude, so do the students. Hence, the PAP leadership must take the courage to take the risk for an early by-election in Hougang; dons set the wrong example for officials, businessmen and students. How can it not be an international joke? A basic democratic voting right has to be referred to the High Court for clarification. If we have an independent Election Commission or an autonomous election department, when a seat is vacant, the election commission or

department will take over the duty and set a date for a replacement of the Member of Parliament. This, perhaps, also shows how dependent is our election department how it depends on the guideline and instruction from the PM and cannot do anything about the byelection in Hougang. Perhaps, we should ask the question: should we give the absolute power to a person to decide on the basic voting right of the citizens, especially he seems unwilling to show his competence on this very basic issue. Confidence of foreign investors? If you are foreign investors, how will you judge a government that cannot decide on this simple and straight forward issue of citizens right. Why should the PAP government complicate the issue by saying there are other important national issues to be considered. Is the PM showing the investors that he is not able to handle such a local issue? Will this small local issue reflect the popular support level of the government that will then affect the confidence of the investors? And he is so afraid to show it to the foreign investors. Why let it develop into an international joke of Singapore? It is not about the PAP but all Singaporeans at stake. Do you like to be laughed at this small issue just because the PM and the PAP is incompetent at solving this issue? It has been quite sometimes the PM had commented on this issue and everyone is waiting for his quick answer. Yes, perhaps, he is thinking of how to fix the oppositions and it needs longer time than expected. This has nothing to do with GE which the PM can take advantage to call the election. This is a local issue that will not affect the ruling government and the normal operations of the state. It may be strange to think in this way why the PAP leadership has no opinion on this issue. Dont they know that the issue of by-election will affect the reputation of the PAP? If a PM is so indecisive and so incompetent, may be it is time to change the PM for the betterment of the PAP and Singapore. How will you judge a PM if he is not willing to show his ability in solving a small local issue but an important right of voting? . Piji Tailai *The writer blogs at http://pijitailai.blogspot.com/ .

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25 Responses to Hougang by-election dont let it develop into an international joke

Poooolitical SalesMaN: March 6, 2012 at 4:27 pm (Quote) U dont Meh!!! LHL is a Psychiatry Patient cum Clown. 11 Rate this

sleepy: March 6, 2012 at 4:33 pm (Quote) He is just afraid that this By election will show that PAP is losing all Singaporean Support. I wont be surprised if the WP can win above 75% of the votes better then last year GE. For the PAP has done too many wrongs to all Singaporean. From the MRT Breakdowns to dead body found in water tank in Woodlands to the recent PRC calling Malays and Singaporean Dogs and now wanted to build death final resting places under our flats in Woodlands and Toh yi sage. I am very sure he knows what will be the outcome for the By election. For us, it is time for us to bring all the opposition together for a coalition government of Singapore. PAP would be finish in 2016. Time to build a new Singapore only for us Singaporean born local native of Singapore. We can start to say goodbye to all these PRCs, Pinoys and the rest come 2016. Singapore is only for us local Singaporean. 10 Rate this

Beggar: March 6, 2012 at 4:36 pm (Quote) How do you judge this guy when he has nothing to show? 2.2 million and he cant even make a simple decision, not worth the money. 20 Rate this

pork chop: March 6, 2012 at 4:53 pm (Quote) As if.. it is going to be another pig face ah moi or ah peh goin to stir kway teow in the hougang . Another jumping vampire to assist low thia kiang , the kway teow KIA who cant evn spell his name in eng. Probably wp shld start a teowchew porridge shop 00 Rate this

Tanjong Pagarite: March 6, 2012 at 5:01 pm (Quote) One word FEAR. Majulah Singapura ! 20 Rate this

Bravo: March 6, 2012 at 5:01 pm (Quote) Be patience, now PAP and WP busy with the budget debates, this Hougang issue not even 30 days. Anyhow PM has the power to call for by election, or combine a few more for a bigger mid term election or even a GE say in Jun 2013 so postpone this by election. There are so many ways, so be patience, so got some action. But now lets concentrate the budget debate, this year is really very refreshing, interesting. Dont you agree? 10 Rate this

The Truth: March 6, 2012 at 5:09 pm (Quote) In the past, we had several by-elections, but never before had we been told that the PM was too occupied with other more important matters. Perhaps, this one is a special one. They knew it is going to be heavily injured.

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ahmeng: March 6, 2012 at 5:15 pm (Quote) LHL is so useless it is a shame for all Singapore to have him as the PM. Vote him out GE2016 dont give the PAP anymore chance. They have run out of time. 10 Rate this

Haha: March 6, 2012 at 5:21 pm (Quote) Who ask that ex WP clown to be so play boyish? All this would not have happened if he did not sin. 00 Rate this

New Great Asia: March 6, 2012 at 5:23 pm (Quote) DPM Wang Kan Seng stepped down. MND Minister Mah Bow Tan stepped down. Transport Minister Raymond Lim stepped down. George Yeo, Lim Hwee Hua & other PAP heavyweights defeated. Influx Foreign Talents big problem. Supply of public housing big problem. Public transport system big problem. Citizens resentment against the government big problem. Forced to apologise to citizens during GE. Very lucky for the PM, because his surname is Lee. Ha ha ha! 10 Rate this

New Great Asia: March 6, 2012 at 5:29 pm (Quote) So many casualties; these PAP top leaders were trying to protect whose head? 00 Rate this

SpiritOfSG: March 6, 2012 at 5:29 pm (Quote) the very first thing for a stable country is it people, if the government cannot even persuade her people then it will never be able to bring the country to a higher level, all these yrs, singaporean have given the government their support but end up the pap government pay themselves with million but refuse to even protect the rights of her people, then perhaps it will be too late one day for them when her people chose to elect any political party to represent them in parliament. the wrong doing of a few will be paid by most, wake up before it too late. god bless singapore 00 Rate this

LSIS: March 6, 2012 at 6:03 pm (Quote) Very simple No PAP member dare to stand for the election. PM is having headaches now. Where to find volunteer? 00 Rate this

marboktan: March 6, 2012 at 6:09 pm (Quote) It is already an international joke. Only thing is we dont hear it or they will get sued. Ya investors are now pondering if this is the place to invest because basic human rights are not met. 00

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ANYTHING BUT PAP: March 6, 2012 at 6:10 pm (Quote) 2 WORDSSCARE LOSE! PERIOD! 00 Rate this

Disgrace pm: March 6, 2012 at 6:39 pm (Quote) He got no balls, he knows how to sue ppl only. Everytime when he and papa cant handle critism they engage lawyer. Without his father hes nobody. Just puppet on the string. As chinese say, this man cant do big things. Thats why he gets all the ministers and mps the same calibre as him. 00 Rate this

REBEX: March 6, 2012 at 7:44 pm (Quote) Big Deal. A by-election becomes an international news item? On CNN, CNBC, BBC? Maybe it will appear on Post Courier Papua New Guinea! This is Singapores internal business and the international community does not bother. 00 Rate this

OrdinaryMan: March 6, 2012 at 8:50 pm (Quote) No worries bro and sis. Dont pray for an early by-election lah Give them more time to plan and distribute some goodies to us and talk with a chicken voice a while more Once we collect the goodies before the by-election we will show them who are the Masters !!! You play us, we play you 00 Rate this

Alvin: March 6, 2012 at 8:54 pm (Quote) Truly disappointed with LHL. 2016 00 Rate this

Alvin: March 6, 2012 at 9:23 pm (Quote) LHL 2016 00 Rate this

Loong: March 6, 2012 at 9:28 pm (Quote) Yup, agree. Sg is too small to mske it to the world news. 00 Rate this

sonofsingapore: March 6, 2012 at 10:33 pm (Quote) WHEN YOU PLAY BY THE SWORD YOU DIE BY THE SWORD! simpple as that. Too much fear has been instilled onto each and every citizens by the papies, and now they are in the same FEAR mode. Baddy good ah mah chiak churut!!!!! let them die by the sword. 00 Rate this

sonofsingapore: March 7, 2012 at 12:00 am (Quote)

The Truth: March 6, 2012 at 5:09 pm The Truth(Quote) In the past, we had several by-elections, but never before had we been told that the PM was too occupied with other more important matters. Perhaps, this one is a special one. They knew it is going to be heavily injured. Two possibilities can happen here. One: they pretend act blur and refuse to engage the people, Two: they prepare themselves and go all the way out to destroy WP, probably planting more spies into HG ward or even using money to create more diversity within the WP. LTK better be very careful. 00 Rate this

SpiritofSG: March 7, 2012 at 12:19 am (Quote) you know when a person fear to the limit, this fear will turn into another sort of power and this power can not be underestimated, it power can create if use in a good and proper manner, it also can destroy when use in a bad and destruction manner. think again, too much fear may not be so good after all. the wrong doing of a few will be paid by the most, wake up before it too late god bless singapore 00 Rate this

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March 7, 2012 at 1:44 am (Quote) @Alvin: March 6, 2012 at 9:23 pm (Quote) LHL 2016