A series of revelations has rocked Singapore’s political scene in the past few weeks. The news has involved the private lives of some of its leaders and highly paid ministers. https://cnb.cx/44vPjdG
Ruling party in Singapore will probably need to pay political price for recent controversies:analyst
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The fact that they have a system to check and caught those corupted official , isnt that quite impressive???
@afandi Ngaiman no i’m just stating my point that democracy while yes prevents any walkovers and keeps incumbent in check is not necessarily as important as the effectiveness of the government, if not pap would have long been voted out. you think singaporeans don’t know about op coldstore, all the suing from LKY etc? and fyi we also have our own social safety nets.
@sikizawa Do you honestly believe PAP would survive without the sometimes blatant electoral manipulation and political pressure and heavy handed tactics against dissidents? Without the total media control, the honestly weird election laws? GRC? Why not a simple and honest proportional representation with racial and gender quotas in the party list? Because they know then they would have 50% of the seats in parliament instead of the supermajority they have now.
Do you know because of the spate resignation and suspension, 5 GRC are missing an MP? Why are no one bringing this up? What is the logic of electing up to 5 people under a single ticket?
@afandi Ngaiman also it’s a matter of cultural differences. if we are more into pragmatism over democracy then sure. we have free speech and people are free to contest against the government. have you ever seen independent news sources get pofma for things that can’t even be considered errors, no. example is KKH incident, when news source like WUSG got pofma because they genuinely tried to defame the government without getting their facts right. and please do not associate taiwan with democracy if the leader they have is a puppet for the west.
@afandi Ngaiman he is under the suspicion but CPIB also needs time to gather evidence before pressing charges yea? Do you mean the “someone” above Iswaran would be LHL? So if that is the case then what is the solution? Does any countries or our opposition have a solution if the highest level of elected leader is corrupted? If that is the case then there will be an election every 4-5years. So the reason PAP is still being elected is becausd they have delivered and continue to do so.
Regarding salary i think it is time to review our ministers pay, we have to increase their salaries. They are under pay and we need to pay in order to attract younger Singaporean to serve. We as a country can pay those money and should pay.
I just dont understand why we can accept football players like Ronaldo and Messi making multi million a year just playing football but we cant accept paying our minister a top tier salary when they infact have to take care our livelyhood and Trillion dollars asset??? Why???
Don’t be too idealistic prof Tan, as the old wisemen saying, there won’t be any fish if the pond is too crystal clear especially in this modern world. Perhaps the only case that needs concern is the transport minister’s incident. The vast majority of Singaporeans have a strong belief in the government in handling corruptions in a just and fair way.
@bell1980 only when they are caught they will say someting. but not really clean. they never share which location or what act the Speaker and MP were doing together. so its NOT transparency at all. just covering up as much as possible
@bell1980 You wait long long if Singaporeans can still accept PAP corruption/sex scandals anymore
@James Lim
You mean how they sleep, where they sleep, they must tell you ar? Will you tell when was the last time you visited a pros in geylang, or how many times you bedded with a dog?
Sweeping statement I believe. How would you know that the vast majority of Singaporeans have a strong belief in the government handling corruption in a fair way with? You have data?
@Malcolm Chee Some surveys are going on.
Rising our GST to enjoy affair….wtf
You’re so damn moronically brilliant to link GST with affairs …. wtf
How does one Relationship affair associate with GST ?????? What kind of stupid comment? Troll somewhere where do not have to use your brain .
Unlike americants who let donald trump get away scot free and will become usa president for life
Let’s see the election results. No point wasting time speculating. It is a wonder that nothing like this happens to US Presidents, senators and US officials even when the evidence are available.
clinton’s blowjob by monica ?
Without a doubt, LHL will going to step down with low voting numbers. And DPM Wong will take over with low supporting base.
Maybe 3 parties coalitions in next election. Ater LKY, the present lot didn’t have a leader.
I honestly think that the PM should step down now hand over the rein to DPM Wong. This TCJ’s saga just shows that you CAN’T cover up such indiscretion.. If PM believe in upholding the high standard of PAP, TCJ should have been removed as Speaker of the house in 2020 and possibly sacked too.
honestly think that the PM should step down now hand over the rein to DPM Wong. This TCJ’s saga just shows that you CAN’T cover up such indiscretion.. If PM believe in upholding the high standard of PAP, TCJ should have been removed as Speaker of the house in 2020 and possibly sacked too.
@James Lim For important matters such as this to take chances l don’t think Singaporeans (who r an intelligent lot) will ever play around
@siewhong Koh Most smart Singaporeans know PAP won’t fall overnight in next election but all of us know we need more opposition and NOT 90% PAP parliament which is ownself check ownself. They cannot even work hard for the people due to the monopoly they have. when have at least 30% opposition then you will see the best in the government. Right now PAP cannot even protect the jobs of Singaporeans or curb the highest cost of living in record ..all they could do is just increase tax, GST to 9% and increase town council and COE and many other fees like healthcare, childcare and eldercare etc So if you want improvement , please give opposition a chance, don’t be selfish
Singapore is very “CLEAN”.
Hot money flows into SG like there is no tmr.
Whiter than white.
Corruption index is called Corruption PERCEPTION index for a good reason. Its perception. The corrupt never report to the police that they are commiting a crime.
We have a ton of head bobbers, yesmen. They misplaced Loyalty to country/ People with something else . You get what you deserve
Why is Millhouse Manastorm hosting this program?
Ministers are so well paid……..they went to live in rented colonial houses……the lease is 100% renewal for them cause they are existing tenant?
When checks are non existent, the group with the most power uses it to their advantage.
Increase GST to support them play games
GST plus cost of living n tax profiteering , bottomless pit .
The controversy surrounding the two ministers’ renting of state owned bungalows has more to do with conflict of interest than with high living.
CPIB already completed their investigation there is no corruption involved what the hell are you talking about? They also explained themselves there is no conflict of interest involved they paid the rent by their own salary not paid by the department they working for , another word is from their own money not from government funds and not using your money too.
@James Lim HELLO WHATEVER HAPPEN JUST VOTE FOR OPPOSITIONS SIMPLE. ABSOLUTE POWER 101% CORRUPT.🙈🙈🙈
JUST LIKE MYNAMAR JUNTA GOT ABSOLUTE. POWER. JUST DO WHAT THEY WANT EXAMPLE HUN SEN OF CAMBODIA TOO.🙈🙈🙈
@John Boon just like your another jealous naive comment.
@John Boon whats the point of giving c d c n g s t but prices are rising faster even before those next vouchers are issued prices will raise faster than what they give especially h d b prices that our local at burdened with even till they aged no much left for their survival not to mention retirement worst that our whole-life hard-earned stressed n sweat c p f money are holding even longer than our life can live .
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Over Rich & Over Reach Politicians With “Self Checking One Self” Policies Is A Dangerous “Sking On Thin Ice” Formula
These things do happen from time to time or once in a while.
Thes are passing clouds
People are fickle minded.
All these are soon forgotten and forgiven.
Omg?!? High Standard ?!?
I honestly think that the PM should step down now hand over the rein to DPM Wong. This TCJ’s saga just shows that you CAN’T cover up such indiscretion.. If PM believe in upholding the high standard of PAP, TCJ should have been removed as Speaker of the house in 2020 and possibly sacked too.
Get a Sgrean and interview them why they harp on the Ridout issue. Basically the SLA not doing their job. If they had, there is no need to raise GST especially if appropriate rent were issued for these BWB. Insider trading and conflict of interest and insider investigation dun make a good report!
Let me say. Singapore shock the world. Useless lawmaker. Politicsian are like dogs. Life span very short. Okay
Okay now my turn to speak, your first part well said. SG indeed shocked the whole world, with only another corruption case involving a high ranking political figure again after almost 4 decades later, while in many countries; presidents, PMs, ministers, senators and legislators convicted of corruptions is so common that it is nothing new 😁
Note forgetting that Singapore ministers are paid 10x more than their ASEAN counterparts.
One hand won’t 👏 both willing party what to say
This would not effect the majority of Singaporeans vote. They are sensible voters. They are more concerned about the lack of Taylor Swift’s concert tickets.
It’s not true! A lot of Singaporeans are watching the PaP and WP closely with these adultery news which is embarrassing the parties and putting us on the world news for the wrong reasons…
definitely there will be dent on the surface of both parties
Minister Iswaran Relieved of duties for Corruption Investigations.
Incumbent Party is FALLING Apart
Balik kampong salty fish
Current President Advised
” Chicken Expensive Eat Fish ”
The Whole Party is COMPLETELY Out of TOUCH
Mind your damn business foreign troll
Have spotted comments left by some overseas ‘beloved friends’, thank you for the ‘great concerns’ for Singapore.
Well, our government also love to make comments on other countries affairs so have to accept others to say when our ministers and MP have got into such situations now.
Many foreign comments are made out of spite and jealousy….
Your point? They have the balls to do it, it is only right they face the music, what you are trying to do is no difference from “spare the cane, spoil the child”!
Omg, can’t even show appreciation to those ‘beloved friends’, especially those from the neighbouring countries.
Let Mr Tan Cheng Bock to be next Singapore President. No need election to choose next President. What will happen if l s l leave us ? the senior lee just left us a few years n parliament run loose.
Wah, you decide ah? Who are you 😂😂😂
Deluded
Tell you, in a year time everybody will forget about it.
because in reality, it’s making a mountain out of a molehill. everyone should not have bat much more than an eyelid in the first place.
@Ivan Cen in this case ah, if Tan Chuan Jin wasn’t Speaker, nothing wrong. But he is speaker and there is a conflict of interest.
6 months, maybe 3
@MrBoliao98 I still don’t get it. What’s it got to do with being a Speaker or not? Did we hire govt officials because they excel at their jobs or because they do nothing illegal?
The ministers are world highest paid compared to other bigger population country yet they have not enough to resort to rent out property to get more money. Is all greed that blinded them . Look around those seniors at pedestrian bridge n train stations selling tissue paper n local seniors working extra jobs to support their family, don’t think that those seniors working at food courts are for exercise or pass times .if they can grow old happily with their grandchildren why not but have to work those strenuous manual job. There are no high standard rather high costs due to landlord keep raising rental fees in order to get themselves richer year by year so their immediate family can have whole stretch of gcb for their family n relatives all living in the same street whereas less fortunate n less previledge local have to sell tissue paper at train stations. What a shame called ourselves world class standard.
Look at your own greediness and delusion first. Don’t keep looking at other’s faults. You are not a saint too!
It just shows in spite of being the World’s Highest Paid Ministers, CORRUPTION exist. High salary doesn’t deter greed and corruption.
為什么这样的事 情会在新加坡生?高薪養廉是正確的嗎?有了高薪就養了更 多的腐敗，一份高薪的工作就有很多人想爭 着要做对嗎？高薪養 部長就是第一的腐敗、因为他们是為高薪在工作.不是為民服務的.政府到如今還没睡醒造成今天的恶果。😂😂😂
無腦的我發表愚人的見解.
執政党慕招候选人有很大的优勢.他可把當选的人直接或很快升为部長、而部長议员的薪水差别很大噢。反对派很難吸引竞政者、因为部長的位子他們永遠坐不到这是事實.劉程强先生说過、如果你、妳们要入反对派要三思而后行.要想好好才进來、不要到時后悔就來不及了。 👍😀😀😀
Hi PIno Ong, we in spore subscribe to high integrity if possible in politics and journalism too. Unfortunately nobody can critic you..
Really poor summary given by this JP Ong. The review of the rental of the Ridout Road bungalows is to investigate conflicts of interest, not the ministers’ perceived decadence. This is as the ministers rented the bungalows from the state.
On the corruption case, the words “Hotel Properties” should be capitalised as it is a company and thus proper noun. You are confusing viewers by stating Ong Beng Seng as “hotel properties’ MD”.
Excellent analysis by Prof Tan though
So singapore is not clean after all. Other countries have also improved.
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In s’pore, there are many more opposition party members involved in police investigation than PAP. Examples include pritam singh, charles yeo, lim tean, lee hsien yang, etc.
More Rulers than Rules ?
F off ignore the facts garbage
Absolute power corrupts absolutely. What is white can eventually turn yellow.
Wake up calls bro 😂😂😂
For whom the bells toll….the PAP grip on power for 57 years…..effectively since 1957 not 1959….
This is a watershed noment for Sinkeypoor, its beleagured, battered, abused, used, belabored citizens !!!
Never again will this country be the same !!! As I posted before, yours truly asked the Most High, the Almighty Creator of the Universe, to lift His Special Protection of this country for six decades….few humans have received a like favor !!!…. not boasting here, but giving glory to the Most High !!! The effects of lifting His Divine Protection are clearly showing !!! Thisvis JUST THE BEGINNING 5%, AN APPETISER OF WAT IS TO COME !!! 95 % MORE TO COME
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Singapore politics does hold very high standards than US. I believe a person with Trump’s flaw characters even qualify him for a class leader.
👏👏🤣🤣US can vote for people like Trump & Biden. One is a mad ego centric self above all others. The other a mindless war mongering warlord who don’t even recognize Sunak as UK’s PM and a number of times lose his cognitive power.
60% will die, die vote for the incumbent party, likewise 30% will vote for any opposition and you might probably see a tilt in the balance10%, “IF” election is held tomorrow.
Fact is, people knew thew were corrupt and seem clean because laws made have favored those in power and new laws can be implimented at their behest.
Whats triggering is the fast increasing cost of living and stagnant wages for the blue collared and amidst all of this, these silver spoon ministers have the aidacity to uograde their own standards of living while most have struggled alot.
All these happennings point down to the fact that PAP has lost touch. With minister themselves are well fed do you think they understand how difficult the lower income is sufferring
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Hay ! MYOB ! Focus on the job well done part ! We have free mask 😷 been handle out ! Highest Free vaccines coverage ! Government subsidies and reopening plan to help the nation etc … the personal human relationship part is just uncall and unpredictable!!! We score way better then most of the countries to come out of the covid crisis ! Don’t look for better opposition … look for a better government that have done the same great job and revived right after the covid crisis ?!!
Listening to outsiders talk about Singapore politics is a waste of time. PAP will rule for decades to come. The opposition are just too weak, incapable and untrustworthy.
with gerrymandery…………the ruling party can still control parliament with just over 30% of the votes…………….
Probably from 90% of Parliament seats down to 80% of seats
Essentially the nation has been on AUTO-PILOT especially the last 10 to 15 years, where there is NO Leadership when the nation has been turned into a Business Centre, especially for the Rich and Wealthy, while the costs of living sky rockets to maintain the Most Expensive City status on Earth, highly paid politicians wine, dine and bed their colleagues paid for by taxpayers, rent expensive rare bungalows at cheap prices using their wife’s name with NO Conflict of Interests, Transport Minister rubbing shoulders with the Rich & Famous at F1 with their business partners, working very hard for their own self interests, $70M bribes given Stern Warning and None Top Executives were convicted, wonders how many skeletons are there still hidden in the closet. This is NO more the Singapore during the 1st Generation leadership. The real people getting SCREWED are the Singaporeans who have to work till Grave, supporting these Politicians At Play (PAP) and Workers at Play (WP). Not all Singaporeans are Blind. The Days of awakening gathering momentum and there is no where to hide.
Not to Worry – a new party called the 3rd Party will be lead by Tan CJ, Cheng LH, Leon P and Nicole S.
i want to join , think the perks will suit me
It depends on how sensibly the incident is handled. Scandals of whatever kind will always hound governments.
Even if gic , glc , temasek holdings makes trillions of profits , cost of life ving n tax profiteering kreps soaring non stop , pap bottomless well .
Look at US, where’s most average worker heading? They can’t pay rent, medical costs. They live with 10 boiling pots with only 7 to 8 lids not even 9.
wa, singapore have 3 party, now i only know, singapore also democracy country?
We have more than 3 parties
Rubbish. As if it hasn’t happened before. Nice stir, CNBC. Probably western media should look into the mirror. 猪八戒照镜
Bill Hader looks good with the pink tie
If this happened in America, Congress and Cabinet would be empty.
SG may not have the perfect govt but it surely has one that has done, and are doing very much better than many for the country & its people. The recent spate of setbacks shows its ready to face its reality and shortfalls, willing to review and make good. That is not so in many other countries around the world.
very surprising to see CNBC covering politics in my country, quite rare, nice work!
Ya, when civilians complained about tat higher cost of living is getting unbearable n we even pleaded to hold off the 8 %Goods n Services tax which generally covers everything will be taxed…even service rendered….n yet our govt told us to tighten up our belts n push on, n told us they r with us together in the same ship….ya, a sinking ship, named Titanic…when troubles come, all the rich 1s will be bailing out 1st🤢🤮
Best part yet:
1)We all consumers, citizens, PRs n non citizens, paid GST n other taxes for all these multi million salaries ministers in order to prevent corruption? N yet Iswaran still engaged in corruption?! Wat is this telling us: “tat ur multi million salary is NOT ENOUGH?!” If tats so, wat about us….geeze, still tell us to tighten our belts🤢🤮for ur disgusting greed🤢🤮…
2) tell me about a fair n just n clean system we have🤢🤮….across the board, in Singapore jurisdiction, once u r caught n questioned by the Sg police, unlike the Hong Kong n US system, u’ll b guilty until proven innocent ( I was aware of ‘tis bcos my ex husband was once caught by the Sg police…)
So why at tis point Sg govt is practicing double standards? Why at tis moment, Iswaran is innocent unless proven guilty? Practicing the US Constitution law?….
Fair n just n equal my foot 🤢🤮….
Especially PAP = the whiter than white party with supposing stringent values. The fact that the PM knew in 2020 about TCJ’s indiscretion and yet chose to cover up that inappropriate relationship speaks volume about how he manage the party.
PAP should just be removed from power man, they have been in the ruling for too long.
@Nightingale Me? that is the point lah, it is time we see a change in the ruling government and see what they can offer us.
Don’t be silly lah, don’t you know that SG’s opposition leader has already several times openly telling the public that they are not there to replace the govt but their existence just to ‘monitor & supervise’. He also mentioned at the moment they still need more capable people in order to lead SG.
@C-X-S yeah that becoz since independence only PAP has been ruling. When we say Singapore is a democracy that means it should have governments from both the sides but that is not the case you see. Nothing personal but PAP has reached its point.
@Zephron Gamer Personally I won’t vote for a party that has no confidence in themselves in leading a country. Btw, just for the sake of in the name of democracy, I won’t support the idea of changing govt. Of cos, to each of its own, all views and opinions should be respected.
@C-X-S absolutely true, your argument is also respected man, in the end it’s just that the taxes that we pay to the government is utilized for the wellbeing of our own people
Because of these scandals & corruptions made by PAP govt and oppo WP, more Singaporeans will consider giving other parties like Dr. Tan Cheng Bock PSP or even SDP a chance instead .
Its not about the Bungalow rental price is the problem, but the people feel Ministers should not be renting big houses (size of 2-3 football fields) as they feel its a conflict of interest and enjoying the house at the expense of the people , no matter whether CPIB or SM Teo has reviewed the case
Foreign media like to make misleading news as always.
These Ministers hold portfolios = sensitive information.
Is no one pointing out with them being compromised for so long, there was a possible National security issue if foreign bad actors had caught on or decided to act against our SG interests?
See the bigger picture !
Dude, this is your repeated posting, someone has already given you a solid reply earlier on with your silent consent. Ya, by seeing the bigger picture, your hidden motive certainly seem fishy 😁
Why so desperate? The Yankees have no patience to take action? MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!!! Singaporean is wise enough make their own decisions!
What goes up must come down. Chinese saying, wealth cannot pass three generations.
Not financially corrupted…. But Sexually corrupted…. Is all the same lah!
Corruption is corruption whether is money or lust!
Should K Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan step down on their own and not wait for Singapore voters to kick them out by the next GE ? Singapore voters need to decide if the PAP are still Whiter than White ???
Eugene Tan is a pro establishment guy. Talking talk as usual!! Vto pap.
Will continue to vote for PAP!
As the years pass, there’s only high GST and high cost of living. All of the money corruptions and scandals are all always from the pap and lhl.
The pap and lhl are the most bad peoples in Singapore.
The pap failed abysmally to better the lives of the people, only deteriorated peoples standards of living.
All the pap peoples, lhl, all of the foreigners and Singaporeans are bad, lousy, crazy and moneyface peoples.
Singapore political stage is so much of a happening this 2023. But given the high standard of the party (PAP or WP) transparency, integrity and moral attitude, those who perform the reverse were taken to task accordingly. So, I had faith with the parties.
No other party can measure up to PAP whose ministers (senior or junior) hv immensely high level of intelligence, compassion, sensibilities & abilities to attract great numbers of Singaporeans (who r intelligent enough to spot all the abv qualities) to feel at ease & satisfied having them at the helm
Of course you’ll never ever fine a flawless govt, in this universe, with members who r perfectly pure in their character & you’ll never b able to tell at face value until it happens. This has got nothing to do with the govt as l’ve said earlier their performance is what matters & not their infamous members
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“Out of touch” more likely “Completely Out of Touch.”
Not so, PAP need not try to gain the ground, whatever for? Since Mr Lawrence Wong, together with the 4-G members, took over the rein, there’re many satisfied improvements done that made Singaporeans come to the conclusion that trust with PAP r here to stay. Can anyone foresee or stop what some infamous members of Parliament create? They’re gone fm PAP. Life for Singaporeans & our govt will still go on as it does not interfere with our policies.
@Malcolm CheeThere’re so many & yet u can’t see. So to name one for u isn’t it worse? U cud even see a bigger blank!
PM Lee needs to take care of it b4 his retirement, not leave this mess to 4G leaders. Without a decisive action, negativity can badly impact 4G leaders chances of winning in coming G.Election.
It is necessitates of strategic for pm lee to clear all twigs earlier for upcoming new pm. PM lee in dealing with this clear and present danger is applausible.(17th July 2023)