‘Leaders must be able to take criticism, acknowledge mistakes’: PM Lee

[skyleon]

Thoughts on the Unelected President of Singapore

Published on 2017-09-12 by The Online Citizen


by Teo Soh Lung

My bet on the Reserved Presidential Election has from the beginning been a “no election”. This outcome has nothing to do with the qualifications of candidates. It has everything to do with the nature of the People's Action Party.

The PAP is basically a party of politicians without courage. They do not take risks. They calculate to the minutest and most ridiculous detail of how to win this election – making it a “reserved presidential election” and increasing the financial requirement to S$500 million for contestants. But despite all the calculations (or rather miscalculations), they lacked the confidence of winning the contest. They may still have Madam Halimah Yacob as the president if the contest proceeded, but the majority will be as slim as that of Tony Tan.

The PAP have never been noted for its courage. Indeed, it has none being used to bulldoze people and institutions. It wins most times by brute force and endless tweaking and enactment of new laws.

How will Madam President face the world? An unelected elected president? People are already tweeting “#NotMyPresident”.

Can Her Excellency succeed in unifying Singaporeans despite her carefully crafted words to the press that “One of the main focus and function of the elected president is to act as a unifying force. Obviously, there’s work that I have to do, but…I would like to invite Singaporeans to work together with me, so that we can work together for a united Singapore and a much stronger Singapore.”


continue reading here : https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/201...-of-singapore/


Will she be able to truly discharge her duties for the betterment of all Singaporeans ?

[skyleon]

PE: Names & reasons for rejection “secret” – More should step forward

September 12, 2017


By Leong Hse Hian

I refer to the article “Halimah Yacob only one to get eligibility certificate, set to be Singapore’s next President” (Straits Times, Sep 11).

It states that “Marine services firm chairman Farid Khan, 61, and property company chief executive Salleh Marican, 67, have been informed they did not qualify to contest the election.

This means Madam Halimah will be declared the country’s eighth President shortly after nominations close at noon on Wednesday.

The committee announced its decision on Monday (Sept 11), two days before Nomination Day, which falls on Sept 13.

Mr Salleh’s and Mr Farid’s bids had been uncertain because neither man helmed a company with $500 million in shareholder equity for the most recent three years, a condition set out in the Constitution following amendments passed last year.

The Elections Department said that it notified all five individuals on the outcome of their applications, and also told the rejected applicants why they did not get certificates of eligibility.

However, the names of the unsuccessful applicants or the reasons given to them will not be published, said the ELD.

This follows the Constitutional Commission’s recommendation (183 pages) that unsuccessful applicants should not be disclosed to the public.


continue reading here : http://www.theindependent.sg/pe-name...-step-forward/

[strikeback4]

This PE is complete bullshit

Farid Khan has S$350 million shareholders’ equity in Bourbon Offshore Asia

Salleh Marican has S$258 million shareholders’ equity in Second Chance’s

Both lose to Hilmah who has just a mere S$40 million as administration of Parliament and its Secretariat

https://publichouse.sg/disqualified-...ncial-matters/

[Baigonggong]

Originally Posted by angryface

I angry now that I cannot exercise my right to vote .

Ah Gong also angry got no chance to vote .

[DCS17]

Originally Posted by jacky43

With this she dont have the executive power to hold the keys to our reserves.

chosen cause she don't know finance. Conspiracy theory by some bankers.

[skyleon]

Although this is a reserved election, I am not a reserved president: Halimah Yacob

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Published 57 min ago

Updated 20 min ago



Royston Sim

Assistant Political Editor




SINGAPORE -Madam Halimah Yacob on Wednesday (Sept 13) pledged to be a president for every Singaporean, after she was declared president-elect.

Addressing her supporters, she acknowledged that some in the community have doubts about the election, which is reserved for Malay candidates.

"Although this is a reserved election, I am not a reserved president," she said, adding that she will work with and represent everyone.

The former Speaker of Parliament was elected president without a contest, as she was the only candidate who qualified to stand.

Madam Halimah said this did not diminish her desire to serve: "My resolve to work hard, tirelessly and with great sincerity is even greater now."

When asked about the unhappiness in some quarters over the election, she told reporters: "Whether there is an election or no election, my promise is to really serve everyone. I will serve with great vigour, with a lot of hard work, with the same passion and commitment as the last four decades."

She becomes the Republic's second Malay president - a proud moment that shows multiracialism really works in Singapore as everyone has a chance to reach the presidency, she said in her speech.

"This is not just good for now, but also good for generations to come because it shows very positively how Singaporeans practise multiracialism," she added.

She also noted, to loud cheers, that she is Singapore's first female president.

"Every woman can aspire to the highest office of the land, if you have the courage, the determination and the will to work hard," she said.

Flanked by her husband Mohamed Abdullah Alhabshee, 63, and proposer Teo Siong Seng, she thanked the hundreds of supporters who turned up at the People's Association Headquarters in Jalan Besar.

She also thanked all Singaporeans for their support, encouragement and good wishes.

Concluding her speech, she urged Singaporeans to come together to confront the challenges facing the nation.

"I ask you now, dear Singaporeans, that the election is over, to stand together so we can focus on our core priorities to ensure that Singapore remains a great home for everyone."

Singapore has come a long way since it became independent in 1965, and the best is yet to come , she said. But this can only be achieved if people work together, she added.


continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/politics...-halimah-yacob


Really a sad day for all Singaporeans .

[skyleon]

Halimah Yacob will continue to live in Yishun flat



Madam Halimah Yacob's home of two adjacent HDB flats, bought on the resale market, is nestled in a cluster of HDB blocks and tucked away in a neighbourhood that looks like any other. The corridors are cluttered with the everyday items of HDB life.


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Published 23 min ago




Tham Yuen-C

Assistant Political Editor



SINGAPORE - President-elect Halimah Yacob will not only become Singapore's first woman president, but will also be the first to live in a Housing Board flat during her term.

Shortly after being declared the winner in a walkover, she told reporters that she had no plans to move out of her family home in Yishun .

"I'm still staying in Yishun," says Halimah Yacob when asked where she would be living after becoming President.

"It is a very nice, comfortable place and I have been living there for many years," she added.

Her husband, Mr Mohamed Abdullah Alhabshee, 63, quipped that there was no need to move, as the house was "as huge as a penthouse".

The jumbo flat is made up of a four-room and a five-room flat, and is where Madam Halimah has lived with her family for over 30 years.

Madam Halimah and her husband have two sons and three daughters, aged 26to 35.

Asked about security arrangements, Madam Halimah said: "I will leave it to the security department. I think they know how to secure the area."

As Speaker of Parliament before she stepped down to contest in the presidential election reserved for Malay candidates, she had already had some security arrangements.

Madam Halimah said living in the flat also helped to keep her healthy, as she would try to take the stairs up and down to her sixth-floor flat, instead of the lift.


continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/politics...in-yishun-flat


It will surely cost the residents staying in that block a lot of inconvenience . #SheisNotMyPresidet .

[GoeGoeGoe]

#nothingwecandobecause70%wantedit

[ComplainKing]

Originally Posted by GoeGoeGoe

#nothingwecandobecause70%wantedit

That is so true .

[MarlboroKen]

Originally Posted by ComplainKing

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[skyleon]

SDP seeks court ruling to mandate Marsiling-Yew Tee by-election

Published: 7:55 PM, September 13, 2017

Updated: 8:20 PM, September 13, 2017



SINGAPORE — The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) has gone to court to seek a declaration that a by-election must be called in Marsiling-Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency, to fill the seat vacated by Madam Halimah Yacob after she resigned last month to contest the presidency.

Law firm Peter Low & Choo is representing the opposition party in challenging Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s decision to appoint Member of Parliament (Choa Chu Kang GRC) Zaqy Mohamad as grassroots adviser in Mdm Halimah’s former ward, instead of calling for a by-election.

The SDP’s lawsuit was filed on Wednesday (Sept 13), the same day Mdm Halimah was declared elected to the office of the President after two other applicants were declared ineligible to contest. A pre-trial conference has been scheduled on Oct 9.

Framing its legal challenge as a bid to block the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) from “(doing) as it pleases”, the SDP said in a press release: “It was the PAP that mandated that each GRC include at least one candidate from a predetermined minority race. But the same party is also the one who has arbitrarily decided that if that minority member resigns, there is no need to replace him or her in a by-election.”

It cited Article 49(1) of the Constitution, which states: “Whenever the seat of a Member, not being a non-constituency Member, has become vacant for any reason other than a dissolution of Parliament, the vacancy shall be filled by election in the manner provided by or under any law relating to Parliamentary elections for the time being in force”.

The SDP, which had contested and lost in Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC in the 2015 election with 31.3 per cent of the votes, added: “The PAP ... is just a political party ... And like any other political party, it must serve the nation by respecting democracy — especially in spirit — enshrined in the Constitution.”


continue reading here : http://www.todayonline.com/singapore...w-tee-election


Don't waste time and money . The court will throw your case out .

[hornytarik]

"Work hard" meaning attending parties, shaking hands and agreeing to everything those white bastards say?

[skyleon]

People feel 'muzzled and angry' because they could not vote this Presidential Election: Tan Cheng Bock



13 Sep 2017 10:03PM (Updated: 13 Sep 2017 10:10PM)




SINGAPORE: President-elect Halimah Yacob will occupy the "most controversial presidency in the history of Singapore", former presidential candidate Tan Cheng Bock said on Wednesday (Sep 13).

Mdm Halimah submitted her nomination papers on Wednesday morning and will be sworn in as Singapore's eighth President on Thursday.

The former Speaker of Parliament was the only person to qualify for the election, which was reserved for Malays following changes to the Elected Presidency. Two other presidential hopefuls, Mr Mohamed Salleh Marican and Mr Farid Khan, had their applications to stand for the election turned down as both did not meet a new requirement for private-sector candidates to helm companies with at least S$500 million in shareholders' equity.

In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Dr Tan congratulated Mdm Halimah and said he wished her well, but called the walkover "disappointing".

He noted that when a Constitutional Commission set up to review the Elected Presidency recommended scraping the election and reverting to an appointed Presidency, the Government rejected the idea. "They explained it was important for citizens to give the Presidency their 'popular' and 'direct' mandate," Dr Tan said.

He raised the example of the 1993 Presidential Election, where former Deputy Prime Minister Goh Keng Swee "went out of his way" to persuade Mr Chua Kim Yeow to run, even though the Government's "preferred candidate" was Ong Teng Cheong.

"Why? To prevent a walkover and give citizens the dignity of expressing their choice," Dr Tan wrote.

He added that in 2011, he stood for election because he "did not want a walkover".

For this year's Presidential Election, "everyone knew Mdm Halimah would win," he said. "Still, we looked forward to a poll to tell the Government what we thought about the elections", he added.

"People now feel muzzled and angry. Because when you take away our right to vote, you take away our political voice. You tell us that our choice does not matter."

Dr Tan said that this year's Presidential Election had been a "quiet affair" but there is now a "deafening silence awakening the nation".

Read more at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/...e-this-9213684


Somehow still feel sorry for you . The changes made to the President Office where everyone knows is to prevent you from taking office . But I am sure you can better serve your fellow countryman in other capacities . One thing for sure she is #NotmyPresident .

[loneyheart]

1st statement she already made herself as joker
She want to continue to stay in her HDB flat
Pls lar move in to yr set up jungle design for u
Dont disturb the peace of nom SG living in Yishun

[stardawn]

Originally Posted by strikeback4

This PE is complete bullshit

Farid Khan has S$350 million shareholders’ equity in Bourbon Offshore Asia

Salleh Marican has S$258 million shareholders’ equity in Second Chance’s

Both lose to Hilmah who has just a mere S$40 million as administration of Parliament and its Secretariat

https://publichouse.sg/disqualified-...ncial-matters/

If this report is true so how on earth can anyone certify her to be a presidential candidate ? Can any opposing parties verify this ? I thought one of the criteria is to be able to manage funds of about S$500 million ?