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More Singaporeans eligible to vote in next General Election

More Singaporeans eligible to vote in next General Election (GE)- CNA online 22 July 2024.

There are a total of 2,715,187 registered voters, an increase from 2,709,407 voters eligible to cast their ballots in the 2023 Presidential Election.

It is clear that the bulk of the increase in registered voters comes from new citizens. That, even my uneducated China born grandmother would have understood.

I have said it in my past commentaries and I will repeat it here. Most new citizens are decent people and they contribute and add value to our economy. We welcome them, however however, each and everyone of them have done their sums, the pluses and the minuses vs remaining as citizens of their native country before they took the plunge to be called Singaporeans.

Each one of them have their private agendas of becoming our citizens, be it for their business reasons, career advancement, the vast opportunities here that their native countries are unable to offer them, the conveniences, the safety and many, many more.

Unlike our native born Singaporeans, their love for and loyalty towards Singapore are unlikely to rank among the top 5 reasons for taking up our citizenship.

I believe that it will be an eye opener for Singaporeans if the pap government is willing to be equally transparent also to disclose just how many new citizens give up their Singapore citizenship and move elsewhere in the first 10 years after being granted citizenship.

In the face of fast, fluid and changing circumstances, absolutely no policy should be craved in stone. Our national policies should be implemented with our national interest in mind, first and foremost and not the interest of the People's Action Party. ( Please read the last sentence again).

I have always advocated that all new citizens must not be allowed to vote in our GE at least in the first 10 years after being granted citizenship.

GE is not kid's stuff. The result of it will decide the kind and quality or the lack of it of our political leadership, the direction our country will embark, it will affect the employment opportunities of our people, their livelihoods, our safety, environments, housing, cost of living and much more.

To allow large numbers of Newly Minted Citizens with untested, unproven and maybe even questionable loyalty, love and commitment etc to Singapore to influence our country's and our collective future in our GE is obviously utterly stupid and unwise, dangerous even.

Think.

 

Simon Lim

 

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73 Responses to “More Singaporeans eligible to vote in next General Election”

  • Pappies:

    How else will they gather more supporters? Simon can only whine and whine, and in that whining process, drives the new voters more to that side. Unthinking, or a mole.

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  • Luxury country, poverty wages:

    In a video posted by trade union the CGT on its official X (formerly Twitter) account, staff members were seen lining a hotel corridor demanding a pay increase and social benefits. They held signs reading “Luxury hotel, poverty wages” and “No 13th month, no Olympics!”

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  • Batukoyok:

    New citizens give up Singapore citizenship and emigrate to other countries?

    Can not rule out the possibility!

    But this would happen mostly to people who could easily return to their countries of origin to start afresh. Caucasians from countries in Europe, America, Australia, New Zealand are more likely to do that than those people from countries with very strict and highly selective citizenship laws.

    People with permanent residential status are more likely to give up their rights to permanent stay in Singapore for various reasons, not fully committed in Singapore should be the prime cause of action.

    Given with a base population of almost 4 million people, over a period of 4 years, an increase of less than ten thousands new voters is not a very big increase. We have more than twenty thousand local life births annually, don’t we? A more relevant question to ask is why only about 9 thousand new voters, what happened to the rest of them?

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  • rice:

    This increase is insignificant.
    We need ‘quality voters’ especially more discerning younger educated ones.

    With the numerous stumbling blocks ,PAP candidate$ have huge advantage over oppo candidateS.
    GRC is a huge obstacle to truer democracy in every sense.
    GRC is opposite of the PAP’s MANTRA OF DEMOCRACY.
    GRC will only nurture democra$y!
    It is already observable.

    “TOGETHER ONE SG”?
    Are these mere words or REALITY?

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  • Sporeans Keep Govt Employed:

    FTs know they are here to compet for and take your jobs.

    Make no mistake, they are not doing anyone but themselves a favor.

    They use Spore to springboard to white countries.

    Just like the foreign gym staff calling prospective employers during work hours.

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  • PAP mandate strong:

    @ Luxury country, poverty wages:

    China also have. Some Sg companies also have.

    By China stds, thats 恶意讨薪!
    https://news.cqnews.net/1/detail/1193648328897806336/app/content_1193648328897806336.html

    https://m.caixin.com/m/2024-02-02/102163018.html

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  • 2Daft2Live:

    Ever wonder why with a <1 TFR, eligible voters actually went up instead?

    https://gutzy.asia/2024/07/15/singapores-birth-rates-decline-by-5-8-as-total-fertility-rate-drops-below-1/

    Shouldn't the number of death (resulting in removal of voters) outpace the addition of new voters instead? The only explanation is new citizens!

    We know that new citizens are used by the MIW as votebank for the longest time. In fact, upon giving out citizenship to these wannabes, the immigration authorities always stressed to them the importance of being loyal to the country and the party. Too late to do anything, we had been screwed.

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  • Singaporean R Free Rider:

    Dear Simon,
    Answer this question.

    Newly Minted Citizens children serve NS and Reserve Service.

    Q1. Do you still label them untested, unproven and maybe even questionable loyalty, love and commitment etc to Singapore?

    Please answer this question.

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  • Justsayonly:

    The new citizens = 100% PAP votes.

    The additional 16,000 PAP votes is just sidd dish.
    The new PAP citizen votes in the 2.7m count must be of great assurance to lhl.

    One reason why so many more private apartments were built all over the island in order to accommodate these new citizens.
    It is also no wonder why HDB are not building enough flats for Singaporeans & takes at least a 5 years wait to move into one.

    If PAP is smiling & high five behind closed doors because of the hundreds of thousand new citizen votes, be assured that there maybe equal number of Singaporeans who will use their votes this time to bring PAP to task.

    We shall wait & see.

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  • Think only now:

    You over looked the time factor, <1 tfr happened only recently.

    New voters for the next GE were born at lest 21 years ago. The fertility rates were still way above the replacement level during those years.

    You are the “think only now “ type, very careless and will make mistakes easily!

    2Daft2Live:
    Ever wonder why with a <1 TFR, eligible voters actually went up instead?

    https://gutzy.asia/2024/07/15/singapores-birth-rates-decline-by-5-8-as-total-fertility-rate-drops-below-1/

    Shouldn’t the number of death (resulting in removal of voters) outpace the addition of new voters instead? The only explanation is new citizens!

    We know that new citizens are used by the MIW as votebank for the longest time. In fact, upon giving out citizenship to these wannabes, the immigration authorities always stressed to them the importance of being loyal to the country and the party. Too late to do anything, we had been screwed.

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  • Moneymore:

    https://mustsharenews.com/punggol-clementi-sengkang-flats/

    Something very wrong with all the policies re FTs, new citizens & the $million HDB resale flats!

    But pappy govt say “what’s wrong with collecting more money!”

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  • VFC:

    For the upcoming GE there are too many issues to be raised vs the ruling pappy govt!

    Just to highlight some of these issues viz,
    (1)NATIVE CITIZENS’ PRIVILEGES OVER NEWLY MINTED CITIZENS
    (2)COL
    (3)BASIC LIVING WAGE
    (4)$MILLION HDB RESALE FLATS
    (5)MENTAL ISSUES:

    A)https://mothership.sg/2024/07/man-slash-knife-chinatown-complex/

    B)https://mothership.sg/2024/07/yishun-ring-road-murder-charged/

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  • opposition dude:

    Wouldn’t worry too much about the new guys lah to be honest. Supposedly 20k to 22k are given citizenship yearly but it’s puzzling why PAP can’t even get 70% of the votes in the last election don’t you think? After people online saying new citizens outnumbering us true blues you would logically think that PAP will easily win 70% and above in any election since the new dafts, errrr, citizens would just blindly vote for them is that not true?

    So it’s either that there aren’t as many new citizens converted per year or, heaven forbid, the new guys aren’t as daft as PAP assumed and actually voted for the opposition oh wow!

    Guiatr man will again try to frighten voters by saying coalition government bad lah, gridlock lah cannot smoothly do things lah etc etc. But look at it from another perspective and come to this realisation instead below.

    It’s precisely why there is a stable government that the cost of living has shot up so much so fast. Same for why GST is at 9% now and wages have stagnated. A stable government has nothing and no one to oppose them whenever they want to do something detrimental, at most people will make a lot of noise but eventually the matter blows over.

    So why give PAP the strong mandate that they are always asking for? Why bother with a majority in parliament when someone you know has been forced into driving for Grab or delivering makan? Might as well force them into a coalition government so that they cannot do whatever they want whenever they want is lagi better.

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  • 2Daft2Live:

    I don’t think I overlook anything. 21 years ago in 2003, the TFR is <1.35 which is below the replacement figure of 2 (it takes two to reproduce and a TFR of at least 2 to maintain the population). In fact since 1978, the TFR had always been below 2. So, the number of eligible voters should had fallen year by year. But it didn't, you are the "appeared to be thinking" type, very common in SG….problem is I really don't know what you guys are thinking.

    Think only now:
    You over looked the time factor, <1 tfr happened only recently.

    New voters for the next GE were born at lest 21 years ago. The fertility rates were still way above the replacement level during those years.

    You are the “think only now “ type, very careless and will make mistakes easily!

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  • ClapX:

    Clap, clap, …

    2Daft2Live:
    I don’t think I overlook anything. 21 years ago in 2003, the TFR is <1.35 which is below the replacement figure of 2 (it takes two to reproduce and a TFR of at least 2 to maintain the population). In fact since 1978, the TFR had always been below 2. So, the number of eligible voters should had fallen year by year. But it didn’t, you are the “appeared to be thinking” type, very common in SG….problem is I really don’t know what you guys are thinking.

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  • dodo:

    Part of the GST raise can fund the multimillion founders’ memorial and they only made plans to erected it after the old man passed on. Quite obvious these decision makers are running out of ideas how to take the nation forward but not out of ideas to preserve their hegemony.

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  • VFC:

    VFC:
    For the upcoming GE there are too many issues to be raised vs the ruling pappy govt!

    Just to highlight some of these issues viz,
    (1)NATIVE CITIZENS’ PRIVILEGES OVER NEWLY MINTED CITIZENS
    (2)COL
    (3)BASIC LIVING WAGE
    (4)$MILLION HDB RESALE FLATS
    (5)MENTAL ISSUES:

    A)https://mothership.sg/2024/07/man-slash-knife-chinatown-complex/

    B)https://mothership.sg/2024/07/yishun-ring-road-murder-charged/

    C)https://stomp.straitstimes.com/singapore-seen/body-of-20-year-old-woman-found-floating-in-water-at-bedok-reservoir-park

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  • GCB Ministers:

    ”Govt committed to improving lives of every S’porean, whichever ward they live in: SM Lee”
    ”In the planning stages of the NEL, it was confirmed by then-Communications Minister Mah Bow Tan in 1995 that the line will pass through the Potong Pasir constituency, then an opposition ward. However, he added that the line would not stop in the constituency as it would not be economically viable. Citing a feasibility study by consultants for the line, he explained that without a station in Potong Pasir, it will reduce costs for the NEL by about S$1 million ”Former National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan’s GCB sold for $50m”
    Has Our GCB Minister Mah migrated to Perth or is he renting B and W bungalow?
    How many GCB Ministers are there in cabinet?
    There are many tax-evading citizens-want-to-be that are interested in PARKING their money here.
    Their asset of Choice—-GCBs.

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  • Singaporean R Free Rider:

    VFC:
    For the upcoming GE there are too many issues to be raised vs the ruling pappy govt!

    Just to highlight some of these issues viz,
    (1)NATIVE CITIZENS’ PRIVILEGES OVER NEWLY MINTED CITIZENS
    (2)COL
    (3)BASIC LIVING WAGE
    (4)$MILLION HDB RESALE FLATS
    (5)MENTAL ISSUES:

    A)https://mothership.sg/2024/07/man-slash-knife-chinatown-complex/

    B)https://mothership.sg/2024/07/yishun-ring-road-murder-charged/

    You ran away from my previous question.
    You are interested in Basic Living Wage. Let’s talk Basic Living Wage.

    Here’s another 2 question for you.
    1. Did Dr Chee cafe hire Singaporeans for ALL his staff needs?
    2. Did Dr Chee cafe paid basic living wage of SGD6000 for ALL his staff ?

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  • Think only now:

    OK, this time, u one up, me one down.

    Keep it up, bros.

    2Daft2Live:
    I don’t think I overlook anything. 21 years ago in 2003, the TFR is <1.35 which is below the replacement figure of 2 (it takes two to reproduce and a TFR of at least 2 to maintain the population). In fact since 1978, the TFR had always been below 2. So, the number of eligible voters should had fallen year by year. But it didn’t, you are the “appeared to be thinking” type, very common in SG….problem is I really don’t know what you guys are thinking.

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  • VFC:

    Singaporean R Free Rider: You ran away from my previous question.
    You are interested in Basic Living Wage. Let’s talk Basic Living Wage.

    Here’s another 2 question for you.
    1. Did Dr Chee cafe hire Singaporeans for ALL his staff needs?
    2. Did Dr Chee cafe paid basic living wage of SGD6000 for ALL his staff ?

    We wait for the “collect-more-money-pappy-govt” to opt for living wage model. For now, no further discussion!

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  • Dr Tan Tai Wei:

    It’s a Westener who warned that democracy could degenerate into “mob rule”, ruled by “philistines” supported by “the barbaric herd” (cf. Mathew Arnold). We see it now in the America and Donald Trump’s barbaric herd (oddly, boosted by “evangelical Christians”, Billy Graham’s son, of all persons!) American “democracy” has forgotten that, at crucial times, one has to be undemocratic in order to preserve democracy. There were rules in place to eliminate Trump, but it seemed, to those who had the power and means, that that would be undemocratic. And so, they have allowed democracy itself to now be threatened.

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  • Sporeans Keep Govt Employed:

    https://theindependent.sg/spate-of-3-layoffs-in-6-months-lead-to-low-morale-among-citi-singapore-staff/

    Spate of 3 layoffs in 6 months lead to low morale among Citi Singapore staff

    Singaporean R Free Rider: You ran away from my previous question.
    You are interested in Basic Living Wage. Let’s talk Basic Living Wage.

    Here’s another 2 question for you.
    1. Did Dr Chee cafe hire Singaporeans for ALL his staff needs?
    2. Did Dr Chee cafe paid basic living wage of SGD6000 for ALL his staff ?

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  • rice:

    Not all “new” $itizens will vote for PAPPIE$ especially those who kena displaced and replaced by “NEW” PRs.
    These new $itizens become like the trublu citizens they once replaced?

    But GRC does the trick for PAP.
    THEY can always change the demarcation.
    PowChiak.

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  • 2Daft2Live:

    No daft is going up, all are going down….the only winners are the MIW. What is there to cheer, feel like crying but got no more tears.

    Think only now:
    OK, this time, u one up,me one down.

    Keep it up, bros.

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  • SS:

    Dr Tan Tai Wei:
    It’s a Westener who warned that democracy could degenerate into “mob rule”, ruled by “philistines” supported by “the barbaric herd” (cf. Mathew Arnold). We see it now in the America and Donald Trump’sbarbaric herd (oddly, boosted by “evangelical Christians”, Billy Graham’s son, of all persons!) American “democracy” has forgotten that, at crucial times, one has to be undemocratic in order to preserve democracy. There were rules in place to eliminate Trump, but it seemed, to those who had the power and means, that that would be undemocratic. And so, they have allowed democracy itself to now be threatened.

    What the GOP is doing for 2 decades now (together with Fox News) is to give up this idea entirely, imagining that people will never accept their view on politics, and then MASSIVELY spread fake news to keep them voting for them anyhow.

    This piece reminded me of a couplet written roughly 70 years ago. Here is the translation. “Democracy is a form of government in which you count but not WEIGH the voters!”. As to our (Singapore) present situation. Any fool can see it’s, essentially, an OLIGARCHY. Even the hoi polloi is aware of this, as is demonstrated by the 38.76%. For God’s sake, everyone knows it. Democracy has never been an end goal, something that happens once we solved all other problems and all become part of a “circle of common thought”, but a MEANS to solve them and get to a better, more thriving society as a whole.

    At the same time, the extent to which a democracy is de facto installed, depends on two things: a Constitution that guarantees its pillars (separation of the 3 branches of government, freedom of speech and gathering, etc.), AND the active engagement of its citizens; SOMEONE willing to challenge the plebs’ (61.24%) patriotic hubris.

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  • Singaporean R Free Rider:

    VFC: We wait for the “collect-more-money-pappy-govt” to opt for living wage model. For now, no further discussion!

    Cannot answer right? Talk C0ck Sing Song who doesn’t know?

    If you Opposition are not happy with no Basic Living Wage, why not gather all your Opposition businessmen to lead by example by paying Basic Living Wage of SGD6000 monthly to their employees.

    Let’s start with Dr Chee first.
    1. Did Dr Chee cafe hire Singaporeans for ALL his staff needs?
    2. Did Dr Chee cafe paid basic living wage of SGD6000 for ALL his staff ?

    BTW, our great PAP who is already helping Singaporeans with cash.
    https://youtu.be/4Mmz6ZFVmns

    What has Opposition done? Talk C0ck Sing Song only right?

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  • Pappies:

    Since you repeat this false claim, it is worth pointing it out AGAIN. Don’t be so shameless as to claim other people’s credit. Pui again.

    Singaporean R Free Rider: BTW, our great PAP who is already helping Singaporeans with cash.
    https://youtu.be/4Mmz6ZFVmns

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  • Singaporean R Free Rider:

    Pappies:
    Since you repeat this false claim, it is worth pointing it out AGAIN. Don’t be so shameless as to claim other people’s credit. Pui again.

    You are a stupid Opposition supporters who don’t use your brain to think deeply. Pui ..

    Go read my reply to you in the other thread.

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  • MoneyLaunderering Hub:

    The day Pinkie over-ridded his daddy by building casinos and letting ML roam free in sinkieland-he signaled the world that Papigs 3.0 onwards have no good ideas to take the nation forward.
    Any country can go the casino/ML route.
    Macao was an early adopter.
    Now that you have million dollar HDB, 40-year old badly leased decayed, you know that dirty money flooding into the economy is highly inflationary.
    You have problems that your children will inherit.
    And nobody can solve—until the BUBBLE inevitably burst.
    In the meantime pretend that HDB99=ZERO is not a clear and present danger.
    Many HDB flats including most of Serangoon and Bishan were build prior to 1985.
    Which means in 2025, Bala’s Curve will kick HDB backside and Lawless Wong.
    The 40 year-old ghosts appear in about 600,000 very old HDB flats.
    Sinkieland celebrates 60 year anniversary—and we will get our GST vouchers,
    Most sinkies will remain in zombie state.
    Their children will take up 30 year old HDB loan —becoming lifetime slaves.
    Now the amount is $700,000. instead of $7000 in his parent’s time.
    Sinkies will continue to live in FEAR and DESPERATION….waiting for whatever handouts papigs throw at them from collected GST.

    Having tax evaders living in your midst is not healthy.

    dodo:
    Part of the GST raise can fund the multimillion founders’ memorial and they only made plans to erected it after the old man passed on. Quite obvious these decision makers are running out of ideas how to take the nation forward but not out of ideas to preserve their hegemony.

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  • rice:

    Sincerely and frankly,to those who keep adking WHAT HAS OPPO DONE.
    NOTHING,ZILCH,KOSOMG.
    Yes,OPPO has done NOTHING THAT CAUSE us,ordinary sgs,HARD$hips and sufferings that the PAP has been doing especially over the past 20 odd years.

    Go figure.
    WHO $CREW OUR LIVES UP AFTER we painstakingly built it up together with 1G.
    Ever$ince Singapore was turned into $in Inc,many sgs went down the chutes.
    Can any decent sg disagree?

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  • Singaporean R Free Rider:

    rice:
    Sincerely and frankly,to those who keep adking WHAT HAS OPPO DONE.
    NOTHING,ZILCH,KOSOMG.
    Yes,OPPO has done NOTHING THAT CAUSE us,ordinary sgs,HARD$hips and sufferings that the PAP has been doing especially over the past 20 odd years.

    Go figure.
    WHO $CREW OUR LIVES UP AFTER we painstakingly built it up together with 1G.
    Ever$ince Singapore was turned into $in Inc,many sgs went down the chutes.
    Can any decent sg disagree?

    Of course any decent sg will disagree with you because Oppo never think deep.

    Has Oppo done anything to alleviate your hardship, suffering and improved your lives?

    In your own words, Oppo has done NOTHING,ZILCH,KOSOMG to alleviate your hardship and suffering to improved your lives condition.

    And worst of all, Oppo tried to destroy Singapore by being stooges aka cannon fodder of hypocrite In God We Tru$t America importing their hypocrite Freedom, Demoncracy and Human Rights.
    https://youtu.be/ZFK0jCozq2o&t=2s

    a) If you serve/protect my US/UK interest at your own demise/downfall, you are freedom fighter.
    b) If you act against my US/UK interest for your own gain, you are terrorist.
    https://youtu.be/iQuUbBf6snA

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  • OMEN 1505:

    The groundswell of Opposition is so much felt by pappy team that even condolence banner is politicised!

    The pappy team has “zero political instincts” unlike “the WP MPs’ respectful, low profile approach to paying respects.”

    https://gutzy.asia/2024/07/30/redditors-criticize-pap-sengkang-team-for-distasteful-condolence-banner-with-party-logo/

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  • Greed breed stupidity:

    Greed breed stupidity. The 123 agreement study Singapore conduct is a strong signal and plan PAP wants to build nuclear power plant, aim to test the water of Singapore stand on nuclear power plant. PAP want to build nuclear power station to destroy Singapore and Singaporean health. Imagine one fine day, some nations and terrorists attack Singapore and bomb the nuclear power station or nuclear power station leak due to disaster, we will all die.
    Greed has blind the eyes of PAP. Desire to make more money by lower electricity energy cost has make PAP ignore the health of Singaporeans and Singapore to take high risk. If Singapore still believe in PAP is the one who can make economy good and create jobs and Singapore will be doom without PAP, then it is greed breed stupidity. Vote in PAP in hope of making money while ignoring PAP stupidity and greed like their nuclear power plant plans will doom Singapore and Singaporeans.Time to wake up Singaporeans and vote out PAP before it is too late.

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  • rice:

    @Greed breeds stupidity

    Right,if nuclear explode,no where to “run” in this Teeny Weeny Red Dot.
    Well,if insists,then build it under I$tana Grounds?
    VERY FEW HUMAN$ RESIDE THERE!
    NUCLEAR WILL AUGUR THIRD WORLD WAR.
    Being Fir$t World,PAP must be part of it leh.
    Welcome to SinkingPura.

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  • Wow:

    Only get a new clear chain around sg neck.

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  • You a Malay?:

    If you want to, you identify yourself as a Malay. The President job may be open for you.

    Nobody “has any right to tell someone who they are, how they identify. That is no-one’s right,” Jean-Pierre (White House Press Secretary) told reporters on Thursday.

    Next time the gov wants a Malay President, TKL, TCB or TCJ can step up.

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  • Vincent:

    Fren say the lastest scam is give money 2days b4 big toto draw.so many big big toto draw coming.

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  • Seng:

    We hope for big big toto winning.
    Gov big big toto price is us.

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  • Chuck Prince:

    ”5-room resale HDB flat at Margaret Drive sells for record S$1.73 million”
    ”“When the music stops, in terms of liquidity, things will be complicated,” Prince said. “But as long as the music is playing, you’ve got to get up and dance.”

    A decade later, Prince’s comment has come to symbolise the attitude to risk on Wall Street that led the global financial crisis. Pretty much every account of the crisis includes Prince’s assurance in July 2007 that Citi was “still dancing”.”
    Looks like we are still dancing!
    ..

    MoneyLaunderering Hub:
    The day Pinkie over-ridded his daddy by building casinos and letting ML roam free in sinkieland-he signaled the world that Papigs 3.0 onwards have no good ideas to take the nation forward.
    Any country can go the casino/ML route.
    Macao was an early adopter.
    Now that you have million dollar HDB, 40-year old badly leased decayed, you know that dirty money flooding into the economy is highly inflationary.
    You have problems that your children will inherit.
    And nobody can solve—until the BUBBLE inevitably burst.
    In the meantime pretend that HDB99=ZERO is not a clear and present danger.
    Many HDB flats including most of Serangoon and Bishan were build prior to 1985.
    Which means in 2025, Bala’s Curve will kick HDB backside and Lawless Wong.
    The 40 year-old ghosts appear in about 600,000 very old HDB flats.
    Sinkieland celebrates 60 year anniversary—and we will get our GST vouchers,
    Most sinkies will remain in zombie state.
    Their children will take up 30 year old HDB loan —becoming lifetime slaves.
    Now the amount is $700,000. instead of $7000 in his parent’s time.
    Sinkies will continue to live in FEAR and DESPERATION….waiting for whatever handouts papigs throw at them from collected GST.

    Having tax evaders living in your midst is not healthy.

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  • Don’t hide in cocoon, man!:

    Nuclear power plants are everywhere in the world now.

    Technology has advanced so much that nuclear power plants incident could be avoided and contained by careful planning and monitoring.

    Small scale nuclear power plants is likely to become the most sought after solution for energy thirsty nations.

    Singapore should seriously look into adopting small scale nuclear power plant as solution for ever increasing energy needs in the years to come.

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  • Singaporean R Free Rider:

    Don’t hide in cocoon, man!:
    Nuclear power plants are everywhere in the world now.

    Technology has advanced so much that nuclear power plants incident could be avoided and contained by careful planning and monitoring.

    Small scale nuclear power plants is likely to become the most sought after solution for energy thirsty nations.

    Singapore should seriously look into adopting small scale nuclear power plant as solution for ever increasing energy needs in the years to come.

    Forgive them. Many of the postors here are old men/women who are still stuck with the 60s colonial mindset just like my old director.

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  • rice:

    Unless another oppo or an oppo alliance stands in AJ,i will vote for PAP to REGISTER MY PROTEST against the WP for doing zilch.
    WP is more the Wa$trel Party than the WORKERS PARTY.

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  • The Chuck Prince Moment:

    ”Singapore’s ‘super-aged’ society needs more housing options – and soon”
    ”S$131 million purchase of two GCBs in Belmont Road may be linked to Hillhouse boss Zhang Lei”
    Papigs must continue to attract no-NS, tax-evading Newbies by giving out toilet-paper citizenship to mop up the 2700 GCBs.
    Meanwhile the 600 000, very lease decayed problematic HDB and a few hundred thousands private condos of the same vintage are entering the Chuck Prince Moment.
    Let us party on as if there is no tomorrow….
    Meanwhile…
    ”Dow sinks 1,000 points in global market rout as worries deepen about U.S. slowdown”

    Chuck Prince:
    ”5-room resale HDB flat at Margaret Drive sells for record S$1.73 million”
    ”“When the music stops, in terms of liquidity, things will be complicated,” Prince said. “But as long as the music is playing, you’ve got to get up and dance.”

    A decade later, Prince’s comment has come to symbolise the attitude to risk on Wall Street that led the global financial crisis. Pretty much every account of the crisis includes Prince’s assurance in July 2007 that Citi was “still dancing”.”
    Looks like we are still dancing!
    ..

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  • No voting:

    PM runs off, in a military helicopter, as poor oppressed citizens show their anger. Another general stand-in promises peace and reform.

    Media keeps quiet.

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  • Alabamah:

    Oh!

    You are not honest with yourself!

    You once said Dr Chee, though did nothing significant to improve the lives of Singaporean, the good point is he also did nothing to hurt Singaporean.

    If the WP has done O, it would be a good point under their belt, isn’t?

    rice:
    Unless another oppo or an oppo alliance stands in AJ,i will vote for PAP to REGISTER MY PROTEST against the WP for doing zilch.
    WP is more the Wa$trel Party than the WORKERS PARTY.

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  • Singaporean R Free Rider:

    rice:
    Unless another oppo or an oppo alliance stands in AJ,i will vote for PAP to REGISTER MY PROTEST against the WP for doing zilch.
    WP is more the Wa$trel Party than the WORKERS PARTY.

    You just slap yourselves, unbelievable!

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  • No Free Ride:

    ”Separately, WP MP Gerald Giam (Aljunied GRC) asked why the MPs for the Marine Parade cluster are fronting the free shuttle, noting that their caricatures are on one side of the buses.”
    If the Marine Parade MPs want to put their dirty faces on the free buses, they could have easily sponsored the services from their humongous salary.
    No free advertisement.
    No free rides, literally and politically.
    Do not use tax payers backside for your faces.

    The Chuck Prince Moment:
    ”Singapore’s ‘super-aged’ society needs more housing options – and soon”
    ”S$131 million purchase of two GCBs in Belmont Road may be linked to Hillhouse boss Zhang Lei”
    Papigs must continue to attract no-NS, tax-evading Newbies by giving out toilet-paper citizenship to mop up the 2700 GCBs.
    Meanwhile the 600 000, very lease decayed problematic HDB and a few hundred thousands private condos of the same vintage are entering the Chuck Prince Moment.
    Let us party on as if there is no tomorrow….
    Meanwhile…
    ”Dow sinks 1,000 points in global market rout as worries deepen about U.S. slowdown”

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  • Relax:

    To survive in the competitive industry, NTUC income also take risk (49% & 51%) and make changes, just wondering why singaporeans dont dare to take risk and make changes? Preserve social mission.

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  • Absurdity:

    Not everything is appropriate for risk taking. All that party is telling the whole world is last time they earned easy money and the industry wasn’t competitive. Now cannot cope therefore must sell their stake.

    What risk are they taking? How many of them have worked with German stakeholders before? Not the NCM. Not LBH. Germans are not the most difficult people to work with but they are not on the easy side of the scale. Why Germans cannot take 49%? It’s because they don’t want their motions blocked, that simple.

    Committing 100m in the next decade is nothing because the amount amortized over 10 years for social causes is not spectacular. In addition, the devil is in the details. We have no idea once the acquisition is complete, how they will get rid of locals from the industry or depress their renumeration silently. Might as well say that they have been resting on their laurels for donkey years thinking that the industry was as rosy as before. Why much higher social expenditure these days? Because they couldn’t rein in the COL and more lower income people in the midst?

    Try asking that party to sell a ministry like ministry of trade or EDB to a foreign enterprise for 51% stake. It won’t be worth lesser than 2billion. Similar argument why MTI isn’t crucial to make the numbers for the nation. Try selling the whole national population and talent division to a foreign enterprise for 51% since our talents cannot make the fertility numbers and foreign talents are really so good. SPH also can sell instead of dumping 900m in 5 years down the drain to them. For SPH, it’s 180m per year and NTUC Income, it’s 10m per year.

    We have many areas to sell. Just sell.

    Relax:
    To survive in the competitive industry, NTUC income also take risk (49% & 51%) and make changes, just wondering why singaporeans dont dare to take risk and make changes? Preserve social mission.

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  • Singaporean R Free Rider:

    No Free Ride:
    ”Separately, WP MP Gerald Giam (Aljunied GRC) asked why the MPs for the Marine Parade cluster are fronting the free shuttle, noting that their caricatures are on one side of the buses.”
    If the Marine Parade MPs want to put their dirty faces on the free buses, they could have easily sponsored the services from their humongous salary.
    No free advertisement.
    No free rides, literally and politically.
    Do not use tax payers backside for your faces.

    CIA sponsored NED Pro Demoncracy supporter selling your hypocrite In God We Tru$t America Freedom, Demoncracy and Human Rights here ?

    You MUST be charged for promoting/advancing fake news here.

    You are a good cannon fodder like Hong Kee Selina Cheng and the Black Shirt rioters.
    Must Watch #1
    https://tinyurl.com/2z3ywu79

    Selina:
    This morning I was fired from the Wall Street Journal.
    I am appalled that the first press conference I’m giving as
    HKJA’s new chair is to announce that I was fired for taking
    up this position in a press union.

    Must Watch #2
    https://youtu.be/ZFK0jCozq2o&t=2s

    Man grilled HK Martin Lee:
    You instigate all this chaos in Hong Kong and you are quietly
    fine dining here enjoying your food?
    Why are you doing this to Hong Kong?
    It’s terrible.

    Must Watch #3
    Hypocrisy at the highest level
    https://youtu.be/iQuUbBf6snA

    Must Watch #4
    Impunity’s Repercussions
    https://tinyurl.com/kcurz4mj

    Must Watch #5
    West admits it has hypocritical ‘double standards’ on Israel, Ukraine
    https://youtu.be/iQuUbBf6snA

    Must Watch #6
    6 Canadian police moving in on a peaceful lone protestor
    https://youtu.be/MgoSp_7sc2A&t=7s

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  • Singaporean R Free Rider:

    Relax:
    To survive in the competitive industry, NTUC income also take risk (49% & 51%) and make changes, just wondering why singaporeans dont dare to take risk and make changes? Preserve social mission.

    Why my office old director dare not take risk and resign to move on to a new job ?

    Every now and then in discussion he will bring up his NUS honour qualification and talk about his varsity days.

    If he is so good, why he don’t dare to take risk and make changes ?

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  • HDB Prisoner of War:

    ”44-year-old Ang Mo Kio adjoined flat sold for S$1.3 million, most expensive resale flat in estate​
    1,915 sq ft.​”
    And the game continues.
    Sinking Sinkies committing to million dollar loan —become HDB Prisoner of WAR.
    How many of the sinkie youngster know that committing to such huge LONG term loan when your JOBS are not iron rice-bowls is a very dangerous thing.
    Go read up on Bala’s Curve.
    You are not buying free hold land like Mr. Mah did when he started the asset enhancement con in the 1980s.
    ” Former minister Mah Bow Tan sells Good Class Bungalow at Holland Rise for $50 mil”
    He played his game correctly —you are a prisoner of HDB War.
    You are imprisoned literally and FINANCIALLY to a decaying asset when THE BALA’s Moment arrive.
    Many older HDBs flats already are passed the Bala’s Moment!
    Sinkig Sinkie —go ask Lawrence 99=ZERO Wong—-THIS SHOULD BE THE ISSUE OF GE 2024′ not another fear-mongering papig event which papig will take advantage of.
    ”That was the year the British decided to get out and sell everything. So I immediately held an election. I knew the people will be dead scared. And I won my bet big-time. The gullible fools!

    Lee Kuan Yew

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  • Suspicious:

    Only 55 yrs well.
    The buyer is ignorant or really too much cash. Bank loans will be limited.

    HDB Prisoner of War: ”44-year-old Ang Mo Kio adjoined flat sold for S$1.3 million, most expensive resale flat in estate​
    1,915 sq ft.​”

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  • Relax:

    My message is not clear, I mean why singaporeans don’t dare to take risk in voting and make changes. Only when you have 51% stake, then you are the controlling party.

    Absurdity:
    Not everything is appropriate for risk taking. All that party is telling the whole world is last time they earned easy money and the industry wasn’t competitive. Now cannot cope therefore must sell their stake.

    What risk are they taking? How many of them have worked with German stakeholders before? Not the NCM. Not LBH. Germans are not the most difficult people to work with but they are not on the easy side of the scale. Why Germans cannot take 49%? It’s because they don’t want their motions blocked, that simple.

    Committing 100m in the next decade is nothing because the amount amortized over 10 years for social causes is not spectacular. In addition, the devil is in the details. We have no idea once the acquisition is complete, how they will get rid of locals from the industry or depress their renumeration silently. Might as well say that they have been resting on their laurels for donkey years thinking that the industry was as rosy as before. Why much higher social expenditure these days? Because they couldn’t rein in the COL and more lower income people in the midst?

    Try asking that party to sell a ministry like ministry of trade or EDB to a foreign enterprise for 51% stake. It won’t be worth lesser than 2billion. Similar argument why MTI isn’t crucial to make the numbers for the nation. Try selling the whole national population and talent division to a foreign enterprise for 51% since our talents cannot make the fertility numbers and foreign talents are really so good. SPH also can sell instead of dumping 900m in 5 years down the drain to them. For SPH, it’s 180m per year and NTUC Income, it’s 10m per year.

    We have many areas to sell. Just sell.

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  • OMEN 1505:

    Mr JJ Yee highlighted the ambiguity in the “risk-taking” $1 million shuttle bus project initiated by Marine Parade GRC.

    https://gutzy.asia/2024/08/08/questions-raised-over-govt-funding-in-s1m-marine-parade-shuttle-bus-service/

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  • Relax:

    What I mean is why singaporeans dont dare to take risk in voting and make changes, only having 51% stake, then can be the controlling party.

    Absurdity:
    Not everything is appropriate for risk taking. All that party is telling the whole world is last time they earned easy money and the industry wasn’t competitive. Now cannot cope therefore must sell their stake.

    What risk are they taking? How many of them have worked with German stakeholders before? Not the NCM. Not LBH. Germans are not the most difficult people to work with but they are not on the easy side of the scale. Why Germans cannot take 49%? It’s because they don’t want their motions blocked, that simple.

    Committing 100m in the next decade is nothing because the amount amortized over 10 years for social causes is not spectacular. In addition, the devil is in the details. We have no idea once the acquisition is complete, how they will get rid of locals from the industry or depress their renumeration silently. Might as well say that they have been resting on their laurels for donkey years thinking that the industry was as rosy as before. Why much higher social expenditure these days? Because they couldn’t rein in the COL and more lower income people in the midst?

    Try asking that party to sell a ministry like ministry of trade or EDB to a foreign enterprise for 51% stake. It won’t be worth lesser than 2billion. Similar argument why MTI isn’t crucial to make the numbers for the nation. Try selling the whole national population and talent division to a foreign enterprise for 51% since our talents cannot make the fertility numbers and foreign talents are really so good. SPH also can sell instead of dumping 900m in 5 years down the drain to them. For SPH, it’s 180m per year and NTUC Income, it’s 10m per year.

    We have many areas to sell. Just sell.

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  • Relax:

    @”Why my office old director dare not take risk and resign to move on to a new job ?”

    Response: Why should he resign? Is he not happy with the job? maybe you should ask him.

    @”Every now and then in discussion he will bring up his NUS honour qualification and talk about his varsity days.”

    Response: probably it is a sweet memory to him and he wants to share with you and colleagues, so just listen lor, if not then try to change topic.
    You every now and then also talk about democracy, we also listen right.

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  • NTUC FairPrice poor service.:

    I have bad experience with NTUC FairPrice. I buy many things including big tray of eggs which cannot put in a single basket. When I went to the cash counter to pay, two cashiers said counter close and one cashier order me to pay using the machine cashier. The machine cashier cannot deal with big stuff not in a single basket. I feel the two cashiers are very rude and not customer friendly, they are free and they prefer to let me with big items using the cash machine instead of allowing me pay at the human cashier. All human cashier are close and I had no choice but to use the machine cashier. The machine cashier is lousy as it cannot deal with more than one baskets and big items as it has no place to put. I think the management of the NTUC should change or make better service in NTUC and employ better workers. Buyers who buy many stuffs in more than one basket are big customers and they did not allow them to be serve well as machine cashier cannot deal with more than one basket and no cashier, customers cannot pay. Singapore should provide high quality service and companies like NTUC should provide good customer service and employ good workers. Company like NTUC should not save money on service to make big profit. Everything is so expensive at NTUC now, they make good profit by sucking people money in the name of inflation and still provide such poor service. It is totally unacceptable.

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  • Absurdity:

    Get your point now :-)

    Relax:
    What I mean is why singaporeans dont dare to take risk in voting and make changes, only having 51% stake, then can be the controlling party.

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  • Lawrence 99=zero:

    ”Government looking into lease issue of old HDB flats which involves ‘serious trade-offs’: Lawrence Wong…May 18, 2018”
    https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/government-looking-lease-issue-old-hdb-flats-which-involves-serious-trade-offs-lawrence
    ”In a Facebook post in March last year, Mr Wong noted that only 4 per cent of HDB flats have been earmarked for Sers since its launch in 1995. “For the vast majority of HDB flats, the leases will eventually run out, and the flats will be returned to HDB, which will in turn have to surrender the land to the State,” he said then.

    All HDB flats have a 99-year lease. As of December 2016, there were a total of about a million HDB flats in Singapore.
    Now in 2024, the ;lease decay timebomb is affecting almost 1,300,000 flats and counting.
    Lawrence 99=zero said in 2018 that papigs are looking into this timebomb.
    We have radio silence for 6 years now.
    Meanwhile the hello-kitty panic buying continues.
    The problem is getting worse, Hello Lawrence —are you there???

    Suspicious:
    Only 55 yrs well.
    The buyer is ignorant or really too much cash. Bank loans will be limited.

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  • Don't buy loh:

    Everything is so expensive at NTUC now.
    Still provide such poor service.
    It is totally unacceptable.

    Conclusion: Don’t buy loh. Go elsewhere.

    NTUC FairPrice poor service.:
    I have bad experience with NTUC FairPrice. I buy many things including big tray of eggs which cannot put in a single basket. When I went to the cash counter to pay, two cashiers said counter close and one cashier order me to pay using the machine cashier. The machine cashier cannot deal with big stuff not in a single basket. I feel the two cashiers are very rude and not customer friendly, they are free and they prefer to let me with big items using the cash machine instead of allowing me pay at the human cashier. All human cashier are close and I had no choice but to use the machine cashier. The machine cashier is lousy as it cannot deal with more than one baskets and big items as it has no place to put. I think the management of the NTUC should change or make better service in NTUC and employ better workers. Buyers who buy many stuffs in more than one basket are big customers and they did not allow them to be serve well as machine cashier cannot deal with more than one basket and no cashier, customers cannot pay. Singapore should provide high quality service and companies like NTUC should provide good customer service and employ good workers. Company like NTUC should not save money on service to make big profit. Everything is so expensive at NTUC now, they make good profit by sucking people money in the name of inflation and still provide such poor service. It is totally unacceptable.

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  • Singaporean R Free Rider:

    Relax: @”Why my office old director dare not take risk and resign to move on to a new job ?”

    Response: Why should he resign? Is he not happy with the job? maybe you should ask him.

    No need to ask him.

    One ex staff that my old director sacked in 2022 had returned to haunt him. This ex staff posted on social media alleging that he is incompetent, don’t know anything but boast only …now whole company from top to bottom every one is talking about it….everyone go Hahaha..

    He told everyone that he is suing this ex staff for spreading fake news about him but we waited 5 months already still no action.

    To all the old people out there,
    You deserved to be replaced by FT IF, and I said IF, you are incompetent but still goes around sacking staff indiscriminately.

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  • Fake Oppo:

    You exposed yourself as a secret pappy supporter. Have some courage. Want to support pap, just come out and say so.

    rice:
    Unless another oppo or an oppo alliance stands in AJ,i will vote for PAP to REGISTER MY PROTEST against the WP for doing zilch.
    WP is more the Wa$trel Party than the WORKERS PARTY.

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  • rice:

    “More Singaporeans eligible to vote next GE…”?
    SURE.
    2 THINGS IN MIND.
    ONE,maybe more NEW $ITIZENS OVER LAST 4/5 YEARS.
    TWO,YOUNG SGS ,KIDS OF OLDER TRUBLU SGS,REACHED VOTING AGE.

    So,if incremental number of NEW $ITIZENS is relatively “SMALL” ,it implies that YOUNG “TRUBLU” SGS CAN NOW VOTE.

    THEN,we,observe if PAP GETS MORE VOTE PERCENTAGE.
    IF SO,it means YOUNGER SGS WHO KPKB ABOUT OLDER SGS VOTING FOR PAP ARE THE ONES WHO ACTUALLY GIVE THEIR VOTES TO PAP IN EXCHANGE FOR LOLLIE$ LIKE BABY BONUS.

    LETS WAIT AND SEE THE TRUTH.

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  • Pappies:

    The truth hurts. The PE results are so clear already. Still wait and hope to win TOTO.

    rice: LETS WAIT AND SEE THE TRUTH.

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  • Fake Oppo:

    Every morning, this fake oppo burns 3 sticks, prays to 1G, and promises to vote PxP.

    One fake oppo and one double/triple agent.

    Singaporean R Free Rider: rice:
    Unless another oppo or an oppo alliance stands in AJ,i will vote for PAP to REGISTER MY PROTEST against the WP for doing zilch.
    WP is more the Wa$trel Party than the WORKERS PARTY.

    You just slap yourselves, unbelievable!

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  • Nobody Else Guilty:

    ”$3b money laundering case: First S’porean charged; he allegedly disposed of Rolls-Royce, Ferrari”
    400 policemen.$3 billion —-biggest money washing case ever….and only a chauffer charged.
    Nobody else knew anything.
    Fujian Gangs roamed free since 2016…no other Sinkie was involved.
    We are all innocent.
    All sinkies were born yesterday.

    Lawrence 99=zero:
    ”Government looking into lease issue of old HDB flats which involves ‘serious trade-offs’: Lawrence Wong…May 18, 2018”
    https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/government-looking-lease-issue-old-hdb-flats-which-involves-serious-trade-offs-lawrence
    ”In a Facebook post in March last year, Mr Wong noted that only 4 per cent of HDB flats have been earmarked for Sers since its launch in 1995. “For the vast majority of HDB flats, the leases will eventually run out, and the flats will be returned to HDB, which will in turn have to surrender the land to the State,” he said then.

    All HDB flats have a 99-year lease. As of December 2016, there were a total of about a million HDB flats in Singapore.
    Now in 2024, the ;lease decay timebomb is affecting almost 1,300,000 flats and counting.
    Lawrence 99=zero said in 2018 that papigs are looking into this timebomb.
    We have radio silence for 6 years now.
    Meanwhile the hello-kitty panic buying continues.
    The problem is getting worse, Hello Lawrence —are you there???

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  • rice:

    So,we have free election.
    We are democratic.
    So,we do not force upon others and don’t want to be FORCED too?
    Is this the case?

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  • Observer no blur:

    Seriously,next GE do not expect oppo to win more seats unless they ally as Alliance.
    More seats to go to PAP unless oppo change.
    Even AJ will become PAP again.
    Last GE WP won by negligee margin.
    AJ sinkies are not the same anymore.
    New people moved in as old sinkies moved out.

    WP will lose AJ for sure.

    Too bad as they want to go solo.

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  • Singaporean R Free Rider:

    Observer no blur:
    Seriously,next GE do not expect oppo to win more seats unless they allyas Alliance.
    More seats to go to PAP unless oppo change.
    Even AJ will become PAP again.
    Last GE WP won by negligee margin.
    AJ sinkies are not the same anymore.
    New people moved in as old sinkies moved out.

    WP will lose AJ for sure.

    Too bad as they want to go solo.

    Yes, WP guaranteed lose AJ this GE. SDP also guaranteed lose.

    In fact, all opposition will lose and obliterated in this coming GE2024.

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  • Steven:

    Who is this writer who pretends to be so enlightened that he always asks readers to “think” after his comments.

    Whenever it comes to him, I ALWAYS skip DO NOT read his comments

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