The untimely departure of Chip Goodyear
By Bhasakaran K, Political Correspondent On 21 July, Temasek Holdings released a statement regarding the departure of Mr Charles ‘Chip’ Goodyear as CEO of the company. He was to have assumed the position completely by October 2009 after coming in as CEO Designate in March. Mr Goodyear’s succession to Ms Ho Ching was announced...
A look at the new batch of NMPS
By Bhaskaran K from The Singapore Enquirer On Monday 6 July, the Select Committee tasked with choosing the candidates for the position of Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) released their final list of 9 nominees. Though 46 candidates submitted proposals, 3 were rejected as ineligible. The following 9 were chosen from...
Changes in the political system to increase number of NCMPs in Parliament to allow more alternative voices to be heard
By Bhaskaran K, Singapore Enquirer The system of Non-Constituency Members of Parliament (NCMPs) was initially instated in 1984 and was largely seen as a knee-jerk reaction to the unexpected victory of the Worker’s Party’s J.B. Jeyaratnam (JBJ) in the Anson by-elections of 1981. It marked the PAP’s first defeat post-independence...
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