Former minister Yeo Cheow Tong to retire from politics
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Former minister Yeo Cheow Tong to retire from politics
December 30, 2009
Former transport minister Mr Yeo Cheow Tong will not be taking part in the next general election due by February 2012 and will retire from politics for good.
Mr Yeo, who have been a MP since 1984, felt “it’s time to call it a day and let a younger person take over.”
He left the Cabinet in 2006 but stay on as a MP at the request of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
However, according to some unverified rumors circulating in cyberspace, Mr Yeo was “removed” from his cabinet position because of some “problems” in his personal life.
A website bearing Mr Yeo’s full name set up two years ago by an anonymous blogger claimed that Mr Yeo was in “financial distress” from his wife’s “investments” in property.
It also alleged that Mr Yeo is now working for Indonesian conglomerate Lippo Group and drawing a salary of around $18,000 a month.
Mr Yeo has not refuted the allegations publicly or taken any action against the blog so far.
Another minister who has retired is Dr Lee Boon Yang who was appointed as a non-executive Chairman on the board of Keppel Corporation, a gigantic state-owned company. Dr Lee is a vet by training.
With the announcement of Mr Yeo’s retirement, it appears that the next election is around the corner.
As in the past, the ruling party will first announce the retirement of its ministers followed by introduction of its new candidates in the media.
The electoral boundaries and polling date are usually revealed only in the last minute to catch the opposition off guard.
With the mainstream media firmly in its control, the ruling party has managed to keep scandals of its leaders under wraps and allowed only good news to be released to the public.
This explains why over 90 per cent of Singaporeans had expressed confidence in their leaders and public institutions in a survey done by the United Nations Development Programme, the highest in the world.
The opposition is also disadvantaged by the short campaign period of only nine days which hampers their efforts to get their message across to the electorate.
With the ruling party giving out Singapore citizenships like freebies to foreigners, it will be an uphill task for the opposition to mount a credible challenge against it in future elections to come.
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He can be a minister mentor just like lky to help out the young blood.
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The opposition is also disadvantaged by the short campaign period of only nine days which hampers their efforts to get their message across to the electorate.
With the ruling party giving out Singapore citizenships like freebies to foreigners, it will be an uphill task for the opposition to mount a credible challenge against it in future elections to come.
self defeatism again?? you can do your part by joining your favourite oppo party and round up enough to stand for elections in every ward n grc or at least contribute some money to finance their campaigns...if not, it's always the same old dull shit of not enough good men again and conceding mass walkovers again and whining over here...haizz
it's time to walk the talk, baby, instead of the usual howling in the wilderness....
carpe diem!
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Omg..
he a pretty nice guy
wasted.....
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he did a very good job in charge of the WTO meeting in sg back then...
a good PAP leader and man of sg
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Originally posted by Bentsb05:
he did a very good job in charge of the WTO meeting in sg back then...
a good PAP leader and man of sg
yep i agreehe pretty friendly guy
should i still vote for Pap
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haha.....if you have a chance to vote if it isnt walkover...
for your future and your children's future....
a resounding YES!!
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lky:thats their problem!
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He wanted to quit before the last election.PM kindly asked to stay for one more term.
If he voluntarily wanted to quit, PM should let him go.There were many ppl wanting to be MP.
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GOOD RIDDANCE!
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Originally posted by noahnoah:
Omg..
he a pretty nice guy
wasted.....
face all craters, where got nice and pretty?? you cockeye liao -
Since the SIA crash in Taiwan, LKY hated him like shit. Still can give him a term, he should be happy liao. Dun take those media words for it, as a Minister for Transportation, he failed miserably both in handle the crisis and with media and also my homeland taiwan peoples. Get it?
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Originally posted by angel7030:
Since the SIA crash in Taiwan, LKY hated him like shit. Still can give him a term, he should be happy liao. Dun take those media words for it, as a Minister for Transportation, he failed miserably both in handle the crisis and with media and also my homeland taiwan peoples. Get it?
Angel, are you sure?? LKY hated him like a shit? Why? Is a crash in Taiwan what, is the airport staff of Taiwan did not pass the message correctly what (Or the pilot was not concentrating due to low moods etc), what has this done to YCT??
PS: If a Taiwan airplane crash in CGA (Changi Airport), then even I will also hate him like a shit. -
Originally posted by Samuel Lee:
Angel, are you sure?? LKY hated him like a shit? Why? Is a crash in Taiwan what, is the airport staff of Taiwan did not pass the message correctly what (Or the pilot was not concentrating due to low moods etc), what has this done to YCT??
PS: If a Taiwan airplane crash in CGA (Changi Airport), then even I will also hate him like a shit.
First, he react too slow, secondly, he was panic, third, he can't deal with the taiwan authority, who was also in the wrong but managed to turn around and blame him and singapore pilots? that really pissed LKY off.Other than that, LKY expected him to control the traffic in Singapore, increase transportation cost to leverage on SMRT books, ability to negiotate with taiwan transport minister on the compensation of the SIA accident, he failed all. When Lky visited taiwan to speak to their head of state on the fair equal compensation to the american victims who sued SIA a large amount of money, he was told that the talks is over between both countries at the transport ministers' level, and the rest of the taiwanese minister laughed, Lky knows that he was taken for a fool. That is where, my taiwanese Uncle Li Au said, "Singaporean are stupid".
My Dad told me in the 90s, which i was still very young, there was a case in San Francisco where a Singaporean Air Steward (malay) raped and killed a Singapore airline's taiwanese Air stewardess in a hotel. That malay guy came back to singapore, till the SF police discovered the body, they called for a interpol intervention, the Malay guy was trial in Singapore court and sentence to death, but he argued that he wanted to be trial in US, because the crime was in US and an international one, Singapore court release him to repariate him back to US, he was given 20 years with payroll in nice US of A prison. I think by this time, he is a free man. My Dad told me, the mother of taiwanese Air stewardess voted for revenge, she covered her daughter body with red cloth, in taiwan custom, that means blood for blood, and she set a curse on Singapore.
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Originally posted by angel7030:
First, he react too slow, secondly, he was panic, third, he can't deal with the taiwan authority, who was also in the wrong but managed to turn around and blame him and singapore pilots? that really pissed LKY off.Other than that, LKY expected him to control the traffic in Singapore, increase transportation cost to leverage on SMRT books, ability to negiotate with taiwan transport minister on the compensation of the SIA accident, he failed all. When Lky visited taiwan to speak to their head of state on the fair equal compensation to the american victims who sued SIA a large amount of money, he was told that the talks is over between both countries at the transport ministers' level, and the rest of the taiwanese minister laughed, Lky knows that he was taken for a fool. That is where, my taiwanese Uncle Li Au said, "Singaporean are stupid".
My Dad told me in the 90s, which i was still very young, there was a case in San Francisco where a Singaporean Air Steward (malay) raped and killed a Singapore airline's taiwanese Air stewardess in a hotel. That malay guy came back to singapore, till the SF police discovered the body, they called for a interpol intervention, the Malay guy was trial in Singapore court and sentence to death, but he argued that he wanted to be trial in US, because the crime was in US and an international one, Singapore court release him to repariate him back to US, he was given 20 years with payroll in nice US of A prison. I think by this time, he is a free man. My Dad told me, the mother of taiwanese Air stewardess voted for revenge, she covered her daughter body with red cloth, in taiwan custom, that means blood for blood, and she set a curse on Singapore.
Hello Angel
Long history lesson from you...
..but I don't think your story is correct.
This is probably the real reason why Yeo Cheow Tong is not contesting the next election :
ps. In short, he is a 'hot potato' for the PAP
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Originally posted by Lionnosy:
Hello Angel
Long history lesson from you...
..but I don't think your story is correct.
This is probably the real reason why Yeo Cheow Tong is not contesting the next election :
ps. In short, he is a 'hot potato' for the PAP
Exactly, he is out of flavour, from a Minister to a mere MP to nobody, you think he gives up himself ar??? politics is dirty hor, so dun read the media state times too much hor. Use your brain to think also know liao, me not born yesterday hor. Singaporeans are just too nerdy, alway think straight and follow the news and books. Haiz!
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Originally posted by angel7030:
Exactly, he is out of flavour, from a Minister to a mere MP to nobody, you think he gives up himself ar??? politics is dirty hor, so dun read the media state times too much hor. Use your brain to think also know liao, me not born yesterday hor. Singaporeans are just too nerdy, alway think straight and follow the news and books. Haiz!
Angel
Gotta agree with you on this one....
Don't read the state media too much... that's a corrupted organ.
Read the news and know the truth (as well as some BS) from the internet..
and you will realize that the Men In White ain't white at all.
Lots of dirty linen still to hang out..
YCT is the first..
More to come.
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Originally posted by Lionnosy:
Angel
Gotta agree with you on this one....
Don't read the state media too much... that's a corrupted organ.
Read the news and know the truth (as well as some BS) from the internet..
and you will realize that the Men In White ain't white at all.
Lots of dirty linen still to hang out..
YCT is the first..
More to come.
But that is how politics works, if lky is not dirty, i will not vote for him, same goes to all people, if you are the boss, and a manager is not coperating with you, you will remove him but not directly, millions and tons of hours spend in close door meeting is not for nothing ya. Some will become blue eye boys and girls, some will be slaughtered for sacrification for the Glory of PAP.As Men in White, I havd doubt in their Underwears or boxers, most likely their underwears is not white.
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Eh? I thought he already retired from politics.
Never see or hear of him for the past few years in the papers or media.
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Let him go or give him another term.
Or let him be a mentor to teach the young blood.
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he is consider too soft for politics.
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we lost a talent
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he is one of the few MP that is not born rich right?? if i dun remember wrongly...
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YCT was TPT minister, but his ward (Yew Tee) has the crappiest bus services.