Mah believes he can do “best†for Sg,blasts opposition’s GE
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Temasek Review - January 31, 2010
Mah Bow Tan says he believes he can do the “best” for Singaporeans and blasts opposition’s GE strategy
Written by Our Correspondent
National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan has lambasted the opposition for “focusing” on him in the next general election and claimed that only he can do the “best” for Singaporeans.
The Straits Times had earlier reported on a few opposition parties which have expressed their interest in contesting in Mr Mah’s Tampines GRC in the next general election due to his unpopularity among Singaporeans.
Mr Mah was widely blamed for his failure to control sky-rocketing prices of HDB flats which is imposing a great financial burden on ordinary Singaporeans.
The report prompted Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew to describe Tampines residents as being “daft” if they were to cast a protest vote against Mr Mah. (read article here)
“A general election (GE) is not about me, an individual minister or an individual MP. It’s really about the residents themselves. I offer myself up for election because I believe that I can do the best and the most for them. But ultimately it’s for the residents, the people to decide,” Mr Mah said in an interview with Straits Times.
Though he acknowledged that some people may be “adversely” affected by the housing policies, he is adamant that they are beneficial to Singaporeans as a whole:
“There’s no question that our policies are designed for the good of the people. While there may be certain parts of the policies that are not favourable, overall, I think these policies are for the well-being of the people and are good for the country.”
Mr Mah did not elaborate on the inadequacies of the policies and how they can be fine-tuned to better suit the needs and interests of the people.
The astronomical prices of today’s flats are contributed partly by a limited supply of new flats and rising demand fueled by the relentless influx of foreigners.
Only slightly more than 11,000 flats were built between the years 2006 – 2008 when the rate of immigration is at its peak. Mr Mah has still not explained to Singaporeans why so few flats were constructed during this period:
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he can do the best?? should move this to joke forum leh..
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Hey, he made HDB flats "affordable" .
Vote for what he can do for the citizens.
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His MP's position is shaky at Tampines GRC, wahahahhha!
Shorty, buck up, have compassion for the locals, do more good deeds - good for you.
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so despite the introduction of coe, erp and skyrocketing hdb prices, this motherfucker says he can "do the best for singaporeans"? LOL
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Originally posted by Rock^Star:
so despite the introduction of coe, erp and skyrocketing hdb prices, this motherfucker says he can "do the best for singaporeans"? LOL
Because Singaporeans generally like to pay higher prices for everything.
Really.
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It makes them feel rich.
Just like staring at their CPF statements every month.
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Originally posted by charlize:
Because Singaporeans generally like to pay higher prices for everything.
Really.
ya lor.. low price mean no good, mean cheapo, mean no one wan, mean useless -
if that short-useless-brainless-worthless-gutless-spineless-arse got kicked out after elections loss................and can't even be a MP, much less a minister..............i'll laugh like a mad man for a week.........
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Originally posted by As romanista2001:
if that short-useless-brainless-worthless-gutless-spineless-arse got kicked out after elections loss................and can't even be a MP, much less a minister..............i'll laugh like a mad man for a week.........
i will just say heaven finally open eyes ar.. -
A few ministers must be sweating for the coming elections.
More than in previous elections.
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Lots of these people are recruited through connections and have no capabilities.
They cannot even handle one to one debate.
Give them some competition and they sweat liao.
They will definitely retire due to personal reasons when the heat is on.
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Originally posted by Medicated Oil:
Lots of these people are recruited through connections and have no capabilities.
They cannot even handle one to one debate.
Give them some competition and they sweat liao.
They will definitely retire due to personal reasons when the heat is on.
yes.. that is the whole idea... important is to make them sweat....it may not be 100% good to take up PAP now... but make then sweat and they will start thinking again... -
Originally posted by charlize:
A few ministers must be sweating for the coming elections.
More than in previous elections.
All the recent and previous few elections were very quiet affair.Many walkovers - too many liao.
Except for the Cheng San GRC (if I remember correctly, in the 90s) where PAP won by 1 to 2% margin.
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You cannot overcome the whole team.
You can hit them one by one.
Learn from your PC game.
They already have some loop holes for you to poke.
Just voice out wisely and you have the battle won.
They are also human and think of themselves first.
Just wait for the retirement news.
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don't mind me saying this, but compared to having a slipper man whose wife killed his brother as MP, mah's place isn't that vulnerable is he.
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Originally posted by Medicated Oil:
Lots of these people are recruited through connections and have no capabilities.
They cannot even handle one to one debate.
Give them some competition and they sweat liao.
They will definitely retire due to personal reasons when the heat is on.
Nepotism and cronyism rule in dynasty lee -
haha.. he can indeed get the ""best prices"" for singaporeans...
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Sorry, just an analogy, no offence - sounds as if like he "input shit, output shit"
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Mah Bow Tan says he believes he can do the “best” for Singaporeans and blasts opposition’s GE strategy
He can do the 'best' for sporean....
To increase and let sporean pay more and more.
Or really bring down the hikes and alleviate the pains? That is the 'best' for sporean?
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marlboro tan 下�!
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i sometimes pronounce it as ram-bu-tan
Nepotism - yes ..sure...thats a distinctive mark of Chinese political style..lineage and inheritance....family businesses are aplenty in almost all Chinese communities...in fact that is rather similar in other cultures as well...
we are all working for HIS dynasty....it would be changed soon...perhaps a completely new dynasty would emerge again....
FCUKPAP
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Originally posted by monoslayer:
marlboro tan 下�!
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Originally posted by Fcukpap:
i sometimes pronounce it as ram-bu-tan
Nepotism - yes ..sure...thats a distinctive mark of Chinese political style..lineage and inheritance....family businesses are aplenty in almost all Chinese communities...in fact that is rather similar in other cultures as well...
we are all working for HIS dynasty....it would be changed soon...perhaps a completely new dynasty would emerge again....
FCUKPAP
How sure are you or is there any guarantee that there will be new dynasty after PAP? So does it mean we have better vote PAP again??YOu are very much on propaganda to subtlely stop people from voting for oppositions. PAP moles are not welcome to Elections Strategy, you know.
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Originally posted by 4sg:
All the recent and previous few elections were very quiet affair.Many walkovers - too many liao.
Except for the Cheng San GRC (if I remember correctly, in the 90s) where PAP won by 1 to 2% margin.
No -- you are talking about Eunos GRC in 1988 (With 49% of the votes went to the WP instead)
Eunos GRC in 1991 losts 47% of the votes to the WP as well (Who is the added consitutency??) and kena broke up after that.Cheng San has even less votes than Eunos (45%) in 1997 and in 1991 had not reached the 40% mark, I think (Different party contested, that NSP contest it in 1991)