SINGAPORE: Singapore faces significant challenges that will need to be dealt with for possibly over the next 10 years, and the sooner the next General Election is held, the sooner Singaporeans can be rallied together to deal with those issues and uncertainties ahead, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat in an interview with CNA on Wednesday (May 27).
"I would say that, yes, elections are coming nearer by the day," said Mr Heng, in response to a question on whether Singaporeans will have to wait until Phase 3 after Singapore exits the "circuit breaker period" for the General Election to be held.
"The sooner we get it done, the earlier we can rally everybody together to deal with these very significant challenges ahead, and also to deal with these very significant uncertainties in the months and years ahead," said Mr Heng.
Singapore's next General Election must be held before Apr 14 next year, and Parliament has to be dissolved in January.
"A long runway" will be required for Singapore to tackle the economic and structural challenges, and a united Singapore will help the country emerge stronger from the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It is not a set of issues that we deal with over the next six to nine months or one year, but a set of issues that we need to deal with over the next five and even 10 years for us to emerge stronger, for us to manage this crisis of a generation as best as we can,” said Mr Heng
“So it is important for all Singaporeans to begin to focus our minds on how we can come together to overcome this crisis of our generation and how we can then rally together to emerge stronger.”
Poster for TGIF!
WP's Yee Jenn Jong says 'ownself check ownself' is not always the best.
Hur hur
Ah Yang and Ah Ling do not trust Ah Loong as a lee-der, how leh like that? Still safe to vote for Pay And Pay party?
Joke of the day
While walking down the street a Singapore minister was tragically hit by a car and died.
His soul arrives in Heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance. "Welcome to Heaven", says St. Peter. "Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts you see, so we're not sure what to do with you."
"No problem. Just let me in," says the minister.
"Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from the higher ups. What we'll do is have you spend one day in Hell and another in Heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity."
"Really? I've made up my mind. I want to be in Heaven," says the minister.
"I'm sorry, but we have our rules." And with that St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down to Hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a golf course. In the distance a clubhouse loomed and standing in front of it were all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him. Everyone appeared very happy and were seen wearing their evening costumes. They ran to greet him, shake his hands and reminisce about the good times they had while getting both exalted and rich . They played a friendly round of golf and then dined on lobster, maliputo, caviar, and Macallan 1926. Also present was the devil who turned out real friendly and kept telling jokes. They were all having such a good time that before long time was up.
Everyone gave him a hearty farewell and waved while the elevator rose.
The elevator goes up, up and the door reopens in Heaven where St. Peter waits for him once more.
"Now it's time to visit Heaven." So, 24 hours passed with the minister joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp, Cebu guitar and singing. They have a good time and before he realizes it the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns. "Well then you've spent a day in Hell and another in Heaven. Now choose your eternity.
"The minister reflected for a minute before answering: "Well, I would never have said it before, I mean Heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in Hell." So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down to Hell.
Now the doors of the elevator open and he's in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage. He sees all his friends, dressed in rags picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above. The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulders.
"I don't understand," stammers the minister.
"The other day I was here and there was a golf course and clubhouse and we ate lobster, maliputo, and caviar, drank $10,000 Macallan and we flirted, danced and had a great time. Now I am facing a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable. What happened?",
The devil smiles at him and says, "Yesterday we were campaigning. Today you voted".
VOTE WISELY.
UN-FUCKING-BELIEVABLE! Stroke Heng says General Election is “not the time for accounting and fault-finding”!
General Election is “not the time for accounting and fault-finding”
In the end.......daft Sinkies will be the death of us all.
Leecap: PAP forms internet brigade to whack its online critics back some 13 years ago
NEVER FORGIVE THE PAP, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, NEVER EVER FORGET.
Dear Stroke Heng, you speak as if PAP has already won the election.......
I agree, the sooner we hold the GE, the sooner we can vote all the useless monkeys in white out and set Singapore on the right path again.