Politics In Singapore - What Needs To Change?
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- 4G leadership - can we expect a more level playing field? Is the system fair? Is it transparent? Is the government running out of ideas? Will the new prime minister have the full backing of his team? Will he become party secretary-general before the election?
Veteran journalist Bertha Henson in a no-holds barred interview with IQ Chief Editor and former NMP Viswa Sadasivan.
I find the host interrupting too much stopping the flow of answers.
Absolutely agree with you!
Papig man.
It’s a PAP acquired Habit to CONTROL Narrative 😊
My thoughts exactly. Trying to be a smart ass. Crappy interview with all his interruptions and interjections. Stiff and boring
Host is interruptive. More of interviewee rather than interviewer in this session
Yes I would concur..
I also agree
I agree! She had to tell him she was trying to explain. This isn’t a debate. The host talked too much!
to the point of even trying to redirect what Bertha is saying!
its the editing, relax
Bertha went to school with me. Never did I know ,now that I live in Australia she is such a high-profile person 😊
Weird line of questioning.
The questioner would ask questions like what changes you like to see and at the same time qualify that the people in the status quo are already so fantastic always acting with good intentions. I mean if that was the case, why bother to seek change?
For example, the questioner suggested that people from the outside should come in but they may not be well tested as scholars. I mean, why the hell do you want untested people to come into the system? Or why are scholars so well tested. If they are so well tested why look for outsiders?
I guess what this interview show is Singaporeans themselves don't know why they want change but at the same time mouthing they want change.
Bertha is overly critical person, always picking on small issue and make it to become a mountain. Personally, I am clueless as why she thinks she is fit to be commenting or teaching what PM Wong has to do a PM. Jounalist are good at reporting historical event, post match result, they are not content creators and neither they score goals to win
What I see it is always their same flock n people are occupying the positions that could be controlling them to be on their side without objections. What is Democratic society? Hunger for power n how long can you live.
Don't know what you all talking about here. All kinds of surveys reported by MSM always shows majority of Singaporean are happy and everything is affordable. It must be true, otherwise will get pofma.
Aiyo, Viswa, let the woman talk. Don’t keep cutting her off.
Viswa seems more eager to express his views than listening to what Bertha has to say. 😂
@@yangwei1157 That's what I felt too. The initial part was ok. He listened and interrupted Bertha to be more specific. Subsequently, he seems to direct the interview by expressing his opinion and seek an agreement from Bertha.
Ah pls la you 2, go join Kenneth at his Reforming Parties with ur glasses of ribena ... and true, Viswah may hv had 1 too many, interrupting n imposing....
This guy just loves his own voice. Bad mediator.
@@douglasstanley5209 exactly!
13:45 im trying to answer lah babe 😂
Our Ministers/ex-Ministers must understand they are not elitists. A large number of them are recipients of government scholarships. Now that they made it financially, both they and their family members ought to remember their "ROOTS" and serve the country whole-heartedly without ALWAYS consider BIG payout for their effort or intelligence or talent.
The "system" has made the people "practical" (instead of "idealistic - committed to excellence"). They are self-servicing. They look after themselves first (and stops there) to have a peaceful life to enjoy what they have.
@@kokwahchan8478 from humble beginnings to "civil servants" ?
One is a complainer and the other one is a interrupter.... More like a gossip session... Nobody is good except you.... Finding faults for everything..... Sad video....
I love her.Viswa cannot help himself from his days of overseeing school debates.She is my true Singaporean.People please listen to her
Dbs CEO is an icon? You gotta be kidding? After all that big failures and you label DBS as an icon? Anytime SIA is befitting! In Singapore, it is moving around the few players whom the system feels are qualified but really CMI. It is everywhere in the ministries and stat boards. 😮😅
The interviewer is evidently bias here. He ends the interview by psychologically steering the viewers to his direction, i.e., to his stance that the viewers should also trust his summative conclusion to support a candidate they do not know at all as opposed to the position that Bertha stated, namely we know more that the current PM is more of the same as he was an administrative service officer who reported to his former boss.
Without openness and transparency in government cannot really say what is good or bad and there is no (real) accountability.
She is right about transparency issues
On the contrary, it is the opposition party lacking transparency and tried in many instances to hide the misconduct of its MPs.
@@pengui6152 when lhl knew about tcj indiscretion he should have fired him on the spot. I’m sure lky would have done that
@@pengui6152u're so blind that u didn't even noticed LHL admit that he kept it a secret for YEARS !
But who is empowered by the majority?
@@pengui6152 Really? Do you have data to back up your statement?
contrary to a lot of the criticism here, i thought bertha brought up a lot of good points. viswa needs to improve his questioning style as an interviewer. he needs to understand this interview is not about him, it's about bertha.
he's being a moderator and he is steering the interview by giving flash points and having bertha then expand upon and navigate further.
Yes agree! I didn't like the way he kept interrupting Bertha, and she on some questions didn't finish answering them completely!
I think the interviewer was kind of rude .🙄
I concurred ! He should be interviewing and not driving his opinion for an agreement.
😅@@karenkwok583
Viswa was pandering to the incumbents, I think Bertha nailed it on several topics. Viswa was whitewashing. He basically said we can trust that PAP will do good. Erm, against what Bertha was sharing,
For goodness sake, Viswa... the next time you interview someone, let the person talk and stop trying to hog the limelight. You made this otherwise interesting piece a chore to watch.
Not all are good, some even goes backwards instead of improvement. Especially the customer service, not every 😅 things can be done through digital or AI services... It seems like very rigid, and are not helpful in answering problems. After all still need customer services officer assistant to answer the call. It take up a lot of unnecessary times and it is not improving but backwards in services. Certainly things digital can't give you answers to enquiry left more doubts and frustrated. This are the set backs in this digital Age.
She comes across as an attention seeker 😂😮😅
Frankly speaking, who is the interviewer and who is being interviewed? Vis, you are frequently interrupting Berta and putting your opinion into the topics being discussed. This is not a forum but an interview for Gods sake !😮 15:13
The biggest challenge for Lawrence Wong is to get those colleagues who think they are smarter than him behind him.
When she was editor at TNP, TNP really tried pushing on investigative journalism in Singapore, despite being a tabloid with all its tabloidish-ness. In an alternate reality, if she was editor in ST, would there have been an alternate reality of a stronger, more investigative press in SG?
It's really not an impartial interview. Why do i have this feeling she's really unhappy or upset because she's "ousted" from her lifelong job by a new editor.
I agree sour grapes
"They do not know what they do not know" - well said. And do not ask and likely afraid to change (because it might be interpreted as a mistake was made).
Bertha is just amazing with her own colloquial and singlish thrown in. The host on the other hands seems to be trying getting Bertha to believe in his own ideal.
In other words, the host wanted his views to be endorsed by Bertha.
Who does she mean by the "State"? The govt?
Bertha Henson besides being an excellent ex editor and journalist has an unequal brilliant mind. She is a treasure trove of wisdom
Maybe she should go create an icon or a brand for SG.
The part on the scripted parliament is spot on
Thank you for inviting Bertha. All of us really wants this country and it people to succeed. Bertha unlike many observers of the political is more passionate about it. It is also good to sound out the issues that might have overlooked.
I think she is overly critical person, always picking on small issue and make it to become a mountain. Personally I am clueless as why she think she is fit to be commenting teaching what PM Wong has to do a PM. Jounalist are good at reporting historical event, they are not content creators.
Is there an issue that many if not most establishment people are self-censuring? If so, how does this affect honesty, if it does at all?
I disagree with her assessment on the last 2 PMs, and I challenge her to use her own scorecard to assess them. LKY era produced HDB, CPF, SBS, SMRT etc. The rest? GST, ERP, COE? 😮
If I sum up her best points: transparency and accountability, let's hope people vote based on their best interests. Absolutely demand for your East, West, North, South coast plan!
Moving forward though, because we are first world, we need more QUALITATIVE scoring. Where's the PURPOSE and LEADERSHIP because seems like only gahmen exempt from skills upgrading and productivity drive.
With AI and this new thing called computers, maybe just maybe, we should wonder why GST needs to increase to serve the same population?
Singapore is not First World in terms of standard of living. What is the point of skills upgrading if there is bias against older workers. Also, there will always be a "cheaper" (no CPF) foreigner who will get the job.
Wish he would stop interrupting BH!
Damn...Berta would've made one hell of an opposition member. Well-spoken, full of life experience, relatable, logical, objective, sense of humour and fair. She's amazing.
we are here to listen to Bertha... stop adding your thoughts to the point of trying to redirect what she says!
Any external affairs all boils down to women themselves to be blamed, if a man want to " tackle " or " interested " in another lady and if the lady know that he already have a famliy whether in good shape or not must not " step " .similarly a woman must not step into other family whether they are in good shape or not , whichever cones first majority broken family are all ladies fault.ladies when they fed up they can just walk off to look for another man .
No matter what the future small island will be our local will more less well off with more foreigners doung the same jobs but their salary are higher than locals after their exchange rate they are much better than local because of our small and cramp h d b units are are exorbitant prices worst after they paying for the flat not much left for survival not to mention retirement thatsbwhy our seniors are still working to support themselves instead of retiring happily looking after their grandchildren
Why is continuity bad?
Is it not too premature to state that Lawrence Wong and his team have no big idea? It’s one month into their new role.
Make the call a year after the next election. For now stay the course, is not a bad idea.
Shows you are part of the problem.
The guest is saying what she observed today, till now. So of course in the future anything is possible. What she said is based on her observations. So the Fact remains and you cannot debunk her. Singapore has no Big Ideas up to today
Oh that's because you are not the 40%. So you totally don't understand the 40%. Blinded
SG does not belong to anyone person's grandfather. The supreme law of the land gives voters the power to change leaders if they deem it's needed. It's human nature those benefitting a lot to not want change. It's also natural that those who disapprove several policies and seeing no signs of change possible to want to send a signal to the establishment. You need to change the SG Constitution to remove this power and then you can sleep in peace. Ban elections and you can have no change. Or migrate to China and enjoy dictatorship under one party. Don't be selfish. If the 40% wants change that's their legal rights. 40% deserves a proportional representation in parliament seats which is Not the Case Now.
Next time you not happy with the 40%, don't tell them to leave SG. Tell them to Vote Them Out! Understand? Don't fool them to leave SG and leave SG with only anti-diversity-of-views people. We don't need bigots in sg
That's why they change hands just a little before an election, such that it'll play into one's uneasiness when people decide on their votes.
is the host interviewing bertha or himself ? It is ok to steer and lead the interview but not ok to offer so much of his opinions when the interviewee has so much to offer. Mr host has to go for media training...............
I believe there there are some threads missing this inteview/discussion. There ws recognition during the discussion that the private sector should not merely follow the government and but act show leadership and work together rather than merely let the Government lead the private sector follow. Instead of following up on the idea of the team, and how it can be implemwnted and what the advantages are, the discussion moved on to persons who are 'successful' in the private sector joining the government. This bnefits the Government because it has people with a different experie ce in theiir midst but what happens to the leadershio that we want to see in the r=private sector? The idea of the private sector and the Government got a mention with hardly any follow up.
Love the content and Bertha’s thoughts are very insightful but host stop interjecting with your own opinions! Saw her chain of thought broken several times. Clearly she was frustrated 12:45.
Bertha is portraying a slight unhappiness towards underlying issues that might have happened against her. Thoughts are conventional and outdated and are slightly incoherent. Quite out of touch with global topics and regional challenges, too focused on the badness out there but no the good.
Why the title of the video never mention her name!! This is usually not the case. Also he is a very bad host. Not just bad but very bad
Have we not succeeded over the last 6 decades since indeoendence? Yes..wexate not perfect but do not just give your " opinion" on these shortcomjnhs but share your thoughts about hiw we can improve (which is still your opinion). Let the readers decide..
No big idea in Singapore is because increasingly, there is nothing much Singapore can actually offer. Cities and countries can catch up to Singapore - slowly, but surely. We have some manufacturing but not major enough to make waves in the world. We have no farming or agriculture. We just have people.
How much do you expect people can produce or innovate if it is just people as a resource? It will be easy to replicate.
We talk about innovation, wanting to change, but what is there for us to change when we are not producers of anything much?
Will the world demand of our services or products? Who will when there are better and more varied alternatives elsewhere?
I am not trying to be optimistic, but singapore better be on its toes and the people better be careful cos come few elections down the road and the world becomes more and more different, we may very well lose out position and placing in this world.
Good observation and point...already there is a feeling that S'poreans are becoming too proud and complacent and turning into "a little island with smug people". Pride comes before a fall. Of course many countries would love to be in S'pore's position but there is a problem with high cost which is affecting not just individuals but businesses as well. On the micro level, ncreasingly I see S'poreans being priced out of the good "middle income" life that many aspire too, esp the older generation like myself. I can't speak for the younger generation but among my contemporaries and peers, many have expressed the view that it's better for us to move away as the island state is becoming more and more expensive and not conducive for retirement.
Viswa (& other MPs, NMPs, NCMPs) must ask himself/themselves what EACTLY has been their contribution, if any, to SGP & the pple & how SGP has declined to such a "Humpty Dumpty" stage? If YOU pple still don't know the ROOT CAUSES, SGP would further decline into the rat hole..........events like the COVID-19 pandemic & the epic mismanagement of our reserves are EXISTENTIAL crisis which require IMMEDIATE solutions, if not to be promptly addressed..........other matters are NOT imperative, so stop distracting from the said issues......can't wait for "what needs to change"!!!
very incoherent responses from Bertha... even Viswa looks perplexed at times
I think both u and him are confused easily
Bertha is very clear. This isn’t a debate so why was VS talking so much Bertha had to tell him she was trying to explain.
Actually they Complement each other Well 😊
What exactly was incoherent?
@@AlexYing-pq1xk .... "Because, I'm trying to answer, babe."
13:45 I'm trying to answer la babe 😂
Please do more of this kind of interview. We need more constructive interview and eye opening ideas that can develop for our nation.
Talk nonsense and data You are smart enter politics, do not talk
We are No.1 who wants to change the blue print..who dares?
To succeed in A.I , ability to make smart Questions is key. But many voters dare not question. Its a deep problem. We must not say its ballessness. That is unfair to say of them. Maybe they are shy. Or are they waiting for permission to give themselves the permission to think? Welcome to the age of A.I. 😅
What is perplexing is she came inside the system. No experience outside non-govt linked organisations, what optical experience does she has on organizational change?? Working for SPH ...isn't a frontier organization for dynamic critical assessment of political leadership or organization weaknesses.
Viswa, let the lady cook.
You are very much in the mould of LKY "Cake making moulds"...strict and holding yourself.....people have feelings despite being a politician....
She is so annoying. Sound like ranting.
took me a few starts and stops to watch the interview
it reiterates and emphasises why i dun follow politics too closely and get emotional
there are more constructive ways to spend time and help SG to succeed in other ways
Why does the private sector need to wait for government leadership? How much incentive do MNCs receive for coming to Singapore? It’s clear that the private sector must collaborate with government strategies. Does the failure of private leader to propose different or contrasting strategies, a reflection on the local education system? Do politics and education have a close relationship?
Bertha is quite unsure at times and it gave impression that she has nothing concrete and is trying to stir issues for sake of it.
Like one guy across the causeway regarding his country
This Channel sometimes “ Stirs” for Good 😌
Wah so many IBs stirred up to come here because they feel so insecure.
PAP didn't pfoma her.. So what does that say ? 🤔
For once it is so refreshing listening to Bertha.
For a simpleton like me, many things discussed is beyond me.
Definitely housing and its exorbitant price is close to me.
Every other neighbour is a foreigner and new to me.
These are things that I face.
Media has a narration on certain issues that is far from truth but an agenda to follow.
Is a challenging time for Lawrence. In my opinion, more people will lose their jobs when they are 40+. Retraining won't help
What is the PAP's favourite rock band? Status Quo.
Who is your fav politician? Trump
SG politic got rooms for improvement lah, not change. If change, our secured life will be challenged (proven from pandemic). SG done very very very well already. We are not navie that we are living in Utopia.
Masterful use of the banyan analogy by Bertha
Is this dude interviewing himself or is he interviewing the lady per say? Not a good interviewer
She looks like female Goh Chok Tong
"Trust is as two-way street". Trust to be trusted. Does the government trust the people? It is also "trust but verify". To verify requires openness and transparency.
She talks as if she is a seasoned politician. If a person harbours deep negativity in her life against an agency nothing comes out good in their mouth. Best to keep away from this woman.
What You expect when current 4G helmed by Boy Scout Team 😂
Nothing wrong with her; she got the gut to speak truthfully and that gained my respect for her and don't forget it's her own opinions. People must be allowed to speak freely, so that it can help to bring change for the better. Not be a YES MAN all the time. Just get Real!!!
@@leslieho6378 too little too late to now grow a Spine … She pbly realising Significance that Not even 1 LKY Trusted General Bothered to intervene to Rescue LKY’s Reckless Kids in Lee Family Saga … ie. Ownself Destroy Ownself
too little too late to now grow a Spine … She pbly realising Significance that Not even 1 LKY Trusted General Bothered to intervene to Rescue LKY’s Reckless Kids in Lee Family Saga … ie. Ownself Destroy Ownself
@@leslieho6378 Opposition also speak out. It is different if she joins a party and speak out. Then you can't say nothing wrong with her anymore since it is her own opinions.
She is sharp rather than clear. The core problem is a lack of core belief.
What should be the "core belief"?
at the end of the interview, she doesnt seem to know that LW was selected after support from his colleagues had been established
I think her point was about transparency. It's one thing to say that behind closed doors he's got the support, but it's another for him to actually get elected as SG of the party and to carry the ground in the election in clear view of all his colleagues behind him.
I bet you do not know either. So live and let live.
@@keejoseph3145 if i didnt know, how were i able to point it out? she obviously didnt know about the interview that Khaw Boon Wan did.
@@keejoseph3145 you didnt know that LHL appoint KBW to conduct interview among ministers on who they think is the most suitable 4th PM? the answer turns out to be LW.
Wonderful conversation and insights from these two veteran journalists.
Hope she is not advocating that our political leaders abandon what works for us.
Not all change is bad . Not all status quo is positive. Look at the hdb prices. Pap and most sporeans have forgotten HDB is public housing .
She did brought out the IRSWRAN and TAN case which is abit uncleared really good and daring...their cases should not be under carpet
The scandal involving ruling party MPs was uncovered through the party's own internal checks and was transparently revealed in parliament by the party itself. None of these revelations were initiated or discovered by the opposition. In contrast, the opposition tried to conceal scandals involving their MPs when their leader became aware of the issue. It wouldn't be surprising if more scandals involving opposition party are uncovered when the metaphorical carpet is lifted.
By promoting Murali says a lot about Lawrence actually. Unless that was not his decision.
Then whom he would promote? Talking is cheap you know
I concur w several of the comments here: it was nice to hear the views of Bertha, but the interviewer Viswa certainly need to exercise restraint. At some point, I was wondering is he going to let Bertha talk, or he is more interested in giving himself the platform to say his own thing? 😅
Incompetent nterviewer.
PM has a very short runway. It will be a very busy months ahead. The guest had rightly pointed out, he needs to get his party colleagues to support him. Best is to speak to Mr Goh CT.
Goh has a hard seat because LKY set the high standard. Similiarly LW will also have a hard seat because LHL has pushed SG into ultra growth. So ya, go listen to what he will say.
@@douglasstanley5209 Goh had won over the support of people after LKY with a series of social measures like medical fund. Frankly, most straight fw is to tackle GST, COE and housing...
LKY set the precedence of leveling the playing field by imprisoning, bankrupting and destroying his detractors. The country has moved away from this but transparency, accountability and power sharing may still be a ways off
Aiyah what she know
Berth, don't try to talk like you know what to do... cause you don't..... Viswah, same goes to you....
Iswaran Case will make PaP lose GRC awest Coast
Yes ! Also Tan Chuan Jin's extramarital affairs ! It's quite shocking that LHL knew about his affairs for quite some time and yet he didn't disclose it at that point of time . What Bertha said was true... there's no transparency !
@@karenkwok583 Also Tengah residents are not happy. Maybe they will redraw tengah under Amk GRC
I say yay to Bertha🫡
Cobra effect
U let ppl like her run Sg... I give Sg 6 months to a year before it regresses into her original state, a fishing village hosting pirates.
Buuut, this karen has a point...
She is talking rubbish. She is just a reporter. Always a complainer.
who is she??
This old lady has made herself a clown, an anti-establishment character. She hates PAP because she failed to make it to chief editor. She blamed the government.
What she said is generally correct.
Trying to come across as objective based on her confirmation biases. Silly woman!
Sweden has Abba & that’s it. We have SIA.
I like her. What she said is so true
To be on the pessimistic side, probably LKY/1G leaders are the only visionaries 🤷🏻♂️ Singapore will have
Good joke of the day
Vote for Trump! Migrate to the US via Mexico!
And they are still milking the goodwill of LKY's team, spending unnecessary money with all the Founders memorial thing, when LKY explicitly mentioned no statue whatsoever
Actually it's ok to milk the goodwill of past leaders who have been instrumental in bringing Spore to what it is today...all countries do that. But it's a different thing altogether to spend extravagantly on building monuments, while at the same time harping on financial prudence. Somehow it just doesn't click.
@@Yang_man608 do tax payers care? See my point?
Uncle Viswa and Aunty Bertha .. relax la and go retire in peace la .. your time in the political limelight is long gone
Know how to talk only blame but cannot do do be fool by this interview motive
Why Bertha calls him Babe at 13 minute mark?
Put HDB policy back to the basic principle n target
Affordable public housing for all Singaporeans n not compete with private real estate companies
99 year lease for the first buyer n transferable to immediate off brings to continue another 99 year lease
Affordable rental from HDB is a second priority
Leasehold property means once time is up, the lease will revert back to the landowner. What you are suggesting is a perpetual leasehold ie equivalent to a freehold property. You pay peanuts and you expect to stay in a freehold property in land scarce Singapore? There are 2 types of HDB rental right now. Rental by HDB or by owner. Rental by HDB is already very affordable. Are you suggesting government to intervene for rental by owner too?
One of the reasons why Sg $ has such high exchange rates vis-a-vis neighbouring nations; is due to the value of Singapore's real estate. Their corporations - large and small have no faith in their currencies. They and MANY global corporations 'parked' their capital in Singapore-domiciled banks.
This made Singapore the No. 2 Direct Foreign Investment destination by US $ valuation. No. 1 is USA because only she can print US $.
Think about that. It isn't China or Japan or Germany. How much US $ is remitted to their respective state-domiciled banks due to their economic output ? Yet Singapore is miles ahead of No. 3, China. Why ?
It is almost a certainty; many of these Letters of Credit are directly paid into the respective corporations banks accounts domiciled in a bank located inside Singapore's jurisdiction.
There must be a mind-boggling sum of $$$$$$$$$$ being remitted daily to banks located in Singapore. I can safely guess most of the motivation stems from Tax Planning or Tax Evasion for a truer meaning; especially for US Corporations. I can also guess many of these corporations accept payments in Sg $$$$$$ to avoid scrutiny by US Federal Reserve or Authorities.
The impact of so much Sg $ being 'internationalise" must be mind-boggling. But it has a huge benefit for a small economy; the currency attracts high demand. Or literally speaking, our monetary authority can write Sg $1 M paper or digital cheques and there would be a queue of folks lined up to buy.
For a nation that has to import ALL its commodities to feed, clothe and house citizens, this translate into buying other folks materials & output; at a cheap price. This reduces the cost of tiles for an MRT project or your home renovation.
This sort of gives one an idea why Prime Minister Mahathir was so cheesed-off at the price Singapore paid for Malaysian water - when converted to Sg $$$$$. He would be much less cheesed-off if 3 Malaysian sens is = 9 Singapore cents. Then he can crowed every morning what a bunch of ass-holes economists - are doing over in Singapore. In conclusion - the insinuation is - Mahathir IS the ass-hole.
If the TOTAL real estate values in Singapore is pathetically under-valued, overseas folks would have MUCH LESS confidence in our $$$$; because some of those liquid cash are certainly being converted into real estate holdings to earn capital returns ( there's no capital-gains tax - if you're savvy enough ).
As a HDB owner, you buy 2 or maybe 3 units in your life time; but you need to eat everyday. Just compare the price of a plate of fried Hokkien Mee in Singapore and in Johore Bahru. It probably cost 10 Malaysian Ringgit and 5 Singapore Dollars. Unit for unit comparison, it costs twice as much to eat take-out food in Johore. Dont forget, an Malaysian employee do not earn twice - in unit terms - the monthly salary of his equivalent job-holder in Singapore.
This subject - HDB pricing - is something not easily understood by common folks who struggle daily under a salary only to see foreigners living in up-scale condos, driving flashy cars and dining in expensive restaurants. Citizens of Zurich (Switzerland), Honolulu (Hawaii), Monte Carlo (France) lived with the same problem - ie; Envy.
"money" parks there; citizens KNOW it and the worse effect is - they DON'T get to spend any of it.
You can always get a 2nd job - as a citizen there are no restrictions. Many foreign employment-pass holders wished they could but Sg laws forbid it. There is plenty of reasonably well-paid occupations on a part-time job basis.
PLENTY of other cities would loved the position enjoyed by this city-state Singapore. There is no dispute over this.
We just have to work our asses off - there's no choice on this subject.
HDB became a time bomb when it was funded by CPF money. Making Singaporeans "feel rich" through an unsustainable property bubble is a big mistake,. When the "bomb" explodes (within the next 10-15 years) there will be "blood on the streets".
@@summerapple7062 The structure will not last indefinitely, especially considering the "shoddy construction work" in Singapore.
I agree the interviewer should let Bertha speak instead of him pushing his discussion agenda.
I find this confusing, on one hand you find the policies of processing is confusing (which I do agree) on the hand you cannot see the big idea from the new team. Not all policies introduced are going to work on the ground even with the best intentions but it still needs to be tested and you never know if this is going to be the next big idea. The next big idea comes from little ones formulating with changes in between. I do agree with Bertha about the selection of the presidential candidate. There are just too many “qualifications” before a candidate can qualify. I think the way Iswaran and specially TCJ cases were could be better handled and I think LHL realized this. Honestly, how many in the private sector is willing to forgo that fat paying jobs and open themselves to public scrutiny. How many of these Tan See Lengs are prepared to just dive into this. So that leaves you with only the talent in the public sector. Remember how the Keppel executive was thrown out of PAP after word got around he was not the most favourite guy to work with in SAF, in the intro of the new faces? Anyway this is a new political era in which public scrutiny with all the social media attention is more intense. The 4G generation and particularly PM LW (my school mate in HBS) need to galvanize his team and show us how he’s going lead us. I too dunno him but give him and his team a chance to demonstrate their worth and judge after that….continuity is not a bad thing given you’re so new.
Stay in power is not very good
Government must be changed and replaced.
👍👍👍👊👊👊
Replaced you lah...
@@ngsoonheng9483
Same to u.
Thk u.🤣🤣🤣
LKY also said that. If PAP is replaced one day, they must continue to keep watch because if the elected opposition became the ruling party and they cannot do better, Singapore will know within 1 term. PAP must be ready to take back the government. So he started the 2-keys system to unlock SG reserve because within 1 term, an incapable ruling government can finish everything we have saved for years.
LKY also said before his passing on, 'I can guarantee for this 50 years PAP will still be in charge, but for the next 50 years, he said there is no guarantee that it will remain in power.'
I would like to ask her, being an ex-journalist for more than 20 years, to name me which country has levered and fair political ground for opposition party.
So true. She is one of those Neo-Libs now an also-rans.
WP would do the same lah if it forms the govt... god forbidden... after I pass on, please.
According to opposition parties here, US wor. Free and fair stolen elections
If you ask an AI, majority of Nordic countries, Switzerland and New Zealand have the fairest systems. And what's the point of your question?
what the hell is your point? many political systems such as the UK or the West are more fair than what PAP does, are you trying to carrying balls from the PAP? Did you hang your balls in the PAP office ?
She should be more grateful to what the PAP has done for Singapore. The ingratitude is sickening. Singapore could be a Third World shithole without Lee Kwan Yu. Prosperity is not inevitable, it can be lost easily … ask any Argentinian!