Versatile 1st Gear May 5, 2011 Share May 5, 2011 SLYVIA LIM FOR FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT. VOTE SLYVIA LIM FOR THE FIRST WORLD FEMALE PRESIDENT! ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcann 6th Gear May 5, 2011 Author Share May 5, 2011 SLYVIA LIM FOR FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT. VOTE SLYVIA LIM FOR THE FIRST WORLD FEMALE PRESIDENT! count 56 man years from the day she gets elected, if she gets elected, when we, or our children, will get to know finally how much foreign reserves we actually have bec i'm sure she will want to know that too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acemundo Supercharged May 5, 2011 Share May 5, 2011 SLYVIA LIM FOR FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT. VOTE SLYVIA LIM FOR THE FIRST WORLD FEMALE PRESIDENT! guys, don't get too exuberant over this. haven't you forget the criteria for standing for election for president? Criteria Under the Elected President Act, the person who is to be elected President must not be less than 45 years old and must have not less than three years experience as minister, chief justice, speaker, attorney general, chairman of the Public Service Commission or permanent secretary, chairman or chief justice, speaker, attorney general, chairman or chief executive officer of a Statutory Board or of a company with paid-up capital of at least $100 million. sylvia lim would not qualify, george will! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile 1st Gear May 5, 2011 Share May 5, 2011 guys, don't get too exuberant over this. haven't you forget the criteria for standing for election for president? Criteria Under the Elected President Act, the person who is to be elected President must not be less than 45 years old and must have not less than three years experience as minister, chief justice, speaker, attorney general, chairman of the Public Service Commission or permanent secretary, chairman or chief justice, speaker, attorney general, chairman or chief executive officer of a Statutory Board or of a company with paid-up capital of at least $100 million. sylvia lim would not qualify, george will! That's provided Ms Slyvia Lim quit her current position as Chairperson to elect herself as a potential presidential candidate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tireburner 3rd Gear May 5, 2011 Share May 5, 2011 Why do people in Aljunied or Singapore in general have to worry about George's future? He's entitled to pension now as he passed 55 last year - while still serving as the Foreign Minister. Meaning, he's drawing both salary and pension at the same time. How muc he's drawing per annum is anybody guess, but with the annual income of $2.6 mil p.a., he won't need to beg on the street. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acemundo Supercharged May 5, 2011 Share May 5, 2011 That's provided Ms Slyvia Lim quit her current position as Chairperson to elect herself as a potential presidential candidate. brother, sylvia has not served in any of the following positions before minister, chief justice, speaker, attorney general, chairman of the Public Service Commission or permanent secretary, chairman or chief justice, speaker, attorney general, chairman or chief executive officer of a Statutory Board or of a company with paid-up capital of at least $100 million. so she has no chance at all leh. if you look at the way the criteria is set, you will realize the government is only pretty keen in letting ex civil servants or minister become Elected President. we know the motivation very well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelpie 2nd Gear May 5, 2011 Share May 5, 2011 Why do people in Aljunied or Singapore in general have to worry about George's future? He's entitled to pension now as he passed 55 last year - while still serving as the Foreign Minister. Meaning, he's drawing both salary and pension at the same time. How muc he's drawing per annum is anybody guess, but with the annual income of $2.6 mil p.a., he won't need to beg on the street. I have the same thought. If he has the interest of the people in mind and in his heart, it doesn't really matter where he is. Surely PAP being a big organization, it must has a place for him. Whether or not, he should run for presidency is a completely different issue. President's job is to hold the key and question the govt on the use of reserve. Qualification aside, is he really that appropriate to be one? Regards, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcann 6th Gear May 5, 2011 Author Share May 5, 2011 We have only 1 true blue people elected President, Mr Ong Teng Cheong http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Singapore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ong_Teng_Cheong This honourable man deserves the full respect of all Singaporeans for diligently carrying out his constitutional duty as the President, without fear & prejudice. He will forever be a People's President in the hearts of all of Singaporeans. I dare say no others past & present come even close!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John112 Neutral Newbie May 5, 2011 Share May 5, 2011 except he's denied a state funeral Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relagsingh 4th Gear May 5, 2011 Share May 5, 2011 Should be ok I guess. Georgie's from the air force btw. Maybe need a navy chap for balance. But not that mushroom admiral PLEASE!! got TCH liao wat... he also ex CNV leh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky2007 Turbocharged May 5, 2011 Share May 5, 2011 i envy him... Gonna start earning big bucks at private sector soon.. Pity him now he is minister, taking paycut to earn only 2.2m instead of the usual 5/6m at private sector. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Labixiaoxin Clutched May 5, 2011 Share May 5, 2011 i envy him... Gonna start earning big bucks at private sector soon.. Pity him now he is minister, taking paycut to earn only 2.2m instead of the usual 5/6m at private sector. Why worried for him. He has saved enough to last his family for few generation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mllcg 3rd Gear May 5, 2011 Share May 5, 2011 (edited) what a long list... Qualifications A person who wishes to run for the office of President has to fulfil stringent qualifications set out in the Constitution, which are as follows: He must be a citizen of Singapore.[33] He must not be less than 45 years of age.[34] His name must appear in a current register of electors.[35] He must be resident in Singapore at the date of his nomination for election and must have been so resident for periods amounting in the aggregate to not less than ten years prior to that date.[36] He must not be subject to any of the following disqualifications:[37] (a) being and having been found or declared to be of unsound mind; (b) being an undischarged bankrupt; Edited May 5, 2011 by Mllcg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcann 6th Gear May 6, 2011 Author Share May 6, 2011 i envy him... Gonna start earning big bucks at private sector soon.. Pity him now he is minister, taking paycut to earn only 2.2m instead of the usual 5/6m at private sector. Ya lo staying back in a ward & always kena MPS where residents constantly tie him down with unpaid parking/utility bills, fines, neighbourhood squabbles, etc...Really a waste of talent if you ask me. He is of high calibre & should be destined for higher office such as the President's Office. So the conclusion is... GEORGE YEO FOR PRESIDENT!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streamstyle Clutched May 6, 2011 Share May 6, 2011 Am sure all will happily accept the guaranteed $4m windfall every year even if they are from "opposition" candidates. Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official A senior White House official back on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 admitted he was floored by the news that Singapore's prime minister earned five times more than then US President George W. Bush. "I'm going to emigrate and run for office in Singapore," the official said on condition he be identified only as "a senior administration official who sits in disbelief after reading that story." Who gets what (without performance bonuses) President Nathan, a Japanese collaborator during WWII. Worked for Kampetai (Japanese intelligence) Flash! SINGAPORE, March 11, 2011 - Parliament has approved an increase in the President's salary which is now S$4,267,500 (US$3,355,270), an increase of S$890,700 (US$700,302). Singapore's current President, Nathan, was a member of the dreaded Japanese Kampeti (uniform, sword and all) the secret police during the Japanese occupation of Singapore. Singapore Prime Minister's Salary $US2.47 million, or about six times more than the U.S. President, who currently takes home US$400,000. The monthly pay for a Singapore Member of Parliament (who does virtually nothing) is S$12,000 (US$8,600 ) per month or S$144,000 (US$103,200 ) per year tax free. Note: At age 55, Singapore Ministers collect both a salary and their full pension. United States: President Barak Obama: US$400,000, with US$50,000 expenses Vice President Joe Biden: US$202,900 Cabinet Secretaries: US$157,000 - $186,600 Secretary of State (Hillary Clinton) - $186,600 United Kingdom: Prime Minister: $US279,000 Australia: Prime Minister: $US229,000 Hong Kong: Prime Minister: $US516,000 Japan: Prime Minister: $US243,000 Canada: Prime Minister: $US246,000 Germany: Prime Minister: $US303,000 France: Prime Minister: $US318,000 In addition to their inflated salaries, the Singapore elite gets extra pay as appointed company directors! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcann 6th Gear May 6, 2011 Author Share May 6, 2011 Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official ......... Like WP chief says, we must vote in the opposition to try bring down their "out of this works" salaries to the world class level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedream 3rd Gear May 6, 2011 Share May 6, 2011 This honourable man deserves the full respect of all Singaporeans for diligently carrying out his constitutional duty as the President, without fear & prejudice. He will forever be a People's President in the hearts of all of Singaporeans. I dare say no others past & present come even close!!! I respect Ong Teng Cheong as well... for those who don't know how he tried in vain to make the PAP account for our reserves which he was supposed to protect, please read... President Ong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiadaw 6th Gear May 6, 2011 Share May 6, 2011 Georgie no? What about... PRITAM SINGH FOR PRESIDENT??? That would be a waste of talent. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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