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SINGAPORE - The Parliament of Singapore is calling for the general public to make nominations for Nomination Members of Parliament (NMP). Potential nominees should have rendered distinguished public service or brought honour to the Republic. They could also have distinguished themselves in the field of arts and letters, sports, culture, the sciences, business, industry, the professions, social or community service or the labour movement. Candidates should also be citizens of Singapore, of the age of 21 years or above on the day of nomination and currently on the register of electors. They should be residents in Singapore at the date of nomination and have been residents for not less than 10 years prior to that date. The public should nominate people who have the capability to take an active part in the proceedings of Parliament and can speak, read and write - unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause - at least English, Malay, Mandarin or Tamil. Organisations that wish to nominate members for selection should submit their names to the coordinators of the respective functional groups they fall under. They are: Mr Tony Chew (business and industry), Mr John De Payva (labour), Professor Tan Kok Chai (professions), Ms Ang Bee Lian (social service organisations), Mr Yam Ah Mee (civic and people sector), Professor Tan Chorh Chuan (tertiary educational institutions) and Mr Edmund Cheng (media, arts and sports organisations). Submissions can be made at the Parliament House located at 1 Parliament Place, Singapore 178880. The closing date for submission of names is December 8, 2011 at 4.30 pm. http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews...102-308352.html what do you think? Who shall we nominate?