Thursday, July 22, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
saikongseng and his 30k gold taels
latest happening in the martial arts in local politics. saikongseng the chiefy of NSP clan was donating his profit of 30k gold taels to his clan after selling his pigeonhole. his aim was to provide the monetary ammunition in preparation to fight the leegime in the coming GE which was a contest to win and rule over some provinces.
Jul 10, 2010
Funds for NSP, thanks to flat sale
By Andrea Ong
AN OPPOSITION party chief has sold his HDB flat and says he will give part of the sales proceeds to his party for the next general election.
Mr Goh Meng Seng, secretary-general of the National Solidarity Party (NSP), says he will donate about $20,000 to $30,000 to NSP, to help especially its younger members contest the elections that are due by February 2012.
The 50-year-old businessman declined to disclose the sale price of his four-room flat in Serangoon North. 'But there will hardly be much left after deducting my donation, what I have to pay back into my CPF account and interest payments,' he said.
According to the HDB's website, the resale price of such flats in his neighbourhood for the past five months has been between $330,000 and $384,000.
Mr Goh says his wife supports his decision. She works in Hong Kong, where she lives with their seven-year-old daughter.
He will move in with his 81-year-old mother and sister at their four-room flat in Ang Mo Kio, he said.
Explaining his donation to NSP, Mr Goh said: 'I have to lead by example.'
Citing opposition leaders such as NSP president Sebastian Teo and Workers' Party chief Low Thia Khiang, he said both have dipped into their pockets to pay for election expenses of their parties' candidates. He estimates each candidate will need to spend $10,000 on campaigning, on top of the election deposit which was $13,500 in the 2006 election.
His party's funds are not enough to pay these costs, he said. Half of the funds are contributed by its 17-member central executive council and the rest comes from the sale of its newsletter, published twice a year. Most of it is used to pay the monthly rent of about $1,000 for NSP's headquarters in Jalan Besar, he said.
The party was in the news recently when its vice-president Christopher Neo received a summons for illegal hawking of its newsletter. The party has asked the National Environment Agency for a meeting to resolve the matter, he said.
Mr Goh says he plans to contest in Tampines GRC and, if he wins, he will buy a flat there. 'I want to be a full-time MP and be close to the ground,' he said.
Jul 10, 2010
Funds for NSP, thanks to flat sale
By Andrea Ong
AN OPPOSITION party chief has sold his HDB flat and says he will give part of the sales proceeds to his party for the next general election.
Mr Goh Meng Seng, secretary-general of the National Solidarity Party (NSP), says he will donate about $20,000 to $30,000 to NSP, to help especially its younger members contest the elections that are due by February 2012.
The 50-year-old businessman declined to disclose the sale price of his four-room flat in Serangoon North. 'But there will hardly be much left after deducting my donation, what I have to pay back into my CPF account and interest payments,' he said.
According to the HDB's website, the resale price of such flats in his neighbourhood for the past five months has been between $330,000 and $384,000.
Mr Goh says his wife supports his decision. She works in Hong Kong, where she lives with their seven-year-old daughter.
He will move in with his 81-year-old mother and sister at their four-room flat in Ang Mo Kio, he said.
Explaining his donation to NSP, Mr Goh said: 'I have to lead by example.'
Citing opposition leaders such as NSP president Sebastian Teo and Workers' Party chief Low Thia Khiang, he said both have dipped into their pockets to pay for election expenses of their parties' candidates. He estimates each candidate will need to spend $10,000 on campaigning, on top of the election deposit which was $13,500 in the 2006 election.
His party's funds are not enough to pay these costs, he said. Half of the funds are contributed by its 17-member central executive council and the rest comes from the sale of its newsletter, published twice a year. Most of it is used to pay the monthly rent of about $1,000 for NSP's headquarters in Jalan Besar, he said.
The party was in the news recently when its vice-president Christopher Neo received a summons for illegal hawking of its newsletter. The party has asked the National Environment Agency for a meeting to resolve the matter, he said.
Mr Goh says he plans to contest in Tampines GRC and, if he wins, he will buy a flat there. 'I want to be a full-time MP and be close to the ground,' he said.
Monday, July 5, 2010
ah juan & ah ho honeymooning in changi resort soon
SINGAPORE: Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party, 44-year-old Chee Soon Juan has been fined S$5,000 for making an address without a licence at the open space between Blocks 259 and 260 Bangkit Road at Bukit Panjang on 15 April 2006.
One of his supporters, 44-year-old, activist Yap Keng Ho was fined S$2,000 for the same offence.
The court on Monday heard that Yap asked District Judge Jill Tan for the maximum sentence which is a fine of S$10,000.
That's because he wanted to "demonstrate his resolve" against what he referred to as "the unreasonable application of the law".
However, the judge said, the maximum sentence will only be handed out if the "case is the worst of its kind".
The Judge said the case involving Yap and Chee "doesn't fall into that category".
The two men committed the offence around the period of the 2006 General Election.
In his submission, Chee had told the court that he went to Bangkit Road with the intention to sell his party's newspaper, the New Democrat.
He said that their actions that day "cannot be construed as a speech".
They "did not publicise" their presence there beforehand and they did not "set up equipment to give a speech".
However, Deputy Public Prosecutor, S Sellakumaran said that "the relevant utterances" made by the two men were "highly suggestive that they did have the intent to make a public address that day".
The lawyer added that "common sense would dictate that if there was an opportunity for them to speak to their potential constituents and campaign on the issues, they would do so."
Chee has ten previous convictions while Yap has four. - CNA/vm
One of his supporters, 44-year-old, activist Yap Keng Ho was fined S$2,000 for the same offence.
The court on Monday heard that Yap asked District Judge Jill Tan for the maximum sentence which is a fine of S$10,000.
That's because he wanted to "demonstrate his resolve" against what he referred to as "the unreasonable application of the law".
However, the judge said, the maximum sentence will only be handed out if the "case is the worst of its kind".
The Judge said the case involving Yap and Chee "doesn't fall into that category".
The two men committed the offence around the period of the 2006 General Election.
In his submission, Chee had told the court that he went to Bangkit Road with the intention to sell his party's newspaper, the New Democrat.
He said that their actions that day "cannot be construed as a speech".
They "did not publicise" their presence there beforehand and they did not "set up equipment to give a speech".
However, Deputy Public Prosecutor, S Sellakumaran said that "the relevant utterances" made by the two men were "highly suggestive that they did have the intent to make a public address that day".
The lawyer added that "common sense would dictate that if there was an opportunity for them to speak to their potential constituents and campaign on the issues, they would do so."
Chee has ten previous convictions while Yap has four. - CNA/vm
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