Chee-Chiam cat-fight and the art of shooting oneself in the foot
March 30th, 2010 | 
Author: OPINION
Even before the electoral battle has began proper, the Singapore opposition has managed to start a cat-fight among themselves which is making them a bigger clown than the beleaguered Jack Neo who should seriously consider a movie on the longest political saga in Singapore.
In 1993, opposition veteran Chiam See Tong left the Singapore Democratic Party he founded under acrimonious circumstances due to differences in opinions with his CEC members over the hungry strike conducted by his protege Dr Chee Soon Juan.
As expected, the state media tried to play up the enmity between the two men by portraying Dr Chee as an unscrupulous upstart who “ousted” his mentor from the party.
Dr Chee has already posted an explanation about what happened on the SDP website.
17 years later, the controversy was dredged up again unwittingly by Dr Chee himself who told Lianhe Zaobao in an interview last month that he had tried his best to persuade Mr Chiam to stay on as SDP’s leader who later joined the Singapore People’s Party (SPP).
This prompted a reply from Mr Chiam’s wife Ms Lina Loh who accused Dr Chee in another interview with Lianhe Zaobao last Sunday of “distorting” the truth resulting a tit-for-tat exchange between the two camps of supporters in cyberspace much to the delight of the PAP.
With an election around the corner, the spectre of in-fighting among the opposition will return to haunt them again as they have proven to be incapable of setting aside their petty differences for the greater goal ahead.
The recurrent spat between SDP and SPP over an incident long past is perfect publicity for the PAP to smear the opposition as a group of immature, naive and insensible “riff-rafts”.
Both Dr Chee and Ms Lina Loh who is expected to participate in the next general election still don’t get it – the truth is irrelevant in politics especially when the saga had happened years ago, it is public perception which matters most right now.
It reflects very badly on them including the parties they represent that they chose to wash a 17-year old “dirty linen” in public again to refresh not only the memories of those who are aware of it, but the young voters who do not have any inkling of what transpired between the two men as well.
To put it bluntly: it is an absolute PR disaster for both SDP and SPP. The Singapore opposition seriously has a knack of shooting themselves in the foot, not only once, but repeatedly by giving SPH and the PAP free ammunitions to shoot at them!
It’s quite pointless to put the blame on the hapless journalist who conducted the interviews when both have been so forthcoming with sensitive information to buttress their own positions.
Can Singaporeans really trust the opposition to fight for their interests when they are busy scratching and biting one another over such a trivial affair?
Will SPP or SDP score any political points among voters by throwing mud at each other? Who will be the winner in the end? The answer is obvious.
The only way out of the present impasse is NOT to go to the media again or take pot shots at one another in cyberspace but to put up a “wayang” to deflect public attention and to shift the blame back to SPH.
Dr Chee and Mr and Mrs Chiam should meet up for dinner together with other party leaders, bury the hatchet (whether they are sincere about it is another matter altogether) and issue a joint press statement on the controversy to close the case once and for all so that SPH will not be able to make use of the historical animosities between them to drive a wedge in the opposition again.
The proposed joint statement by SDP and SPP can be along the lines of:
“Over the past few days, there were some articles made in the media on Mr Chiam’s departure from SDP in 1993. We regret to say that the remarks made by both Dr Chee and Ms Lina Loh had been quoted out of context by the media. Both SDP and SDA enjoy a cordial relationship with each other and will continue to work together to serve the interests of all Singaporeans.”
Such a statement will save the “faces” of both parties, take the heat off them and arrow the blame back to SPH again which doesn’t have a reputation for objective, fair and balanced coverage on the opposition anyway, thereby “killing two birds with one stone.”
While we have no right or business to interfere in the internal affairs of SDP and SPP, we hope they will take our proposal into consideration.
With public unhappiness and resentment against the PAP at an all-time high, the next general election will be an ideal opportunity for the opposition to snare a few more seats in Parliament including a GRC provided that they get their act together.
There are no permanent friends or foes in life, let alone politics. An enemy of yesterday may become a most trusted ally in the future.
Unless the opposition band together under a common platform like Malaysia’s Pakatan Rakyat coalition, they can never stand a chance against the PAP juggernaut which controls all institutions of the state including the police, media, civil society and grassroots organizations.
A dinner between Mr Chiam and Dr Chee is too long in the waiting. Surely Mr Chiam will have the magnanimity to forgive the man whom he brought into politics in the first place and had suffered tremendously for the last 20 years under the repressive PAP regime?
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In fact, I don’t mind hearing Chee’s side of the story.
He’s been publicly accused of outing Chiam for decadedes. For the sake of being fair, it’s time to given him a chance of self-defence.
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I’m very sad they have no sense of what they’re doing at all, a very unpopular thing call ” i’m always right”, “you’re always wrong” after all these years.
Already we have the ruling party telling us the same shit above, do we need more.
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You assumption for Chiam to “forgive” Chee is maddening…
How are you so sure that Chiam is the nice guy as the PAP and its media would like you to believe?
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Well written piece of article! There is no point to go into ‘finger-pointing’ at this juncture as the issue happened so long ago and it is time to join forces in the upcoming elections.
As politicians, they have the duty to serve the people first and not personal self-interest. There’s a old saying of the fight between the crane and fish will only stand to benefit the fisherman who is waiting at the sideline. Whoever wins or lose, will still be a loser to the ‘fisherman’.
Don’t give the main stream media any opporunities to protray opposition parties as a rag-tag disorganised team that is rift with conflicts. Which isn’t true.
The opportunity to really see change in government is now! The people are upset the Temasek losses, the high cost of living and overcrowded singapore. With the faux-pas of the MPs in the Parliment, people are begining to see that the PAP is not without serious flaws.
Do not loss sight of the big picture SDP and SDA!
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Goh Chok Tong (Straits Times. 12 Jan 1998):
http://www.singapore-window.org/80112st1.htm
Mr Chiam, he added, was no threat but had, in fact, been “good” for the PAP as “without him, it would have been more difficult to destroy (Singapore Democratic Party chief) Chee Soon Juan”…
This is how it works: $14,000 x 12 months x 25 years = ?
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If this SDP n SPP do not take this suggestion seriously, then I’m afraid the perception that 1 of them is a PAP stooge has to be taken seriously.
Buck up your idea Chee & Chiam.
Still I’ll vote for any of you.
Anyone is better than PAP!
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why such things happen now??
are these opposition parties under the PAP ??
to stage a fight among the opposition themselves
and to discredit themselves ??
So that singaporeans will still find the PAP trustworthy??
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the ‘truth’ of some of LKY policy and wat he did during WWII also do not matter, as it happen years ago.
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Oh to add on, the Fajar Generation, Deven Nair, etc also dun matter, it happen years ago, and even before Republic of Singapore was founded.(referring to the op coldstore).
why bother with the truth now? who can keep us in our jobs and home in the next 10 years is wat matter
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Sorry, ed. I have to point out that by missing commas and other punctuations you may have distorted the meaning of the sentences,throughout your article.
eg. 2nd sentence : there should be a comma after ‘he founded’ and after ‘circumstances’ and many more througout the article.
(please corect me if I am wrong)
On the ‘characters’ mentioned in the article, could it be that a few could be on the PAP payroll? Sort of the Wayang Kulit they play in Indonesian and Malaysian Politics?
After all, there was an ex-opposition member, a lawyer, who used to slam LKY and other PAP members with all sort of inuendos and derogatory remarks and he never once was taken to task by anyone.
Divide and Rule?
Same scenario, all over again?
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Well said and I am all for it. Can TR send this article to Dr Chee and Mr & Mrs Chiam directly. To pull down the devil, opps must be unified.
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comment from sdp’s website… interested to hear what dr chee has to say in defence.
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PAP keep harping on this through their media because this is a “sure win” tactic.
Obviously, Mr Chiam and his family still bear a grudge against SDP or else they would not say things that can be exploited by the media.
Whether you like it or not, the truth is that Mr Chiam behaved in a tyrannical way, which is why he was voted out by the CEC members. And no matter how one spins it, this puts him in the bad light. This is why it is a lose-lose for SDP. If you explain yourself, it makes Mr Chiam looks bad, and he or his family hits back, along with a host of his opposition supporters. If you do not explain, it makes SDP looks back.
The only way is really to patch up with the Chiam family, especially before Mr Chiam goes the way of JBJ, else it will forever be a scar.
Right not opposition parties are so disunited, even all the many deadly mistakes PAP make, they will never be voted out because voters do not see a viable alternative. Only a pan of loose sands.
SDP may want unity but it seems all other opposition parties do not want unity at all.
And without unity from opposition, PAP wins again. And every year, countless Singaporeans who are fed up with the PAP will migrate off this shitty island, leaving only the stooges of PAP behind to fawn over them and piss at opposition parties.
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小不忍则乱大谋
“If one does not bear with minor troubles it will ruin the success of great plans.”
Why play into the hands of MIW schemes? These kind of squabbles are everywhere and should be settled behind the scene.
Is it time we return MIW at their own games?
How about rumours of LHL slapping inccident?
And about there is no concrete plans or budget allocation for the developement of Malays in the country?
How about who’s the new PM? WKS or TCH? Whose more profilic? Defence portfolio or Home Affairs?
Time to return the games to the game master.
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CSJ should do another hunger strike. This time must be for real. Please don’t cheat with glucose.
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both need to just get over it. there is a larger picture for BOTH of them to think of. we need both of their experiences to make SG a better place.
oversized egos…. seriously. both of them (+lina too)
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Politics as is work on back-stabbing as an art, isn’t it?
What a bloody mess.
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“Dr Chee and Mr and Mrs Chiam should meet up for dinner together with other party leaders, bury the hatchet (whether they are sincere about it is another matter altogether) and issue a joint press statement on the controversy to close the case once and for all so that SPH will not be able to make use of the historical animosities between them to drive a wedge in the opposition again.”
Fully agreed that they should show some unity to their rival. Perhaps, SDP should join SDA as a member.
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Chiam can do it repeatedly over the years, with the help of the PAP’s media, yet Chee cannot have his defence?
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Can TR kindly start a polling,
and let Chee and Chaim see the results,
that we singaporeans don’t care abt thier fight which is 17years old,
we rather have them come togather and destory PAP
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IF you were ask one the 2 C involve, i think he would reply he rather PAP stay in power then the other C win.
LOL this fight is not possible to mend. it will undermine the whole political belief and principle he has in life.
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Good proposal. Please, for the sake of the opposition, both SDP & SPP should publish this joint ad.
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What happened in SDP that led to the departure of Chiam was nothing but a democratic process in any political party that believes in collective leadership. The founder of Workers’ Party, Singapore’s first chief minister David Marshall also left the party over some disagreement with his party colleagues.
J B Jeyaretnam also had the same fate in WP after leading it for thirty years. But this JBJ vs LTK saga that happened only nine years ago is not talked about because JBJ was the bad guy in the eyes of the PAP. So, the PAP-controlled media remains mum.
Chiam, who’s not in good health wants to make his wife his successor in Potong Pasir. Obviously, she does not have anything of substance for the electorate and the easy way out is to flog the hobby horse that is Chee. The others in Chiam’s SPP are distancing themselves from talking about the Chiam vs Chee issue that happened more than 18 years ago.
Since Chee is considered a serious threat to the PAP, its controlled media goes to town with anything and everything to badmouth Chee.
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All these bad publicity is the doing of the msm under close supervision.
The OPPOSITION CAUSE need to be defended or it would be a letdown to all good and loyal citizens wanting and looking for a real change.
May I humbly suggest that the opposition co-ordinate their interests via some kind of better organised PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER or ‘SPOKESMAN’ or ‘SPOKESWOMAN’.
eVEN PRESIDENT OBAMA has his WHITEHOUSE SPOEKESMAN despite his oratorial capability.
THis way,only certain persons are auhtorised to speak to the press and this may reduce the incidents of saying the wrong stuffs?
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Election might be help next month or either Dec”. The Oldfart can’t wait anymore.Now is the time to use among opp cover agent to demoralise the voter made sure the mommentum swing back to the PaP again just like 2001 election, chee shouted at Goh Choke Tong to show opp are just Pariah type and demoralise the voter. Be awake to all voter do not get con again by these cover agent.
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this shows that PAP is running out of tricks..this Chee-Chiam fight will not fool younger voters
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This is the most ridiculous advice I have ever heard
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When you accuse someone of taking it out of context, you ahve to justify this by telling them what the real context is. Surely Singaporeans are so blinded as to take it as face value.
Even then, what can the context possibly be.
Chee says he never kicked out Chiam. Chiam says he was kicked out by Chee. If BOTH of them have been taken out of context, then what the heck happened? What the hell is the context? Are they going to revise history?
Following this advise would just tar the credibility of both Chee and Chiam. Is TR working for the PAP?
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@#Man in Gold on Tue, 30th Mar 2010 5:05 pm
//Oh to add on, the Fajar Generation, Deven Nair, etc also dun matter, it happen years ago, and even before Republic of Singapore was founded.(referring to the op coldstore).//
I got your drift..Oh,it does matter..But this recent hyped up Chee vs Chiam is the doing of the PAP by the brothel operators in the Braddell Road–read SPH.
It’s different; because it’s not a matter of that ‘truth or bust ‘ sort of thingy but just an unofficial election campaigning by the PAP.
We ought to know that difference.
I always thought Devan Nair was unfairly dragged down by LKY for all that Devan had done for LKY.
In a way there is some truth and some lies in it because when I talked to some of the older generation lately ,to my shock and disgust,I found out Devan & LKY actually were partners in the crime so as to speak…..Henceforth whatever injustice I felt for Devan vanished.
Is Devan the sort of fella who simply vanishes away ?..not him many who knows him says so.How than was he so easily cowed by LKY…Alcohol?..not really lah !…Because the same old generation also tells it was E.W.Baker who cannot pass a day without Scotch.
It was thus told that Devan was the stick LKY used to humble Indian voters to toe his line..Since Devan was the Labor Union chief where most Indian were…Particularly in the than PSA and Naval Base in Sembawang….Just as LKY used Malays to break Malays voters and Chinese to break Chinese voters.
Yes,I agree that the truth should emerge and we deserve to know it but I don’t think the Chee vs Chiam case is detrimental to any others except to themselves.
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The saga does not hurt Dr Chee since he has been made bankrupt by the PAP court and as a result cannot run for election. The real dumb one is Chiam’s wife. The brickbats will only hurt herself and Chiam’s propsects.
Really stupid woman.
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I have a suggestion. Since this blame each other game has already been started, perhaps all parties concerned should take it further by having a reconciliation dinner for the chee/chiam. Make it noisy.The idea is to keep the PR momentum going without washing more dirty linen but emphasise and reinforce to the nation the existence of a serious opposition. Have it in Potong pasir and everyone is welcomed. Of course someone must foot the bill
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Really stupid woman …..very very stupid woman,
Chiam’s wife.
at this point of time you should be stronger and fight in the elections,forget of the past and look into the further of singaporeans and the younger generation……….unless you are the devil in disguise (bought over by PAP)
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Really stupid woman.
Mr Chee is real minister’s quality….very vocal… know what suffering is….know what the poor has been thro…..
let LHL & CSJ have a live debate on any subjects and let them show true color …think LHL chicken’ll come out.
Even now Chee is still considered a serious threat to the PAPEE!!!!!
LEEFAMILEE cannot handle the truth……CSJ is our ” MESSIAH”
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ABOLISH ….GRC NOW
[GROUP RASCALS CAMPAIGN]
AWAKE UP SINGAPOREANS
IF YOU READ IN THE STRAITS TIMES…(OBITUARIES)YOUNG SINGAPOREANS ARE KICKING THE BUCKET AT THE TENDER AGED OF 50…….WHY? AND PAP WANTS YOU TO RETIRED AT 65
BLESS ME GOD …….I F K MYSELF BEING A SINGAPOREAN AND THE COMMING GENERATION
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Oh my god they fell for the trap!
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1. the whole argument was not about how chiam got ousted. but did Chee try to make Chiam stay or was rooting for him to get out so he can take over.
Chee claim to have ask chiam to stay.
Chiam claim was one of the person who voted him out.
so assuming chiam was correct, why did chee claim to ask chiam to stay but at the same time vote him out? Weather it was a democoratic process its not the point here. but rather who is lying to make himself a saint.
so mafan, better to just vote pap.
2. there is no united opposition, because unlike wat some ppl think, the various party are fighting for their own set of belief on how the country should be run , not be anti pap for the sake of being anti.
such a coalition if form, will only tear us apart even faster if they do win against PAP.
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even chua soi lek knows that he has to put up a show of unity after winning MCA top post, why can’t SDP and SPP do the same?
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The effects of what happen between Chiam and CSJ 17 years ago is still felt today. It is the reason Chiam’s successor is not a person that is a candidate in the last election and holds an important position in the SPP. Chaim can only trust his wife to run in Potong Pasir.
What happened 17 years ago?
Chiam was and is dictatorial and was voted out by the CEC of the SDP.
Chee Soon Juan cheated when he consume glucose when he was on a hunger strike. He abused his university research grant.
Both of them can never be allowed to rule Singapore
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and in the meantime the electricity jus sneaked up another 3 percent..can these people ever get their act right?
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I saw them drinking coffee the other day . My friends saw them at KTV . so what say you ??
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After reading all the news, reports about the Chiam-Chee
saga, I am more inclined to believe Chee’s side of the story.
In any case, Chee has shown to be a better leader holding
the PAP Govt accountable for its actions like the recent
ShinSiong wet market rental raise.
Chiam is at best token opposition cum town manager and his wife a naive political potato to fall for the trap of the SPH.
If Chee had been in Parliament, things could have been different
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its a ploy afterall, Chee’s a lackey, he is install to discriminate and bring down the opposition
remember the GCT case, anybody of sound educated background whether opposition or not wld not hv behave in such manner towards a PM and still able live w/o fear, why he not detain by ISD ???
Mrs Chiam is trying get media attention, cos outside Potong Pasir nobody knows her since election is coming and she’s expecting to take over Mr Chiam for P. Pasir, wonder why Mr Chiam so quiet?
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It was an obvious trap set to stir up enmity.
Anyway it is best that we get it out of the way now so that people will be bored with this nonsense when election comes.
I still believe that the opposition will do very well in the coming elections.
The majority of Singaporeans are not happy with the policy of flooding this island with cheap labour and these people don’t look like they are about to stop the flow.
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Chee,chiam and lina.should just keep mum now.it would only discredit them if they continues talking..temasek review or a third party must intervene.this quarrel should not go on.
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It’s like arguing the opening goal of the semi-final in 1982 World-cup should be counted or not counted due to an offside trap.
It’s already grandmother history.
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Viva Democracy (30 March)
LHL slapping incident – could anyone throw some light this? What supposedly happended? Tks.
In regards to the new PM:
Pls, not WKS! Remember the Mat Selamat fiasco?
Pls, not TCH! Remember the Sleeping Beauty fiesta in Parliament?
I am rooting for Tharman. He is confident, speaks with authority, passionately but simply. He has a good grasp of the Republic’s financial climate, comes across strongly as someone always ‘on the ball’ who is thoroughly focused. No show-boating here! Tharman’s results oriented!
LKY will be appointed Senior MM
GCT will be redeisngated MM
LHL will be the new SM
WKS will be Deputy Prime Minister & Ultimate Minister (LOST & FOUND Portfolio).
TCH wll be Deputy Deputy Prime Minister & Supreme Minister (SLEEPWALKING Portfoi)
Chee & Chiam have been in political limbo all their lives. Now, at least they can be in political political wilderness. They are bankrupt of ideas on how to lead, develop & manage Singapore Inc. They have their own individual agenda that does not blend in with the political landscape of Singapore.
Chee & Chiam have the right to challenge each other’s views. What is important is that Chee is now in charge & Chiam had faded into oblivion.
Their scrap should be highly publicised. Their fight should be to the political death because what doesn’t kill the winner will only make him stronger!
Here we have it. The chance to find out if Chee or Chiam is our very own Strawberry. It will be a sad day for Singapore if both, Chee & Chiam, turn out to be strawberry jam pasted instead.
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Her husband Mr. Chiam tries to unite the opposition, now his wife wants to tear it apart. Can she please go home and look after baby?
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Mad Hatter,
Chee is in charge of what? His house toilet? i think that dun belong to him either leh..
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Singaporeans tend to be thin skin, like those of PRC. So, I don’t expect Chee and Chiams can look into the future and let bygones be bygones.
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Both Dr Chee and Ms Lina Loh who is expected to participate in the next general election?
Dr Chee can participate mei?
He is still a bankrupt.
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“There are no permanent friends or foes in life, let alone politics. An enemy of yesterday may become a most trusted ally in the future.”
君子之交淡如水，小人之交甘若醴。
Yup! Should hug tight tight…
Shallow monkeys got judgement this round.
Ha ha ha!
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To be politician must have big ego. So cat fights like this is par for the course.
Except in PAP where no-one even Sec Gen and PM cannot have ego. MM RULES OK!
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It seems to me that the spouses of several opposition politicians are either:
1) Blabbermouths who cannot handle the media.
or
2) Moles planted by the PAP.
I am reminded of the incident when Steve Chia’s wife told the press about his ‘hobby’.
If you’re the wife of a politician, be it ruling or politician, or even non-politicians such as celebrities, the last thing you want to do is to wash dirty linen in public and jeopardise your husband’s career. When in doubt, STFU and decline comment. Is that too hard to do?
This is especially true of opposition politicians in Singapore. Te mainstream media, the running dogs and poor prostitutes, will pounce on every morsel of leaked information to discredit the opposition, including but not limited to quoting your comments out of context. This is their job, this is their purpose. And this is the reason why RSF gave them a poor international ranking consistently.
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We will never know the inside story but then Chiam did found SDP, why would he resign from his old creation if he was not ousted? Does not make sense. its like saying LKY resigns from PAP. Its near impossible unless he was ousted.
Don forget when Chiam left SDP, his votes dropped a lot too since many ppl who voted for him was said to recognise SDP logo rather than his name.
anyway whatever the case, its not helping the opposition cause.
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两猫相争,恶犬得利.vote yourself in and get $14000 monthly allowance.
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TR, dont BS!!!
the only one to lose when the truth comes out ..IS Chee and Chee only.
Chee, the disgusting fellow, has served his master well, and destroyed opposition credibility.
Shame on you to defend him!!!
Shame on you to defend him, and in the process, defame Ms Lina/Chiam/SPP !!!!!!
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Dr Chee, if you are really serious about your party and Singapore, you should ignore all these frivilous attacks. It’s milk gone stale. Chiam and his family can accuse you 1 or 100 times does it make any difference?????
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To Mr Chiam and Mr Chee
GROW UP.
You are suppose to lead the bloody opposition against the oppressive PAP with some decent support from the masses.
If you guys just continue to mud sling each other, you will just erode the public support, and more ppl will choose to cast spoilt votes. That is what PAP wants!!
Singapore is not USA. We do not have a system whereby a single person will represent the whole state. We have a bloody SECTION to represent an estate, so we will need as many opposition representative as possible. Both of you overgrown kids OWED it to me and my generation to right the wrong you had done. Your infighting had damned the opposition for 17 years. Think of the future of the younger singaporeans
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“How I wonder what YOU ARE”???…
“Up above the hairy Singapore SKY”!!!
“Like a hairy diamond in the sky”…
“Twinkle Twinkle litter stars… how I wonder what you REALLY ARE”???…
With Tharman so close to loong so far from MAS star sky days!!!…
And CSJ so torn and yet so free to “gaze” the hairy diamonds in the sky!!!… But not so for election time!!!…
But with CST not keeping quiet and “Watching” closely those that are watching the hairy diamonds in the sky!!!…
And CST’s wife now trying to refocus those watching hairy diamonds in the sky!!!…
That irks some Singakapooreans till they die die have to cry for the those hairy diamonds in the sky…!!!…
Until they also get blinded by the PRICKLY hairy diamonds in the Singapoorean sky!!!…
“Twinkle twinkle hairy diamond stars… How I wonder what you REALLY ARE”???… So blinding and prickly but yet so mysteriously intriguing till die die I must keep on trying what you REALLY ARE”???… As until the day I know who the opposition parties really are… I can only watching your hairy diamonds in the sky… or those opposition parties that you let die like hairy diamond stars watchers blinded by your flicking hairy ’star lights’ in the hairy land sky!!!
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To jiangbao:
Chiam was VOTED OUT by the CEC of SDP at that time. Go ask CEC member from that time if you want – their answer will be the same.
After that Chiam resigned because he said that the CEC has lost confidence in him, so that it wouldn’t look bad like he was voted out only.
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I think TR has been fair so far in their reports on this issue. So BullS**t, you don’t BS.
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Funny this website is usually fill with Chee news, WP, SDP, RP news are usually lesser.
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@twinkle twinkle
That they are the only Singaporeans who have ‘talents’??? What kind? They don’t even have the right kind of humour. except of the daft kinds like LSS’s “We daft to other opinions”. Think he meant IDEAS? But then he isn’t talented enough even to know that Eleanor Franklin Roosevelt, the late USA First Lady said that only “Great minds discuss ideas” I’ve read here in TR!… Oooo… so many such examples of hairy ministers… no need to repeat anymore. Just fire and march them out the door!
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Actually this website is filled with whatever is popular at any time.. when RP first came out and started their forum, this website was filled with RP news from top to bottom.
So man in gold, please go through the archives and you’ll see
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Be careful the RP is the PAP agent. Just Imaging new comer to this arena. causing so much trouble starting with it.JUst came in to RP and grab power, declareing this Party belong to this Father, What a Joke.This is a New Papa Anak Party.Ahhhh-Ahhhh
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Both Jerayanam was list as top 200 most powerful person in prestige magazine.
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1st problem) Whenever the Mainstream media approached them Opposition go…ga ga
Dr Chee (should had know better) the State Media is not there is give a “fair, accurate and balanced interview” and they are not there to help his cause
2nd problem) The Dr Chee interview which is alittle twisted, had been tweaked alittle, had an impact on SPP members, they got really annoyed and irrirated. (Linda fall for it, wholesales) As we all know it, Linda responsed to her side of the story
(If Linda completely stop going to the press) and the story contiunes on the newspapers. We can brush it off as “smearing campiagn” launch by the Right Wing Media
It is about time Dr Chee pay a visit to his old friend Mr Chaim, buy some oranges and clear the air. Offer Linda a glass of lukewarm tea, let bygones be bygones. Post some pictures taken together on the websites and the end of the story
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Do they know what is kneeling down and offer sincere apologies to one another?
Politicians otu to back stab will not do this, isn’t it?
What a bloody mess.
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The only thing chee will offer chiam is poison, not oranage
the only thing chiam will offer chee is a dagger in his back.
LOL Let forget about this 2 party la waste of time same as Boplan Nair
Just focus on only WP and RP
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Its strange and perplexing to me that at this time, there would be this cat fight.
so silly. why dun they do something productive for the alternative nation?
watsup doc!?
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May i know what are the speeches or rebuttals or challenges posed by CST since the last election?
I like to count his contributions to the alternative nation for their support given to him.
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What the hell.. focus on WP and RP? Haha. One is an approved opposition and the other has yet to prove anything to Singaporeans.
Please, stay deluded if you wish but dont tell the rest of us to be.
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‘cham see’ both of them to fight so… ‘chee cham’ for what?
chiam chee chee chiam
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‘cham see’ both of them to fight so… ‘chee cham’ for what?
chiam chee —————————- chee chiam
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Isn’t this the same Chee who was once accused by his Boss,Associate Professor Vasu of NUS, of over claiming transport claims?
Or was that fixed by the PAP too?
Why haven’t heard Chee sued Vasu for this!
Or did I miss this episode?
TR should touch on this too since they’re bringing past issues back!
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