Debate on Ridout Road bungalows: Edwin Tong on how state properties are managed | Full speech
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
- Speaking in parliament on Monday (Jul 3), Second Minister for Law Edwin Tong outlined how the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) manages state properties, including black-and-white bungalows like the ones at 26 and 31 Ridout Road currently being rented by ministers K Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan.
This is Mr Tong's full speech. Read more: cna.asia/3XxIc1D
Finally
revelation of what kind of govt and ministers there are in sg
SLA mismanaged 26 Ridout Road when it was allowed to become vacant and loss of rental income since 2013 . SLA has been sleeping on the job
Cannot afford lah. 😂😂😂😂😂
Purposely one lah
@@tankman20064 million dollars salary and yet no money to upgrade heritage properties built by famous architect ie the drains and plumbing for waste disposal , new wiring and new roof tiles and new windows etc.
Every yearly Govt had been updating the public on rise in Private and HDB properties to increase taxes accordingly. Those Blank and White ghost houses are excluded and that's why the 2 SNR MPs can take full advantage. The common citizens have no way of doing this even if they know how. What fair Rental value are they talking about?
think that's the biggest takeaway, spending $500k or 2 years rent to prep one for rent because it's gone into disrepair
Singaporeans expect the highest standard of conduct for cabinet and senior ministers.
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR MINISTERS
(3) Financial interests
3.1 A Minister must scrupulously avoid any actual or "apparent conflict of interest"
between his office and his private financial interests. Such a conflict, or a perception of
conflict, can arise
(a) from the exercise of powers or influence in a way that benefits or may be seen to
benefit private interests held; or
(b) from using special knowledge acquired in the course of his activities as Minister
to bring benefit or avoid loss (or could arouse reasonable suspicion of this) in
relation to his private financial interests.
3.2 A Minister therefore must never enter into any transactions whereby his private
financial interest might, even conceivably, come into conflict with his public duty.
The Common Question is; If you can't trust the balance coverage of the debate can you trust the Platform?
The ministerial statements did not conclusively determine KS and VB innocence. Instead, it had brought up more questions in the minds of the public and even surfaced incriminating evidence to their crimes. In KS's speech, he affirmed that CPIB only " look through" his phone and did not find any relevant information because he had his phone set to "delete messages". This might have shown KS's intent to obstruct justice by destroying key evidence to all his alleged crimes. I am urging PM Lee to reopen the criminal investigation into KS and VB citing the new revelation. CPIB must raid KS and VB to detain and use digital forensic technologies to retrieve all deleted files as soon as possible before all data are lost permanently. If the two ministers are found to have committed crimes, they must be trialed and punished with the full force of the law. If PM Lee refuses to reopen the criminal investigation, then the public must conclude that the PAP in no longer incorruptible. This will mean devastating consequences for the PAP in the upcoming general election.
It means the competent ministers are actually incompetent in their management of heritage homes under their custody. Exactly when u cliam ownership and yet u have not upgrade these homes built in 1920s ie number of toilets and bathrooms, new plumbing and new wiring new gas meters and check for Asbestos used for insulations and termites preventions periodically and reroofing to provide better insulations against the heat .
LONG LIVE SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
Did not pass "smell test"?
Why not ask him if he own a property of that size will he rent it out at $20k+ per month🤬
Read the articles. The extra space he so kindly maintained is not included in the rent. No one flagged this disparity. They think we are all idiots.
So much abuse of power when the rental only 20k for such large plot of land. Even legally proof is legit move but still lots of questions are desired. The ministers get the lowest rental for those B&W. How about comparing to all B&W in Singapore rented to private individuals?
Read the articles. The extra space he so kindly maintained is not included in the rent. No one flagged this disparity. They think we are all idiots.
This space extension i think K Sham wanted it but he manage to explain in parliament by flipping roti prata.
In The Other News
2 other UNITS Rental are Marketed @ 65k n 69.9k
WOW
JUST WOW
Any more 11 cents per sqft per month Good Class Bungalow to rent at special price and special contract 3 X 3 X 3. We want.
Can. U two go rent, 65k per month. Go.
@@ttkoh123 You can what. Who say cannot? It was advertised. Vacant for years.
@@honluncheung374 there's the rub. why vacant for years? waiting for ministers to make a bid?
Read the articles from state owned media - the units of the sizes are made to look different - scrutinise this detail and you will see that the math on the sizes they paid for to rent is not right. The extra space he so kindly maintained is not included in the rent. No one flagged this disparity. They think we are all idiots.
How come CNA is not reporting on what the leader of the Opposition PS speech instead of one commenter is even faster than CNA?
Who owns CNA?
Read the articles from state owned media - the units of the sizes are made to look different - scrutinise this detail and you will see that the math on the sizes they paid for to rent is not right. The extra space he so kindly maintained is not included in the rent. No one flagged this disparity. They think we are all idiots.
Do we really need so many black and white bungalows? We dont need so many reminders that we were once a British colony...😊
Demolish old HDB built as social housings during the colonial periods especially the narrow homes and narrow corridors and without lifts .Old plumbling and old drainage as well as low rise bldgs without lights or windows . Poor social housings must be demolish otherwise the disparity in residents lifes continues with ghettos of poor families and foreign workers living in the same area.
Minister are you telling SLA did not know at all who is the the😂😂tenantl.What a joke.All Singaporean 61% knows thanks.
Even the Prime Ministers LHL, Minister for Defence Dr NEH and many others lived in their own property.
even LKY lived in his own property on 38 oxley until he passed.
Cheapo ministers.
"Anyone Has Land In Ridout Road To Rent At $0.11psf?For Planting Durian Trees-Mao Shan Wang".
$26,500 per month for 249,335 sqft with swimming pool and "Class"? About 11 cents/psf/mth.
I want to laugh.
Don't turn it into Hougang.
He has to step down as minister of law , home affair ..... too obvious over this 2 years....need not continue. We failed this country We failed LKY. Same team diff values..... with own interest and agenda... gone.
In articles of state owned media, the units displayed were published differently to illustrate how much rent was being paid by the size that was designated rentable. Did anyone notice this deliberate inconsistency? Why is the "extra area" that was "kindly" maintained by the tenant not classified under total rentable space per sq foot? Does he not enjoy this extra expanse of space for his own personal use and "safety"? Why is he allowed to not pay for this? Why isn't he paying rent for this space too, since he wanted it cleared up and paid for this maintenance? In the spirit of "serving the nation" as a public servant, how does one justify an austentatious lifestyle in literally ivory towers, paid from the largest ministerial salaries essentially from taxpayers money? Why did not one minister from any party question these and not probe further into the disparities and inconsistencies? Is everyone that party whipped?
Please don't think all of us fools. The truth is glaring and even if you say they were cleared of wrongdoing, the people see you in your protected ivory towers and continue to suffer disparities, that's not the SPIRIT of public service. You even twist the whole meaning of "conflict of interest" to your favour, just remarkable debate skills. Even the committees you selectively set up for cases are from your own establishment, so what objectivity does anyone in anywhere have?
Mr. Tong - no need for you to speak. What for? PM, DPM and CIPB already said nothing there to look. Ownself-check-ownself is good engough for all of us dumb Singaporeans.
*Master Class* on how Chiefs can overcome the Conflict of Interest obstacle. The magic word is spelt as RECUSAL. 😅
So, every chief can do the same. No conflict of interest‼️👏👏👏👏🥳🥳🥳🥳 Should be in all text books and curriculum.
We also learnt the Value of the Valuer and MA😅😅😅 no one can challenge you if you gotten a rent price or package (extra huge piece of land or garden) perceived as comparatively lower.
The SG INC standard for the world to learn from. The Gold Standard. Majulah of the spore!❤❤ LKY we miss you😅
I had every confidence that the ministers were found to be above board. Senior ministers in Singapore earn between SGD 2.5 to 3 million a year. A rental property for say 25k a month is circa 10% of their gross income. Peanuts in terms of affordability. The ministers are paid what median Premier League football players earn. . except footballers have a career of 10+ years, Long-serving ministers can go on for up to 20 years, and even 30 years in some cases. Accumulated wealth in top government positions make the PAP echelons extremely wealthy. The claim is these are comparable to the private sector salaries, but nobody talks about shareholder votes, AGM re-ekections, and greater job uncertainty.
Comparing Tong with KS, is it comparable? Thumb Down means he is as good if not better than KS. Thumbs UP if you Do Not feel so. Not to worry, youtube does not disclose who thumbed. Google or ask AI to verify what i said
ALL ' kar kee nun ".....so always right no wrong ?
Tong like to eat Roti Prata not? Add power
Talk so much conflicts of interest is there. Guilty .
This guy should named SM instead, from lawyer to church to properties 😂
If you have to explain and defend and explain so much and take so much national time ...its just funny..
Sats directors can get 1.5 mils, even though the company is at lost of 40 mils. Stay in bungalow is peanuts lah 😂
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Same Script Different Cast
新加坡的部长真的“西北坏命“，租间洋房也会惹出这么多的麻烦事，而且这是没人要租的破保留房屋，这俩位部长在没从政前，从事本身专业时，年薪已达数百万，他俩会贪这些小便宜吗？你们以为这是在马来西亚啊？
He looks hsien or have i misperceived?😅
yaba yaba
Rule changes soon 😂😂
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I really feel this can be summarized into a 10 minutes speech, but you need a longer speech to confuse everyone.
So the main takeaway was marketing was done by SLA. Okay…..
*Great and logical speech by Edwin*