Comments on: Doing the right thing

By: guojun

guojun — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:26:16 +0000

how about defending it with one big defamation lawsuit? They’re experts at using them…and winning too

By: Coo

Coo — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 13:49:13 +0000

Definitely, Aaron. These are big question marks. “The government’s credibility is at stake, so it must defend it’s reputation.”

By: Aaron Ng

Aaron Ng — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:28:24 +0000

Coo,

I do not know for sure if it’s corruption, but I think you will agree with me that such findings can either be genuine lapses, or a sign of corruption seeping into the system. I do not know which is which, but whatever it is, the main point which I am making is that the matter should be dealt with swiftly and openly. If thorough investigations indicate that nothing is fishy, that’s great. If something was discovered to be fishy, then the remedial actions should be made known. Better safe than sorry.

By: The Corruptor

The Corruptor — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:10:14 +0000

Yes, Aaron, you are right. Singapore laws are so tough on everything, especially when dealing with money. People still dare to make such glaring “million dollars” mistakes and oversights. So, some people are seeing the tough laws no up or these laws do not work on them…

By: Coo

Coo — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 05:01:47 +0000

Aaron, what makes you think that this is corruption? I understand that some losses are due to technical failures (Law Ministry’s), etc, but not necessarily corruption as you imply.

By: lovey dovey

lovey dovey — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:00:46 +0000

Standard Operating Procedure – it’ll be swept under the white carpet.

What do you expect from a gahmen whose PM who doesn’t know the difference between kindness and honesty …….. shucks …….. read the ST report of the PM opening the Kindness Week with the Malacca Satay story?

Our gahmen is not willing to help our poor ( with $290? per month) but American leader comes to Sheep City to thank us for our help in reconstructing Afghanistan.

So what did we do or doing so well in Afghanistan that the Americans are thanking us for. What are we paying to earn this appreciation?

Lovey dovey

By: Another Reader

Another Reader — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:06:43 +0000

Yeah, I also don’t know. The right people do not want to be mixed with the wrong people. When the wrong people hang around for so long, peasants think that currently, they are getting the “best-valued people”.

By: Aaron Ng

Aaron Ng — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:17:24 +0000

But I don’t know who are the right people.

By: guojun

guojun — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:52:54 +0000

and the answer is always a resounding yes. How about another pay rise?

By: Another Reader

Another Reader — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 13:21:56 +0000

The right thing? I thought we have a government that is ALWAYS doing the right things. It costs us (yes, the taxpayer’s money) many million dollars for the government (or the civil service) to do the right things.

No, Aaron, the issue is not about doing the right thing. It is about “are we getting the right people to do the correct things“.