A reminder of why you should vote for them - Marine Parade MPs

“First, we need to make sure that they are called new Singaporeans rather than new migrants. They are not even new migrants – they are an old hand at migrating, and want a new life.”
-- Seah Kian Peng, MP of Marine Parade GRC


"The figures may be right, but the conclusion could be wrong."
-- Seah Kian Peng questioning The Prices and Earnings 2009 survey by the Swiss bank which stated that the Singaporean worker’s wages has decreased over the past 3 years, while the cost of living has shot up.


And the biggest shocker...

"I was an employee of GIC in 1999. I was offered by Ren Ci Hospital and Medicare Centre to be Director, Medical & Paramedical Services in January 2000.

However to leave GIC, I had to pay S$560,000 to settle my outstanding staff housing loan. I agreed to join Ren Ci on condition that I received a loan of S$60,000, to pay off in part the amount of S$560,000 and I paid the remaining S$500,000 from bank loan.

When I borrowed the sum of S$60,000 from Ren Ci, I was not an MP. It was lent to me as staff, and was part of the terms on which I agreed to join Ren Ci. I have since repaid the sum fully."
-- Dr Ong Seh Hong, MP for Marine Parade GRC and COO of Ren Ci Hospital

Two years of NS for Singaporeans, a short 30-day holiday camp for new immigrants

NS was a 'sore and critical milestone for many' and Mr Seah Kian Peng wondered if men who become new citizens should be called up for NSmen duties.

"This could be in the form of a short 30-day induction to Basic Military Training in the Singapore Armed Forces, he said.

We teach them to use rifles, fire weapons, basic physical fitness, or we put them into civil defence training where they could learn rescue techniques."

-- Seah Kian Peng (Marine Parade GRC)

Please call them new Singaporeans, not the rude title of new immigrants!

"First, we need to make sure that they are called new Singaporeans rather than new migrants. They are not even new migrants - they are an old hand at migrating, and want a new life. They want to settle down and to make Singapore a new home"

-- Seah Kian Peng, Marine Parade GRC MP

With 20,000 migrants becoming new citizens each year, Mr Seah also suggested rewarding such parents with some form of baby bonus when they have a new Singapore baby.