Workers Party finally spoke up

[lovesamleong]

WP statement on haze situation

SINGAPORE - The Workers' Party has issued a statement on the haze situation in Singapore. The statement is as follows:

The Workers' Party is concerned with the haze situation that is affecting everyone in Singapore.

We note that the Government has convened a task force to monitor and to act on the situation. We stand ready to support the initiatives of the Government in responding to the haze.

We welcome the Government’s efforts in giving priority to protect the health and safety of Singaporeans, especially the vulnerable groups. The Workers’ Party calls on the Indonesian Government to do its utmost to extinguish the fires with urgency.

We also urge the Indonesian Government to invest more resources to curb the slash-and-burn practices in the plantation sector. Indonesia has been a good friend and neighbour to Singapore and is respected as an influential nation in ASEAN. We hope that Indonesia will do its best to bring the haze issue to a close.

In this difficult situation, we have seen many Singaporeans from all walks of life helping one another.

We ask that Singaporeans continue to look out for each other and check on neighbours, colleagues and friends. Singaporeans are a resilient people; we will live through the smoke to see a clear sky.

Lee Li Lian
Deputy Webmaster, The Worker’s Party
Member of Parliament for Punggol East SMC

 

[methink]

Hope WP speak up more often. Only on very safe and touching on general welfare of the ppl would they dare to say something. When it comes to personal matter dear to the heart of the ppl such as MDA's licensing and 6.9m population growth, we do not hear their roar.

On human rights, unjust laws, gerrymandering, GRC etc? WP as quiet as a mouse!

 

[tanwahp]

I think WP should have added a punch to that Indonesian Ministerial Idiot for calling Singapore a small child. For diplomacy reasons, the PAP cannot do that.

I also wonder why it has to be signed off with a "Deputy Webmaster". People don't see a relation between a web manager and the haze. You can put it as a CEC Member or "MP for Punggol East on behalf of Workers Party".

 

[steffychun]

WP was kept from talking about the haze due to the PAP attack on AHPETC