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“Dr Koh has only been a PAP member for a few weeks, and any talk about higher office is pure speculation. Even PM Lee's own words were highly qualified, in terms of waiting until Dr Koh is ready,” he said.
Another former Nominated MP and sociologist Pauline Tay-Straughan told Yahoo! Singapore that talk about Koh being potentially more than just an MP indicates the strong backing from the party but feels it may not actually impact many Punggol-East voters.
“It may help sway some who are sitting on the fence or help assure those already leaning towards the establishment that the PAP candidate is someone who is right for the job, especially since Koh is a new face in politics," she said.
"And don’t forget, he is also running against a WP candidate who has had experience in the Punggol-East ground at the last general election and garnered 41 per cent of the votes,” she added.
Media consultant P.N Balji noted that the Prime Minister "might have wanted to show that the PAP is fielding a heavyweight candidate."
- http://sg.news.yahoo.com/it-s-not-a...ament--education-minister-heng-045837755.html
Another former Nominated MP and sociologist Pauline Tay-Straughan told Yahoo! Singapore that talk about Koh being potentially more than just an MP indicates the strong backing from the party but feels it may not actually impact many Punggol-East voters.
“It may help sway some who are sitting on the fence or help assure those already leaning towards the establishment that the PAP candidate is someone who is right for the job, especially since Koh is a new face in politics," she said.
"And don’t forget, he is also running against a WP candidate who has had experience in the Punggol-East ground at the last general election and garnered 41 per cent of the votes,” she added.
Media consultant P.N Balji noted that the Prime Minister "might have wanted to show that the PAP is fielding a heavyweight candidate."
- http://sg.news.yahoo.com/it-s-not-a...ament--education-minister-heng-045837755.html