The general secretary of the Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM), Dr William Wan, is in the running for the post of Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP). He told the media that his nomination papers were submitted yesterday (14 May).
SKM’s mission is to inspire graciousness through spontaneous acts of kindness, thus making life more pleasant for everyone [Link]. The patron of SKM is PM Lee Hsien Loong and its adviser is Minister Lawrence Wong.
Prior to joining SKM, he was practising law. He told the media that he would like to promote Singapore as a gracious society, champion the causes of ex-offenders and raise issues related to the elderly.
A Special Select Committee will consider the NMP nominations and then submit the names to President Tony Tan Keng Yam for appointment.
The Singapore Constitution provides for the appointment of up to 9 NMPs. An NMP serves a term of two-and-a-half years and reappointment is allowed.
Dr Wan first came to public prominence during the Anton Casey saga in January 2014. Right after Briton Anton Casey belittled Singapore commuters on the MRT, Dr Wan came out to defend Mr Casey (‘SKM condemns ‘online lynching’ of Anton Casey‘).
The Straits Times then published an article written by Dr Wan in which he condemned the online behaviour of Singaporeans. He felt that Singaporeans showed a lack of empathy in the Anton Casey saga.
Mr Casey at the time described Singapore commuters as “poor people”. He also said, “Normal service (after getting his Porsche back from the workshop) can resume, once I have washed the stench of public transport off me FFS!” (FFS is an acronym for “for f**k’s sake”.)
In his article, Dr Wan lamented that “something has gone wrong with us Singaporeans”. He said incidents like Anton Casey “reiterate the need for us to reassess our social media habits”. Defending Mr Casey, Dr Wan surmised that perhaps Anton Casey was “simply being thoughtless and careless” when he posted those offensive remarks, saying:
http://www.tremeritus.com/2014/05/15/dr-william-wan-running-for-nmp-post/
SKM’s mission is to inspire graciousness through spontaneous acts of kindness, thus making life more pleasant for everyone [Link]. The patron of SKM is PM Lee Hsien Loong and its adviser is Minister Lawrence Wong.
Prior to joining SKM, he was practising law. He told the media that he would like to promote Singapore as a gracious society, champion the causes of ex-offenders and raise issues related to the elderly.
A Special Select Committee will consider the NMP nominations and then submit the names to President Tony Tan Keng Yam for appointment.
The Singapore Constitution provides for the appointment of up to 9 NMPs. An NMP serves a term of two-and-a-half years and reappointment is allowed.
Dr Wan first came to public prominence during the Anton Casey saga in January 2014. Right after Briton Anton Casey belittled Singapore commuters on the MRT, Dr Wan came out to defend Mr Casey (‘SKM condemns ‘online lynching’ of Anton Casey‘).
The Straits Times then published an article written by Dr Wan in which he condemned the online behaviour of Singaporeans. He felt that Singaporeans showed a lack of empathy in the Anton Casey saga.
Mr Casey at the time described Singapore commuters as “poor people”. He also said, “Normal service (after getting his Porsche back from the workshop) can resume, once I have washed the stench of public transport off me FFS!” (FFS is an acronym for “for f**k’s sake”.)
In his article, Dr Wan lamented that “something has gone wrong with us Singaporeans”. He said incidents like Anton Casey “reiterate the need for us to reassess our social media habits”. Defending Mr Casey, Dr Wan surmised that perhaps Anton Casey was “simply being thoughtless and careless” when he posted those offensive remarks, saying:
http://www.tremeritus.com/2014/05/15/dr-william-wan-running-for-nmp-post/
