Finally an honest PAP Minister who admitted CECA is a mistake.

[A Singaporean]

Tharman "admitting that the free flow of professionals under the CECA (with India) was a big mistake. In fact, a disaster"

"DPM Tharman had said it. "Wrong to have free flow of people".
He is admitting that the free flow of professionals under the CECA (Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement with India) was a big mistake. In fact, a disaster.

But, he did not say who was responsible for this disaster. The PAP never admit their mistake.

The biggest mistake is to appoint inexperienced people to run big ministries and government agencies. The people who negotiated the CECA agreement probably fall into this category.

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/wrong-to-have-total-free-flow-of-people-tharman

Quote:
Singapore has been one of the strongest advocates when it comes to the free flow of goods and services, but there must be limits to the movement of people.

Otherwise there will be less push for businesses to be more productive, and "more fundamentally, you become a society where people don't feel it's their own society", said Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam yesterday at an economics forum in India.

"This is a reality not just because of (President Donald) Trump in the US or Brexit in UK. It is a reality all over the world,'' he said when asked a question about tighter restrictions on Indian professionals moving to Singapore.
Unquote"



http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/wrong-to-have-total-free-flow-of-people-tharman

Wrong to have total free flow of people: DPM Tharman - The Straits Times

 

[laksaboy]

This is what happens when you let a familee hijack an entire country for their own selfish interests.

 

[millim6868]

Actually ceca doesnt benefit Singapore,how can u invest in a fxxx up country , the invedtment down down the drain eben without covid,with covid lagi worse, n ceca coming in job losses high somemore all can work even with real certificate ,all rubbish ,if they were reslly good they wont even be here as they will be employed in thrir country ,all here are leeches n rubbish, Singapore is a fxxxxxx training center n it apllies to all foreigners n PRs, We are screwed by this bunch of PAPigs jokers MPs,all CMI.If I am in charge i wont even consider putting investment in india, tks to 61% n tenasick going to get fxxx hard due to that jinx

 

[Hanslesley73]

Meanwhile, the cases are still rising in India, with a synonymous spike in death toll. However, in true Indian India fashion, they have to twist n manipulate the news heading into deceiving blur, gullible ppl like some of our leaders into thinking the cases in India are reducing. As long as there is a Rise, the situation is not under control, no matter how one tries to twist n turn their words.

https://www.reuters.com/world/india...ly-rise-covid-19-cases-over-month-2021-05-28/

We have 15 imported cases today.

 

[winners]

But unfortunately he had said before that he's not interested to be the next Singapore Prime Minister.

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

Under CECA, Singapore allowed workers from India to work in Singapore in return for Singapore companies accessing the Indian markets.

Which Singapore companies have outgrown the domestic market and need to access the Indian market?
Which Singapore companies have the financial resources to expand into the Indian market?
The big Singapore companies.

Which are the big Singapore companies?
The companies owned by Temasek Holdings.

Who runs Temasek?
Ho Ching

What was Tharman's position when he made the speech below?
Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore

Who was more influential?
The Deputy Prime Minister was at a disadvantage; he could not engage in pillow talk with the Prime Minister.

Who won in the end?
The commercial interests of a private company Temasek won over the national interests of Singapore.

Wrong to have total free flow of people: DPM Tharman​

It's not just wrong politics but also wrong economics, DPM says at a forum in New Delhi​

Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam has expressed confidence in India's future despite the complex challenges it faces.PHOTO: ST FILE
Nirmala Ganapathy India Bureau Chief In New Delhi

JUL 23, 2017

Singapore has been one of the strongest advocates when it comes to the free flow of goods and services, but there must be limits to the movement of people.
Otherwise there will be less push for businesses to be more productive, and "more fundamentally, you become a society where people don't feel it's their own society", said Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam yesterday at an economics forum in India.
"This is a reality not just because of (President Donald) Trump in the US or Brexit in UK. It is a reality all over the world,'' he said when asked a question about tighter restrictions on Indian professionals moving to Singapore.
Noting that a third of Singapore's workforce is already made up of foreigners, he added: "It would be mindless to have an open border without any policy framework to govern and constrain the flow of people into your job market. It will not just be wrong politics but wrong economics."
Mr Tharman, who is in India on a three-day visit ending today, was speaking at the Delhi Economics Conclave held by the Indian Finance Ministry.
Earlier this year, India had expressed concern that curbs on the movement of Indian professionals to Singapore violate the terms of the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (Ceca) signed by the two countries in 2005. A review of the agreement to update the terms has been under negotiation for more than six years as India seeks more access for its professionals and banks.


India's National Association of Software and Services Companies said earlier this year that the movement of Indian software professionals to Singapore has been "reduced to an insignificant trickle" and that it was becoming tough for Indian software firms to operate in the Republic. Its president, Mr R. Chandrashekhar, estimated that there are fewer than 10,000 Indian software workers in Singapore.
The topic of the Ceca review came up yesterday when Mr Tharman called on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who "expressed support for the expeditious conclusion of the Second Ceca Review", said a statement from the Prime Minister's Office in Singapore last night.
The two leaders discussed the India-Singapore Strategic Partnership, agreeing that cooperation between the two countries should be deepened in future. A small team of officials from Singapore and India will be formed to explore new areas of cooperation in digital finance, while there is also scope to strengthen air connectivity between the two countries.
Mr Tharman expressed confidence in India's future despite the complex challenges it faces, including the shift from a labour-intensive economy to one which embraces technology.
The two countries have worked together to set up two vocational skills training centres in India and both Mr Modi and Mr Tharman were hopeful that these could be examples of how skills training in India can be linked closely to jobs.
On Friday, Mr Tharman met India's Minister of Finance, Defence and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley.
They discussed ways to strengthen relations in banking and finance, and encourage Singapore investments in India.
Singapore is India's top investor for the financial year from May 2015 to end April 2016, investing US$13.7 billion (S$18.7 billion).

 

[millim6868]

Sg thst temasick jinx is the biggest carrot head in the eyes if india,who would the hell in the tight mind to invest in them ,even the rich also invest outside of india,the only rich that still on n off hang around is using the cheap labozr to harevest their plantation or doing hard labour in mines,etc, jinx ho really s dumb ass

 

[glockman]

So which fucking pap minister was responsible?

I have said it before, cancel CECA, pay the penalty to compensate the shitskin government. Get out of CECA, send all the CECA shitskins back home.

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

So which fucking pap minister was responsible?

I have said it before, cancel CECA, pay the penalty to compensate the shitskin government. Get out of CECA, send all the CECA shitskins back home.

The ministers involved in CECE include Heng Swee Keat and S. Iswaran.

 

[mojito]

Tharman "admitting that the free flow of professionals under the CECA (with India) was a big mistake. In fact, a disaster"

"DPM Tharman had said it. "Wrong to have free flow of people".
He is admitting that the free flow of professionals under the CECA (Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement with India) was a big mistake. In fact, a disaster.

But, he did not say who was responsible for this disaster. The PAP never admit their mistake.

The biggest mistake is to appoint inexperienced people to run big ministries and government agencies. The people who negotiated the CECA agreement probably fall into this category.

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/wrong-to-have-total-free-flow-of-people-tharman

Quote:
Singapore has been one of the strongest advocates when it comes to the free flow of goods and services, but there must be limits to the movement of people.

Otherwise there will be less push for businesses to be more productive, and "more fundamentally, you become a society where people don't feel it's their own society", said Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam yesterday at an economics forum in India.

"This is a reality not just because of (President Donald) Trump in the US or Brexit in UK. It is a reality all over the world,'' he said when asked a question about tighter restrictions on Indian professionals moving to Singapore.
Unquote"



http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/wrong-to-have-total-free-flow-of-people-tharman

Wrong to have total free flow of people: DPM Tharman - The Straits Times

Live under a rock? That's old news. And Tharman a has-been.

 

[glockman]

The ministers involved in CECE include Heng Swee Keat and S. Iswaran.

Those two fucking assholes.

 

[glockman]

Live under a rock? That's old news. And Tharman a has-been.

It's a poignant reminder, what Tharman predicted. Because we are now having the fallout.

 

[Cottonmouth]

Lanjiao Loong should be struck by lightning!

 

[Rogue Trader]

He said this back in 2017 lah..

What has changed since? Nothing

In fact Heng SK recently redefined the sinkaporean core to include cecas.

So sinkies eat shit again

 

[zhihau]

Fuck CECA & PAP!

 

[laksaboy]

This was probably why he didn't get picked as a 4G princeling.

 

[laksaboy]

Fuck CECA & PAP!

Fuck Lee Hsien Loong and his entire family! 家破人亡，不得善终！

 

[CharKuayTeow]

Tharman "admitting that the free flow of professionals under the CECA (with India) was a big mistake. In fact, a disaster"

"DPM Tharman had said it. "Wrong to have free flow of people".
He is admitting that the free flow of professionals under the CECA (Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement with India) was a big mistake. In fact, a disaster.

But, he did not say who was responsible for this disaster. The PAP never admit their mistake.

The biggest mistake is to appoint inexperienced people to run big ministries and government agencies. The people who negotiated the CECA agreement probably fall into this category.

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/wrong-to-have-total-free-flow-of-people-tharman

Quote:
Singapore has been one of the strongest advocates when it comes to the free flow of goods and services, but there must be limits to the movement of people.

Otherwise there will be less push for businesses to be more productive, and "more fundamentally, you become a society where people don't feel it's their own society", said Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam yesterday at an economics forum in India.

"This is a reality not just because of (President Donald) Trump in the US or Brexit in UK. It is a reality all over the world,'' he said when asked a question about tighter restrictions on Indian professionals moving to Singapore.
Unquote"



http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/wrong-to-have-total-free-flow-of-people-tharman

Wrong to have total free flow of people: DPM Tharman - The Straits Times

It’s a bit fucking late… no consequences for anybody in a no blame culture though. Sinkies deserve what they vote in unthinkingly.

 

[Leepotism]

So, will Ah Loong cancel CECA?

 

[LordElrond]

Damn...

I wish that I could turn back the clock
Bring the wheels of time to a stop
Back to the days when life was so much better