"Independent" Ong of NTUC was also former Principal Secretarty to LHL

[Confuseous]

The government has, however, lost the initiative, with its appointment of Mr Ong Ye Kung (a junior PAP candidate for Parliament who lost his first contest in Aljuneid GRC earlier this year), by no means an independent individual, to head the investigation team that will fulfil Recommendation 1.

The Straits Times website today described Mr Ong as an “independent director of SMRT”. As reported on this website on 28 November 2011, Mr Ong, in addition to being a member of the PAP, is:

Assistant Secretary General, NTUC;
Chairman, Employment and Employability Institute;
Exec Secretary, Nat’l Transport Workers Union and S’pore Manual Mercantile Workers’ Union;
Board member, SPRING Singapore;
Council Member of Ngee Ann Polytechnic; and formerly
Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister.

It is not clear, and nor has the government explained, in exactly what sense Mr Ong is independent.

- http://www.tremeritus.com/2011/12/25/government-insider-to-head-mrt-investigation/

 

[Narong Wongwan]

isn't this public knowledge?

 

[Narong Wongwan]

It is not clear, and nor has the government explained, in exactly what sense Mr Ong is independent.

- http://www.tremeritus.com/2011/12/25/government-insider-to-head-mrt-investigation/

He is not a minister or MP....to them its independent liao.....Tony Tan also independent

 

[Leepotism]

Our judiciary, police, CPIB, election office, NTUC, CASE, PTC and every nut and bolt are also independent.
Singapore is a squeaky clean country.:*:

 

[streetsmart73]

hi there


1. tsk tsk tsk!
2. so much for check & balance.
3. aiyoh1 why can't sheep engage kumar or hossan leong to lead such investigation leh?
4, more independent, i bet!

 

[halsey02]

He is not a minister or MP....to them its independent liao.....Tony Tan also independent

You people never read the lips carefully, they are saying, "inter dependent" not independent.

 

[zeddy]

The Straits Times website today described Mr Ong as an “independent director of SMRT”.

Our judiciary, police, CPIB, election office, NTUC, CASE, PTC and every nut and bolt are also independent.
Singapore is a squeaky clean country.:*:

He is not a minister or MP....to them its independent liao.....Tony Tan also independent

No surprise.. All these Independents are dependent on the PAP for their monthly pay and fat bonuses..

 

[jiakhongleow]

It is also public knowledge we have an incompetent PM in Singapore and voted by 60% SH(I)T voters.

isn't this public knowledge?

 

[halsey02]

It is also public knowledge we have an incompetent PM in Singapore and voted by 60% SH(I)T voters.

He has now SH(i)T on his pants at AMK GRC.