Malaysian blogger praised PAP’s system of ‘head-hunting’ their leaders

[Watchman]

Malaysian blogger praised PAP’s system of
‘head-hunting’ their leaders
December 31st, 2010 | Author: Editorial


Influential Malaysian blogger Raja Petra Kamarrudin or RPK as he is
fondly known by, has lavished generous praises on the ‘talent-scouting’
system of the PAP regime in a critique of Malaysia’s UMNO
titled ‘Suck your way up the ladder‘

“Singapore has a strict criteria and a high-powered
committee vets the potential candidates. The candidates are
then interviewed by people such as the founding father of Singapore.
And by the time the final list is decided they would have gone through
every potential leader with a fine-tooth comb and counted every hair
on their backside. Nothing gets past them,” he wrote.

RPK added that the stringent selection of Singapore’s leaders by
the PAP regime is the ’secret’ of our ’success’.

As a foreigner, RPK may be forgiven for not having a complete
understanding of how the PAP system ‘works’.

One reason why the PAP has to ‘head-hunt’ for potential
candidates to stand for elections under its banner is because
of the repressive political climate it created and perpetuated
in Singapore which discouraged young aspiring Singaporeans
from joining politics.

Though the method may appear sound, it is not perfect as
even Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong admitted that many
of the party’s candidates in the 2006 elections are not his ‘first choice’.

With the PAP being a monolithic party completely under
the control of an old man, few real talented people will be
keen to join it with the end result that there is a dearth
of creative and independent thinking in the PAP today.

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Pamela

 

[Dreamer1]

It is true that many Malaysians,especially Chinese and Indians,worship LKY deeply,not unlike some IVY professors,so they are not alone.

 

[lovesamleong]

They worship money more than LKY, take money away from LKY, anyone would worship LKY?

Ok, sounds like chicken and egg thingy

 

[Kuailan]

They worship money more than LKY, take money away from LKY, anyone would worship LKY?

Ok, sounds like chicken and egg thingy

Now that everything in Sickapoor is being out source!

When is the whole Parleement going to be out source ?

Sickapoor would save billion in salary!!

First we can get Obama for only USD 600K/yr? (+200K)

What say u?

 

[myo539]

It is true that many Malaysians,especially Chinese and Indians,worship LKY deeply,not unlike some IVY professors,so they are not alone.

That's one reason why many Malaysians flocked to Singapore. They know there is fairness - hard work and diligent get rewarded not skin colour and connections.

Sadly, some of our Singaporeans don't realise this, and always think that the air smells nicer over the Straits. They are immuned to paying toll to the Malaysians for using their roads, but KPKB when they pay ERP to use Singapore roads. They think bribing the traffice police is better than paying fines at the subordinate court for their traffic offences. They think it's ok to throw rubbish out of their car, but KPKB when summoned by the NEA for wanting to keep the roads clean and beautiful.

Many a country would like a system of government like ours that works - given the limitations and challenges.