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Chee Soon Juan slams PM Wong for ignoring Singaporeans’ key concerns in NDR speech
Singapore Democratic Party chief Dr Chee Soon Juan has criticized Prime Minister Lawrence Wong for overlooking key issues in his National Day Rally speech. Dr Chee argued that PM Wong failed to address the high cost of living and the influx of foreign workers, calling for a more concrete and transparent approach to these pressing concerns.
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SINGAPORE: Dr Chee Soon Juan, Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), has criticized Prime Minister Lawrence Wong for neglecting to address two major concerns of Singaporeans in his recent National Day Rally speech.
According to Dr Chee, PM Wong failed to provide concrete solutions to reduce the cost of living and manage the influx of foreign workers, issues that are paramount to the well-being of Singaporeans.
In a video uploaded to Facebook on Wednesday (21 August), Dr Chee expressed his disappointment that while PM Wong introduced several policy proposals—some of which the SDP welcomes—he did not tackle the most pressing problems facing the nation.
Dr Chee emphasized that reducing the cost of living and cutting down the influx of foreigners while improving labour productivity are the top priorities for Singaporeans.
Citing a statement by Singapore’s founding father late Lee Kuan Yew, Dr Chee reminded viewers that Singapore’s economic growth in the past has largely been driven by the importation of labour.
He argued that this reliance on cheap foreign labour has led to businesses neglecting productivity improvements, a trend that must be reversed for sustainable growth.
Dr Chee stressed that the solution lies in controlling the flow of foreign workers and enhancing productivity, as Lee Kuan Yew had advocated.
Dr Chee also raised concerns about the rising property prices, which he attributed to wealthy permanent residents buying up private and commercial properties, thereby driving up the cost of living for ordinary Singaporeans.
He highlighted that HDB resale prices have reached unprecedented levels, with recent news of a record-high transaction exceeding S$1.7 million, making homeownership increasingly unaffordable for younger generations.
Dr Chee also criticised that as the nation’s highest paid political office holder, he questioned whether PM Wong with such financial “opulence” could truly understand the struggles faced by ordinary Singaporeans.
He argued that if the government were in touch with the realities on the ground, they would not have implemented various cost increases, such as the Goods and Services Tax (GST), bus fares, water prices, and healthcare costs, among others.
Dr Chee urged the government to provide specific and actionable plans on how they intend to reduce the influx of foreign workers and improve productivity.
“Are the younger PAP leaders ignoring what Lee Kuan Yew advocated that is to check the inflow of foreigners and raise productivity? ”
He emphasized that vague promises and warm, fuzzy pronouncements are insufficient, and Singaporeans deserve to know precisely how these issues will be addressed.
“Singaporeans need to know specifically, how the government is going to reduce the influx of foreigners, and by how much?”
“We also need to know how the government is going to improve productivity aside from making motherhood statements, like we must transform our economy.”
Dr Chee also disappointed that the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has been making similar promises for decades, with little to show for it.
He called for a more concrete and transparent approach from the government in addressing these critical issues that affect the lives of all Singaporeans.
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very pathetic to see my ex-MD now driving grab…..some more he got Masters degree. so what so great about skills futures ? and more of my university and diploma graduate friends are now driving grab. what do yout think?
Dr Chee, our new PM did not ignore SG citizen problem. They created these problems, but they have no solution. So it is better to act blur.
Singaporeans are just interested in vouchers only.
My words exact, how can a ndr speech that ignored Singaporeans’ key concerns of cost of living and lose foreign policies be called radical by main stream media? Those so call experts that claims that the ndr is a good speech failed to be true to themselves and others or a group of ass kissers.
As I have said before, pappies haven’t got the slightest idea of resolving the decade-long unemployment of those 40yo and above! Cutting down the so called FT will ultimately improve the situation. Our fellow brothers and sisters then would not have to rely on grab driving and food delivery!
The PAP Administration is not the least shy to get rap from citizens.
What a disaster SG is in, brought upon by Politicians CRAVING for power AND MONEY.
God has to save SG quick – citizens are BLOTTED out by Foreign Trash, SGpns children are living IGNOMINIOUSLY and their GRANDCHILDREN are FACING OBLITERATION in a matter of years NOT DECADES – thanks to PAP.
Lawless Wong is a clone of Loong. Make no mistake a PAP Administration Hegemony Politics graduate.
LawLan was the bestest and strongest candidate, apparently, … to promote and perpetuate pap’s infinite dna into the foreseeable future !!!
So, save your thoughts, prayers and hopes, … for a few more decades at the very least !!!
Everyone knows LW cant be an effective PM as long as he still needing a babysitter…
LW ‘s wings are clipped somewhat… too bad.
Blaming Wong for failing to address the govt inflicted high cost of living and the influx of foreign workers displacing locals is futile. He is just don’t what his predecessors are doing with no intentions to change any time soon.
Actually improving productivity is a very stupid idea in the age of innovation and modern times today. Invention and research require time and lots of money input with no results and no money output. One cannot have innovation by measuring productivity. Strike Gold one time but all the time have zero or negative productivity is how innovation make money in many companies like google. Many jobs productivity also cannot be measure because the nature of modern jobs. Productivity seem to be a business and money concept which is narrow, not relevant for many jobs like service which require care and… Read more »
Voters of Bukit Batok SMC, please get the amazing Dr Chee Soon Juan into parliament. He will tear the circus down and wash the make-up off the clowns running the show.
Vote SDP for a fairer, better-for- all SG.🇸🇬
Waste time. Cast your vote wisely….
Whatever we hear is always about skills futures , blah blah does it bring down high cost of living?, high food prices, more jobs created?
Did importing more foreigners created a lot of jobs? what do you think?
This is a cogent and frightening description of what has been happening… Only someone like Dr. Chee could express those ideas in under 200 words! More bread and circuses for the crowd with ‘wankers’ in cahoots also help to *fleece the nation* by whatever scheme they can get away with.
So?
Even when CSJ point out the primary causes ,of what are the REAL ISSUES which Woke Wong refuses to resolve, does the local who are losers falling into such problem caused by these issues…NOT VOTE PAP?
NO.
THESE LOSERS COME POLLING DAY WILL STILL VOTE PAP!
YOU LOCAL FUCKTARDS OF THE LOWER SES FORM , DESERVED WHAT YOU VOTED FOR!!😆😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣
Dr. Chee is absolutely right. High Costs not addressed and transfer of job skills to Singaporeans to reduce dependency on foreigners has not been done. All that can be seen is infrastructure being put in place to continue to increase the foreign population. The PAP is not working for our benefits. They are using the State’s assets to bring in and house foreigners. They are working for new citizens.
My Concern
Anti Corruption Not Independant
Jud Not Independant
Rubber Stamp Pee
How ?