| Parliamentarian | Attendance | Votes | Legislation Sponsored | Miscellaneous | Links |
| Lee Kuan Yew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 Updates | NA |
| Indranee Rajah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 Update | NA |
| Lily Neo | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA |
| Chan Chun Sing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 Updates | NA |
| Chia Shi-Lu | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA |
| Worker's Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 Updates | NA |
UPDATES
Tanjong Pagar
- As of today, the Tanjong Pagar Town Council page has NOT been updated.
- Chan Chun Sing is now Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports AND Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts.
- Lee Kuan Yew has resigned as Chairman of GIC and has been appointed Senior Advisor to GIC.
- Lee Kuan Yew has turned down an offer from the Prime Minister to officially be granted the "Emeritus" tag (it was unclear if it was meant to be applied to "Minister Mentor"). [May 19th 2011 - http://www.todayonline.com/Hotnews/EDC110519-0000253/MM-Lee-and-SM-Goh-to-become-Senior-Advisers-to-GIC,-MAS-respectively].
- I could NOT find any updates on Chan Chun Sing's Facebook page on the next Informal Policy discussions (HDB pricing). Did I miss something? (I might have to "like" him after all, just to keep up).
- Chan Chun Sing's (publicly announced) email and MPS session: chancs[DOT]bv[AT]gmail[DOT]com, Mondays 7:30pm onwards.
- From Chan Chun Sing's Facebook page - it looks like Indranee Rajah is currently representing Lee Kuan Yew for MPS at Tanjong Pagar. It is unclear from the context if this is temporary.
- Chan Chun Sing proposes mural art for void decks on Facebook. I thought this was post-worthy since it affects the community and it raises the appropriate questions of who gets to decide and who foots the bill.
Worker's Party
- Sylvia Lim has resigned from her job to focus on work in Parliament (May 14th 2011): http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20110514-278889.html
- Last-minute update: The Worker's Party has proposed to merge the services provided by Aljunied and Hougang Town Councils, citing economies of scale and a not-so-smooth handover of Aljunied Town Council. [May 21st 2011 - http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20110521-279923.html]. I am quoting the entire article since it is short:
THE Workers' Party (WP) submitted a proposal to merge the town councils of Aljunied GRC and single-seat Hougang last week. WP chief Low Thia Khiang told the Straits Times that it's easier operationally, and that they hope to achieve 'economies of scale in terms of tender of contracts, in terms of purchases made, in terms of projects, (and) hopefully we can get a better bargain'. If approved, it will be chaired by WP's chairman Sylvia Lim, with Hougang MP Yaw Shin Leong and Mr Low as the vice-chairmen. Mr Low also disclosed that some parts of the handover process, has not been smooth. The newly elected MP for Aljunied GRC said that they have been waiting since last week for the town council to provide key information on matters such as the list of service providers and its computer data system. His team also yet to have a face-to-face meeting with the management of the Aljunied Town Council, which had cancelled a meeting scheduled for last Tuesday, according to Mr Low. His party has since turned to HDB for help. According to the paper, Mr Jeffrey Chua, the Aljunied Town Council general manager, said he had informed the Hougang Town Council that it needed more time to compile the complete list of service providers. The Hougang Town Council has also been given the names of service providers whose contracts will expire in the next few months, said Mr Chua. Meanwhile, Mr Low dismissed rumours that the Aljunied Town Council had stopped removing rubbish from HDB blocks in the estate. According to him, the WP found the estates to be well-maintained, after they went on ground inspections in the GRC.
Commentary: From a democratic standpoint, I personally do not approve of this proposal. It messes with the transparency and accountability of the way public money is disbursed and handled. I cannot, however, logically argue against the points made ... except that it feels disturbing to me.
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