[GE2025] Mediacorp Live Roundtable Debate, 27 April 2025 8pm

[Shutterbox]

I hope all the opposition parties boycott, really a shame actually. Rather listen to them at rallies better.

Then they will say opposition doesn't even want to sit down n talk, how to let them into parliament for discussions

 

[FishyMcFillet]

This roundtable session is totally absurd where it is designed to advantage the house.

If this would be a genuine debate instead of a scripted performance, the PAP would be outmatched

 

[Balian]

Actually the sad part is I think they are clueless got manipulated by pap. U think pap members don't know elections coming? Of coz they are the first ministers to go up there to join their podcast. They they got guilt trip into thinking pap gave them the platform they have. Pitiful.

They are definitely not clueless

most local youtube channel/ influencers/social media companies side with men in white because gov agencies are a major source of revenue.

Tdk have made many videos sponsored by gov agencies.

How many biz owners will say no to $

and Jon doesn’t hide his support for PAP if you watched previous vids

 

[evildoer]

look like PAP won this..

if we took the suggestion of wp to build less BTO during covid.. more people will not get their flat...

 

[messi7]

"There will come a time when eventually the public will say, look, let's try the other side, either because the PAP has declined in quality or the opposition has put up a team which is equal to the PAP and they say, let’s try the other side."

LKY once said the above

I hope this GE the above will happen

 

[runny yolk]

This round table got malay and tamil version?

 

[Can Or Not]

Ya I don't understand. Better go sign up for some skillfuture classes on understanding.

Old people voluntarily wants to work! Because it keeps them healthy mentally and physically. But they can’t do the hard things.

 

[youcantstopme]

They are definitely not clueless

most local youtube channel/ influencers/social media companies side with men in white because gov agencies are a major source of revenue.

Tdk have made many videos sponsored by gov agencies.

How many biz owners will say no to $

and Jon doesn’t hide his support for PAP if you watched previous vids

Sorry. My opinion from watching their videos is that they are clueless. They literally said they are grateful the ministers gave them the fame they had. And the ministers don't even need to pay them to further their social media game.

 

[youcantstopme]

This round table got malay and tamil version?

U want to bore the whole sg to death isit. Wtf.

 

[krikering]

seems like purposely and sarcasm lol

Michael the Harvard, as a newbie, is brilliant, impressive; thinks fast, articulates convincingly/eloquently.

Loooots of potential in Michael, like Jamus 2.0.

Both Michael+Jamus must b elected to critically raise the bar in parliament, to scrutinise+ calibrate policies.

This year's format really jialat, cannot understand how is it a debate. More like reading out manifestos at rally speeches, CHT really learnt very well from LW on how to load his speech with motherhood statements.

 

[Can Or Not]

Xia suay to call this a debate when it's simply a Q & A session...

Not bad because a debate will end up arguing forever… and the chairman don’t think will be neutral, I wanna see how they answer the questions.

 

[TUV2008]

WP did not join the Chinese debate the last round

Lim Tean mist be very regret his Chinese cannot swim

 

[youcantstopme]

Old people voluntarily wants to work! Because it keeps them healthy mentally and physically. But they can’t do the hard things.

Then ask them go take skillfuture lessons. Pap already state every clear liao.

 

[xdivider]

They are definitely not clueless

most local youtube channel/ influencers/social media companies side with men in white because gov agencies are a major source of revenue.

Tdk have made many videos sponsored by gov agencies.

How many biz owners will say no to $

and Jon doesn’t hide his support for PAP if you watched previous vids

opp have no resource to pay influenza/ibs........

 

[buttbERry]

felt michael spoke quite well

 

[alvincy]

waste time. the 2020 version better where they could cross question each other.

 

[Kac2009]

To summarise.

Micheal Thng make his mark.

PAP must already mentally prepared to lose tampines.

wow, that means KPK going to lose 2 times Liao

 

[krikering]

I didn’t expect PSP to perform seeing the woman, but she did put up with something decent.

RDU keeps harping on GST which I feel is invalid argument. They push for 9-7%. To me is invalid. No need to do so. LW already gave a good response.

Good response? Ravi mentioned about taxing the wealthier and billionaires more, which should definitely be done.

UNHWs who come here to park their wealth and Jack up property prices + increase cost of livings, etc. should definitely be taxed more.

 

[Damienic]

Have you guys noticed that during the windup speech for Chee Hong Duck, he particularly aimed at WP but not other opposition parties.

PAP is scaring of losing and have to resort in this tatics.

Because WP pose the biggest threat to them. Chee don’t even bother addressing Lim Tean’s accusations of the PAP because Lim is probably going to poll the worst

 

[Lss]

Use Chatgpt. It will quote you the sources. This was part of what it mentioned.
The Workers' Party (WP) did propose reducing the number of Build-To-Order (BTO) flats during the COVID-19 period. In 2019, the WP released a working paper titled Counting Down to Zero: Are There Alternatives to VERS?, which recommended cutting back the annual BTO supply to 9,000 units, down from the 16,000 to 17,000 flats that were being built at the time.

I found it. Reasoning is sound. Can only mean actual family size is smaller than 3.3 or many ppl trying lunch to bto again to avoid lease decay? For the latter they will be adding to the market when they sell their existing place.


Calibrating the construction of new BTO estates
Resident population growth has been approximately 30,000 a year since 2010 and 2011. Assuming an
average household size of 3.3, this would mean that around 9,000 or so new dwelling units are
required annually. Completions within the same time period have far exceeded the resident population
growth. Private vacancies have only started to inch down, but there are still around 12,000 private units
completing up to 2022. Will the HDB have a vacancy rate problem, compounded by a still steady
stream of 16,000 to 17,000 BTO units in the last few years, which will continue to increase supply up
to 2022?
BTO projects should continue, but, rather than creating too many new towns, planners would do well
to consider, in future, partly meeting demand from new family formation by selling balance flats in
mature estates acquired under the Universal Sale and Lease Back scheme or USB (see previous
chapter). This would help advance urban renewal in the mature estates where many Singapore desire
to live, since these are nearer to the city centre.