[FULL] On first campaign walkabout, Tan Kin Lian speaks about representing Singapore internationally
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- The president is not a politician and a country’s foreign policy should be determined by the prime minister and finance minister, said presidential candidate Tan Kin Lian on Wednesday.
Speaking to the media during his walkabout, he also mentioned not wanting to interfere with the policies that the government chooses to pursue on the international stage. READ MORE: str.sg/iSoB
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Thanks for stepping forward to stand for President election , your courageous and selfless act gives Singaporeans a chance to vote for our President.
This type of quality? he is making FAKE PROMISES.. what influence of president to help COL housing etc. He is painting himself to be the 2nd govt to meddle with the country business of the day which he is NOT entitled to AT ALL. His arrogance to journalist is also a RED FLAG he is more like a dictator when he rebutted criticism. Vote for him for what? For change? Wake up. don't sia suay sgp
All Votes to Tan 👍 Singaporeans last chance to vote correctly 👍
Last Chance For Change
Go Mr Tan Go! 😊
It is gratifying to note that Mr Tan sees the need to help the younger generations to see changes for the better to come.
Someone write the script for him
He lost me when he had to read from a written script. As the president of Singapore, you need to be on top of all matters regarding the lives of ordinary Singaporeans. I fear that Mr Tan will not be articulate enough with his thoughts. He doesn't know about soft power. You need to display a kind manner and not a confrontational attitude.
Never heard a decent speech before from Halimah
Mr Tan Kin Lian is genuine / authentic and deserves the vote for president.
Couldn't agree more. He's likeable.
Agree, this time bumbling singaporeans make that change happens.
My downstair kopitiam uncle also very genuine leh,
TKL you got the point GST increase is only killing the SINGAPOREAN.😇😇😇😇😇
Well done Mr Tan. Were you elected as President, go with local politicians to friendly countries to have trade, economic, defence and cordial relationship for the betterment of Singapore. Good luck
Ppl are saying he is reading from a script written for him. All ministers & PM speech are written by their PA. Don't be ignorant. Remember how ex PM Goh & PM Hsien Loong started. Both are stiff as kayu but eventually improved along the way.
My family and friends will vote for you Mr Tan. 👍🏻
I’m voting for him.😊
Me too
Me reading from my script when my wife ask me why I reached home late from work.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Mr Tan sometimes has this habit of talking slower, but from this video you can see is fatigue. I'm also helping a bit on my own not part of his official team (I know them not politcally but I'm a Singaporean who lived in JB Sentral last year, welcomed the ordinary Singaporeans that he brought over to see etc. I'm also one of the tech startup people in SG created payment gateway etc.), even from behind desk, it can be fatigue after awhile, since there's a lot of comments here and there. It looks like fatigue, but even for me I cannot tahan "fatigue". He's doing very well here for someone 75 year old. He's the main opponent to former DPM Tharman this PE, and by default all things work on the PAP-linked candidate. Up hill task.
Where possible, if you are common Singaporean you should support TKL.
If you are already an elite, one of the elite in establishment, earning $50k to $100k month on month, within the circle, then by all means your best choice is the other two etc.
@@CY_Chen what a joke, who cares if he is 75 year old, we the common people dont need to vote a kopitiam uncle in
@@aaastooges Actually, you need. He's no ordinary kopitiam uncle, he may look like one, try to act like one, but he too benefited a lot from the system in high position many years ago, for sure NTUC income is also very big salary, maybe 300k to 600k per year or maybe 800k etc.
But since he's retired for so long, the kopitiamness is in, takes public transport and all etc.
Your two other choices probably are not authentic or not even kopitiam people at all, they just visit kopitiam right now for votes, or visit kopitiam only as a work to appear in their ward (TS), their dinner could be $200 beef steak red wine quite often, you never know, and that is not even much, that would be puny to them. Probably sometimes hang out at Sentosa Cove, or maybe not even that, high probability to hang around people in the Good Class Bungalow circles, probably know a few billionaires, it is a different class far away even from the condo class. They probably don't even know Blue Line downtown MRT change to yellow line is at which MRT station etc. Far from ordinary
This is the reason you should vote for this kopitiam looking uncle TKL
@@aaastooges And also very much high probability that somewhere along the line their relatives every weekend at Marquee spending a few thousand to 10k at one go etc, probably every weekend at Shoppes@Marina etc.
In that way, voting the pseudo-Kopitiam uncle is better
Has Tharman explain MAS over $38,000,000,000 lost yet?
What's tm CONVICtion? I don't mean the ex convict he has as supporter
Wa 🤔 MAS actually got so much to lost freely? Data from?
Already explained. Reverse back
His English low hong
I am looking forward to see u demonstrating the Presidential Power. Do not overlook any of those.
u keep on going. we support u.
TKL remined me ,once there was a uncle "sell scissors,"who against LEE KWANG YEW during GE.
Singapore needs a man like Mr.Tan Kin Lian to be the president.
Pls add “hehehe” behind ur comment if not ppl will think u are being serious
Voting for Tharman or KS, there is absolutely no chance of change or hopeless.
Voting for Tan KL, there is hope of change.
Yes u dw ex pap minister Tharman but u want ex pap minister Tan KL 👍 smart boy
@@figureofspeech4581when was Tan KL a PAP minister?
PAP member as Marine Parade branch secretary for 30 yrs
@@figureofspeech4581 time is the issue
Hope of embarrassing ourselves on the global stage
Anyone outside of PAP’s circle will not ever be welcomed as President. Have no doubt. Regardless, Vote for Mr TKL; a journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.
The more they try to manipulate unfairly, the stronger should be our resolve to overcome the odds.
you think too much. few chicken wing will do the trick@@chunmengtham1157
Ya especially when the alternatives are a cheekopek
We don't need a kneeling drama papa, don't need another Pap-oriented power centre...
He is definitely NOT fit to be Singapore president at all. He just has too much money that needs to donate his deposit to govt.👎💅👎
I think you can't say that without backing your statement with numbers.
In 2011, Tony Tan barely won, the votes of the other three Tans combined were way higher than Tony Tan alone by a high margin.
With the vote of Tan Jee Say, based on 2011, TKL already has close to 1/3 of Singaporeans' votes already.
In the coming days, you will see TCB making clear where is his vote going to.
Not to forget, we have half a million of young voters who have never voted in a presidential election before.
Based on the younger estates in Aljunied, Sengkang, Bukit Batok, etc., the likelihood of the new voters voting for TKL is way higher than them voting for Tharman.
Who will determine he is fit? The 2.7 million voters on 1 September. Let's keep our mind open please.
He should be the president. Out of the 3 he is most in touch with ordinary people.
He could have remained retired with a house in SG and a house in JB, there's nothing much he really need to do actually. But he's going for this PE.
Former Tharman still needs the job, resigned, just to aim for a promotion etc.
If in terms of "too much money", NKS and Tharman probably has a lot more than TKL, they are still people earning around 90k per month (1m+ a year) for many years. GIC is a company so should be very much very well paid
Why read from script one
Nothing is in his mind...
He already published an official media statement on his website hours before this in-person interview, he is simply repeating himself since the mainstream media continues to make the same accusations again and again, despite him already addressing them.
Because there are no white or black boards to read from
I believe the President's duties is made simplified because if Mr Tan is in any doubt he could seek the advise of the Presidential Advisers who are there to advise him should he be elected as the next President of Singapore.
If Mr Tan is Elected President he has the Power to Appoint the New PM. So if the Wrong Party ( WP) wins the Next GE, the President can Stop Pritam to become PM. But Pritam can tell PresidentTan under the table that I allow u to have lots of Fun if u make me PM
so TKL ... a monarch wannabe ? Isn't he making promises that the role of EP simply cannot fulfil ?
you are starting a confrontation with the government.This a with a wrong foot forward from the start? What executive powder the EP has?
He is trying to make himself look important n powerful. It shows how shallow n hollow he is.
We need a voice for Singaporeans !
sorry to say that, "we" is how many %. Need "voice" ,he can't speak well, 言不顺则事不成
Voting for Tharman or KS is voting for Halimah version 2.0. If Halimah is people's choice, she should continue her Presidency, why vote? Why waste yr vote?
@7:18 shockingly rude response to a legitimate question. How many foreign press and diplomats will he piss off unnessarily if he becomes president??
HEHEHE IF PRESIDENT I CAN FLY AROUND THE WORLD AND MEET PRETTY GURL
I envious Kok and girlfriend younger than his one daughter at least
The law professor is saying you don’t know what’s the role of SG elected president . You should run for a party as MP.
Then once you get in as MP, you quit and run for presidency ah?
He knows la....he has no choice but to stir popularism, that is where he can get easy votes by always portraying himself as “independent"....
Mr tan saw a slim chance to win when he sees gg successfully stir a populist wave among people...he wanted to ride the wave and hoping to win by chance..
Why TM never talk about GST Increase every year will it affect the Singaporean living??? He keep on talking about he is the right person to elect.😇😇😇😇😇Say something what are you going to help the nation or in parliment house I dont see him giving any important Isuse only those mps stand up to talk .😇😇😇😇😇
1:30 Timely video bomb....
LMAO
Good luck to you Mr Tan.
Don't expect tharman will make improvements for local breed Singaporean not to mention changes .tharman job are just to sign n get million dollars salary n retire happily with his family n grandchildren. Instead local breed Singaporean whole-life hard-earned stressed n sweat c p f money will be delay even longer after the first return at 55 n have to wait another dark long ten years before members can receive it like begging worst than bigger countries with big population yet our leaders are paid higher than big countries probably more foreigners will come work in Singapore as more foreigners government will collect more levy. Vote for Tharman local breed Singaporean life will be tougher for themselves n next generations.
If he gets elected , he might appoint Lim Tean as his office legal adviser and anti Vaxx Iris as health advisor 😂
This will bring SG dn
You think you are going to be the shadow Prime Minister if not above him, as though the PM is not representing SG.
Always claim credit for himself
Blame others for bad results
Last I checked, there are no results yet for this presidential elections. What are you talking about?
Stop looking at your phone! A president must be able to speak with flair and confidence!
Chance to change. Not sure future PE going to be manipulated for a walkover again and again and again. This time must Vote TKL.
👊👊👊👊👊
TKL.....TKL.....TKL
LEAD THE CITIZENS OUT OF THIS MESS.....CPF.....HDB.BTO.....MATURE..NONMATURE...GST....PUB....WAGES....TPT.....MEDISAVE
If you only judge people on which party they come from then it shows blinded this country is by this gov
but isn't that what you do? hahaha
Yes don't care about which party they come from... Vote the most capable one, vote Tharman! The Old man and Dirty Old man are out! 😂😂😂
Thank you Mr Tan
Look at the expression of the lady on the left. She is clearly not impressed by what he was saying (reading).
😂
Lady is maughing at tkl 7:55
Whats worse is voting for people claiming to be independent from ruling elites without any track record
she is from China
TKL fatigue said wrong thing at 10:45, should be Foreign Minister and PM
“Pretty girl” will cost you 40.5k.
No worries, that would not happen
he lpppl. his say no executive power then say want to influence politics. wth he talking
Do you know the difference between hard power and soft power? If you are being truthful, you will know that what he is saying is nothing new, a President has significant influence and can represent the masses in voicing out issues that need to be improved.
In most other countries, e.g. Emperor of Japan, UK King, Malaysia Sultans all have no real powers, but they have the "voicing out' power. It is the same. It should be that way since president is actually #1 and PM is #2. It is us Singaporeans who got it wrong.
The president is meant to be above government, not meant to be a puppet endorsed by government, from within the government.
That blue shirt guy at the 2 minute mark...extra calefare la deh
Please take care if u have decided to speculate to make a fast buck. U certainly require the best of luck. Bravo
Yes, should he b elected to keep govt busy? Jus like govt brin in FT to keep SC busy....
also u need worry about the economy. it is in the hand of Lawrence n his team. as LHL is stepping down. u monitor those ministers' performance n sit on their meetings.
Mr Tan shld form or join a political party to pursue his vision for Singaporean. He shld not run for President.
Professor is still sleeping. Over indulgence of premium wine?
Professor is paid for by..
TKL team is questionable
With people with problems with the law and Courts and Opposition parties
Yet he says that he does not aligned to any Parties
Too complicated party😇😇😇😇😇
What's worse than that? Voting for Lack of Independence from ruling elites. The stench of elitism.
Do you remember who was in Tharman's team? Tan Chuan-Jin and S Iswaran. Where are they now? 🤣
Funds increased not shared with citizens?
Tkl
布局的结果，成就了陈钦亮！
he will collaborate with the p m so at the end of the day
he isn't independent!!
Quote unquote
"The president is not a politician and country's foreign policy
Should be determined by the prime minister and finance minister " said president candidate tkl
And also mentioned not wanting to interfere with government chosen international policies
So represent sg internationally with p m and
f m as his leaders
Whats worse are candidatea claiming to be independent without any track record to show. Only motherhood statements
I support him. it not about winning or losing, it about creating a healthy sovereign system so the bureaucracy doesn't become stagnant.
The law professor does not know what he’s talking
What law professor is tis?
Who's the grey tshirt who is peeping 👀 at Mr Tan's Hp... 😅
ill be embarrased if this is my president.
not u as an ordinary citizen (if u are one) but the government !
Either PAP or independent. simple for me. Too many PAP already and WP recently weakened too..
Where most called SG as our homes here,gonna to have a SG president settled & oerates remotely in MY-JB?
Cmi
Everyone makes their own decisions with their money. Do you dare say Tharman has no houses overseas?
noted that THAI King always live in Germany, so what's your view?
Have been listening to the 3 candidatdes' sharing these past few days and will need careful 'consideracient' to make my 'decicient' on voting day. 😂
This speech can be completed in 3mins. Feels like someone reading to a 3 year old child before nap time.
I don’t have a problem with that! Have you heard President Tony Tan’s mandarin speech?! 😂🤣🤣
If he becomes President, the whole world will be laughing till their teeth drop...
What's worse than that is to have someone who has nothing to show for Independence from ruling elites. The stench of elitism.
❤ Election:
1. We do not get to Choose which candidates to step forward to run for election. They choose themselves.
2. So can Use our Vote wisely to tell the gov our displeasure.
3. Vote to show
A. disapproval of excessive Elitism
B. Reserves Secretcy which allows future gov turned rogue to Hide all major losses from the Trusting People. Secretcy policy allows fastest way to bankrupt the reserves.
C. Vote against candidates that are friends of the 1st Key holder which defeats the purpose of 2-key system.
D. Vote to stop Further Erosion of Good Governance.
Use this election as Your own Voice for yourself. Don't be fooled by Internet brigade asking you to spoil your vote
😂😂
We were being laughed at when our Speaker of Parliament could not think with his head. Which do you prefer?
D😊on't laugh at others! Don't look down on people. Mr Tan is sincere, humble, and has good ideas and care for Singaporean.
@@rofvendesthe world already laughing at us a small island but have so many ex-marital affairs n corruption n salary are higher than bigger countries yet many seniors cannot retire happily with their grandchildren but resorts to selling tissue papers at train stations.
Waste of money. Better donate that 40K.
Tan Kin Lian，I suggest you go back to school to improve your English. Btw, this is PE and not GE. His text was written by Lim Tean and Goh Meng Seng.
1 million votes!!!!
He is very far behind, HA HA
REpresenting INTERNATIONALLY as a Ellected President,
Is a normal job to do but THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
WITHIN INTERNAL COUNTRY PEOPLE ISSUE THAT AS A
PRESIDENT MUST BRAVE ENOUGH TO ENCOUNTER, LIKE
OUR RETIREMENT MONEY THAT COULD HELP ECONOMY
TO GROW FASTER, So must be bank in into our bank account
not in CPF., that's our rights, our hard earn money.
Wanted an ideal president desperately??
Hard choices
To him, its always someone, somewhere, something, maybe, no actual facts or reference.
reading from written notes?????????
Even reading from a script seems very difficult for him. Such a pain to listen to him.
this professor is always anti opposition.
Monarch ?
TKL, all of your 3 goals if you're the President, are the job of the Government. Which means, if you're elected, you'll be at loggerheads with the PM and his cabinet. You will be fuzzy in your role as the President and constantly lending your Presidential voice that weakens the support of the elected government. Singapore cannot afford that. To all thinking fellow-Singaporeans, one down from Day 1.
No, he already said. It's a ceremonial and he can talk to the gov that's all. Advisors are not appointed by him.
I'm voting a SG President that will look after MY interests as a Singaporean, not a puppet who looks after the interests of the PAP.
If your PAP masters cannot accept this, ask them to resign and turn themselves in to the nearest police station.
@ivangim1. I fully support ur view. TKL will stir troubles n impede the progress of SG. He has an escape route to JB when things get hot.
@@Temptfree I don't under 'bravely'. A bull charging against a red wall bravely may b doing so foolishly.
Hi
Why does he always look at his notes? The other two didn't need to read his script
Nothing wrong with reading scripts
He already published an official media statement on his website hours before this in-person interview, he is simply repeating himself since the mainstream media continues to make the same accusations again and again, despite him already addressing them again and again.
Sg commoners are pressing for breakthroughs
But
Will it happens with tkl??
Pap has control
Every voter has free choice
So choose to vote with no regrets
Really need to buck up, if get elected.
There's only 2 outcomes, either succeed or failed terribly, followed by all supporters; you are not alone but many onboard your boat too.
Real senior point of view. Bread.n butter issues. Not about wife or any.other.nonsense.
😅
If he spends his time looking at pretty girls, will he have time to look after our reserves?
At least he won't leave confidential official documents lying around.
@@chenghonggoh4746
Will he retired in JB enjoying his life....?
And at least he won't sleep with another member of Parliament, like Tharman's 4G colleague.
No ,he is not interested other gril ,he is s good man I vote f him
Ntuc CEO is a honesty people like Mr Tan,he is a right person to be our SG president ❤
silly comment.. how can he say he looks better.. look at the mirror...
Preferred ST headlines on 2nd Sep 2023 on Presidential Election results...
Tan Kin Lian becomes Singapore's 9th President In A Freak Election
Winning by a narrow margin
• Tharman concedes defeat, losing by 0.4% after a traumatic automatic recount
• No candidates lose election deposit this time round
• Critics blamed Ng Kok Song for diluting Tharman's votes
• Many Tharman supporters weep openly and mourn for the unexpected loss
• Analysts concerned about chaotic political climate moving forward
• Opposition parties and their supporters celebrate island wide
• PM Lee calls for calm and says cabinet will meet to discuss contingency plans
• SPF and SAF on high alert
❤Old grandfathers have the right to admire woman eg. Sybil.
Admiring woman is praising the woman. We are all Gods creation. What is there to be ashamed?
Honest men gladly admit they are happy seeing attractive woman. Nothing more.
Dishonest men hide in the dark watching porn and say they are not happy to see beauty.
Women are god's best presents given to men.😊
Women are god's best presents given to men.😊
@@alankoh4599 yes, to be admired and nothing more unless 75 year old grandfather has 45 year fiance. The 5 finger rules then apply
Don't the psychologists, psychiatrists and educationists😊 teach us to always be postive affirm and encourage whenever you can ?.Praise . Give credit when credit is due.?
@@janeteo6835 I find that it is possible to block the offensive malicious posts by reporting to youtube. Flag the posts. Ask all supporters to do that. Will see an effect
( U Need Not worry )
Why are you always having to explain yourself. If people are talking nonsense let them talk. But you should not add to that nonsense
How to vote? Vote to who? Only voting for the competition can change my lifestyle to become Happy and less pressure, If I vote for one group whit-out competition will become UKRAINE and TAIWAN, The only competition to become Balance, equate, beatific for ea. Other, For the benefit of traitors and For the sake of profit media modesty traitors and
Zou-gou, Will come out and criticize and say good warp
如何投票?投票给谁?只有投票给有竞争者才能改变我的生活方式，变得更快乐，
压力更少，如果我只有投票给一组，没有竞争者的, 将成为乌克兰和台湾，
唯一有竞争的,将成为平衡，平等，幸福的其他,
为了利益, 传媒, 汉奸和走狗, 会出来抨击和说好的经纱
the more interviews he did, the more it get worse ..... If you being so confrontational in rejecting qns to that reporter, just to want things go your way...
SG need some one to voice out
People President candidate
❤
Oh, the Elected President's role is to magically unite all of Singapore, as if they have a wand for that. But hold on, here comes Tan Kin Lian, the wise sage, enlightening us about behaving like a monarch. Because clearly, we were all under the illusion that the EP's role was actually ceremonial and not a power struggle against the government. Silly us!
So, Tan Kin Lian, the master of humility, thinks it's a splendid idea to threaten key institutions with his mighty "commission of inquiry" if they dare defy his wisdom. Oh, the nerves of those institutions not bowing to his greatness! And when a law professor calls him out for his overstepping antics, what does our dear Tan do? Oh, he insists on having the soft power to dabble in government policies while vehemently denying any adversarial intentions. Irony is his middle name!
But wait, let's not forget the pièce de résistance - Tan Kin Lian's eloquent hostility. Because nothing says "independent policymaker" like reading every single word from your phone. It's like he's auditioning for the role of Singapore's Siri.
And here's the grand finale: Tan Kin Lian's mind-boggling equation where his votes turn into millions, and suddenly he's the guardian of the people's interests. Move aside, Prime Minister, he's got the "my votes are bigger than your power" argument down pat. Bravo, Tan Kin Lian, bravo! Your theatrical performance of misunderstanding the EP's role versus government institutions is truly an epic saga of political irony. 0:01
why are u reading from yr script paper.. could u not speak your mind...Not eloquent enough to be a president... No one will listen to you as ministers have more than enough discussion s,
Hello... is this a reading contest...
Yes, I agree you will get the presidency. I believe in you.
Many are not aware of Mr TKL's concern for Singaporeans and it is in the best interest of Singapore to have an independent president.
Of course TKL looks better than that bold hair because no hair can't think more.
Lol. Monarch; did he spent too much time in JB, Malaysia?
Huh? The podcasts you attended have their producers edit the interviews in areas where you misspoke?
Oh god, imagine representing the nation on an official trip and you misspoke.
The president of SG is indeed a constitutional head of state, EXACTLY same function as most monarchs of most countries other than absolute monarchies like Brunei and some Arab Sultans
@@CY_Chen dude, chill. Don’t you get the dig?
Talk is easy...................
Good ideal🎉