[Bigiron]

Perm sec Jeffrey Siow resigns; most senior civil servant to step down ahead of GE2025 so far | The Straits Times
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/p...-of-ge2025

[Ola]

A . . . . a . . . . .

Some1 to replace Dead Dragon who is incompetent?

Then will Dead Dragon resign soon?

[Tee tiong huat]

https://theindependent.sg/pritam-singh-r...tem-in-sg/

[Tee tiong huat]

Think, is good that younger gen coming in to assistant PM Wong. .

[wulala]

step down to step up later?

[Ola]

Dead Dragon is like an Old Machine cannot move

Actually now AI and Careers Future can set a rule for

all Professions earning between $5k to $12k to be posted

So that every once a week, MOM knows how many vacancies in the 80/130 Professions

to STOP issuing EP to FTs

[Tee tiong huat]

Think, is good that younger gen coming in to assistant PM Wong. .

Former Nominated MP Syed Harun Alhabsyi among PAP new faces spotted in Nee Soon GRC.

[gymber]

running for election?

[Tee tiong huat]

[Tee tiong huat]

SINGAPORE – Six senior public servants have resigned in recent weeks following the release of Singapore’s new electoral boundaries on March 11.

With their last days slated between end March and early April, their resignations have fuelled speculation that they will join politics ahead of the next general election, which is expected by mid-year.
The Straits Times looks at who they are:

[Tee tiong huat]

SINGAPORE – Six senior public servants have resigned in recent weeks following the release of Singapore’s new electoral boundaries on March 11.

With their last days slated between end March and early April, their resignations have fuelled speculation that they will join politics ahead of the next general election, which is expected by mid-year.
The Straits Times looks at who they are:

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/p...025-so-far

[Tee tiong huat]

S'PORE – Six senior public servants have resigned in recent weeks following the release of Singapore’s new electoral boundaries on March 11. With their last days slated between end March & early April, their resignations have fuelled speculation that they will join politics ahead of the next general election, which is expected by mid-year.

Straits Times looks at who they are:

1) Permanent secretary Jeffrey Siow, 46

2) AIC CEO Dinesh Vasu Dash, 50

3) MOH deputy secretary (policy) Jasmin Lau, 41

4) Budget director Shawn Loh, 38

5) Smart Nation and AI policy director Goh Hanyan, 39 and.

6) Private and future mobility transport director Foo Cexiang, 40

[Tee tiong huat]

S'PORE – Six senior public servants have resigned in recent weeks following the release of Singapore’s new electoral boundaries on March 11. With their last days slated between end March & early April, their resignations have fuelled speculation that they will join politics ahead of the next general election, which is expected by mid-year.

Straits Times looks at who they are:

1) Permanent secretary Jeffrey Siow, 46

2) AIC CEO Dinesh Vasu Dash, 50

3) MOH deputy secretary (policy) Jasmin Lau, 41

4) Budget director Shawn Loh, 38

5) Smart Nation and AI policy director Goh Hanyan, 39 and.

6) Private and future mobility transport director Foo Cexiang, 40

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/p...025-so-far

[Tee tiong huat]

Permanent secretary Jeffrey Siow, 46
Mr Jeffrey Siow is second permanent secretary at Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI). His resignation was announced on March 25, and his last day in service is April 2.

He has spent 24 years in Govt, has held various senior roles, including managing director of statutory board Enterprise S'pore and principal private secretary to Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong when he was a prime minister. 

At MOM, he implemented policies on foreign manpower, workplace safety, health, & fair employment. At MTI, he worked on strengthening Singapore’s economic growth, as well as its relations with key partners like Asean, the US & China. Mr Siow has also had stints at transport, education and manpower ministries.

[Tee tiong huat]

MOH deputy secretary (policy) Jasmin Lau, 41,
will leave public service on March 31. She served in MOH from 2013 to 2019, looking at healthcare finance & overseeing development & regulation of medical & long-term care insurance in S'pore.
She returned to ministry in Nov 2021 after a stint at Economic Development Board (EDB).

Ms Lau oversees manpower, financing regulatory measures in healthcare system. Other projects she has overseen at MOH include Healthier SG White Paper in 2022, which places focus on preventive care, rather than the traditional hospital-based approach to illness. She was on board of Building and Construction Authority & is a member of board of trustees for the S'pore Institute of Technology. Her other stints were at the Public Service Division, MOM, Ministry of Finance (MOF) and EDB.

[Tee tiong huat]

[Niubee]

This perm sec must be a minister caliber because his post is 1.2-1.9m per year.

Pappy must be offering better salary else cant be only 17K MP money.

[Tee tiong huat]

I think this is not the last, think is quickly more is coming...Akan Datang.

[Tee tiong huat]

This perm sec must be a minister caliber because his post is 1.2-1.9m per year.

Pappy must be offering better salary else cant be only 17K MP money.

Not all will be ministries material. One or two only lehh.

[Ernesto]

If for the past decades till now things are not getting better with the same civil servants in charge, do you still have hope it will be better?
Worst when we are increasing the new  number of members we are enriching .So dun complain when the time comes when your life is getting tougher .