Commentary: The art of listening to the people and being a little ‘deaf’ sometimes

A LARGER CHALLENGE TODAY&nbsp

Strong forth to 2024 and to DPM Lawrence Wong, the incoming prime minister, who did succeed PM Lee this year and who has pledged to hear more.

He put it this way at the party convention in November of last year:

He said,” I do n’t start with the assumption that I know everything or have the answers to all problems because I do n’t.”

” I’d rather began by listening, hearing a range of viewpoints and viewpoints, and remaining open to new ideas.” In the end, I will have to make a decision.

Although the words does sound familiar, DPM Wong may have a more difficult time finding the right balance than his predecessors.

Singaporeans are now more effective in expressing their opinions and supporting their reasons. Maybe Mr. Goh and PM Lee did some good by allowing more political room to appoint.

Or perhaps it’s an unavoidable growth as Singapore’s community matures and politicians become more contested.

Add to that the potential for a fierce political issue for any leader comes from the role that social media plays in boosting personal and public views.

Due to public opposition to state plans, DPM Wong’s 4G group has already had to deal with many more issues than their predecessors.

The government has recently had to reverse&nbsp, now officially announced plans, with the recent response to SimplyGo suffer cards and the cancellation of bus service 167 being the latest two.

Another example of the Housing Board’s opposition to the Housing Board’s ideas for a new town in Tengah, which may contain 42, 000 houses, is

Nature organizations set the tone by calling for the preservation of all or a portion of the wooded area that will make way for the new houses. The benefits of preserving vegetation and wildlife like the jaguar cat and the harlequin butterfly are now being debated along with the housing needs of Singapore.

Some Sembawang Road people expressed outrage over a proposal to construct a funeral and tomb complex in the Nee Quickly neighborhood in December next month. They criticized the feng shui and house costs. &nbsp,