Oh No! Not Another Affair! Mp Michael Palmer Resigns From Pap Due To Improper Conduct

[MobyDick]

http://news.xin.msn.com/en/singapore/speaker-of-parliament-michael-palmer-resigns-over-grave-mistake

SINGAPORE: Mr Michael Palmer, Speaker of Singapore Parliament and MP for Punggol East SMC, has resigned over "grave mistake" of improper conduct.

At a news conference on Wednesday, Mr Palmer said he had an improper relationship with a staff member of the People’s Association.

The staff member, who was working in the Pasir Ris—Punggol GRC, has also resigned.

Mr Palmer said: "I have resigned to take full responsibility for a grave mistake that I have committed. I had a relationship with a member of the People’s Association staff working in Pasir Ris—Punggol GRC. While the individual did not work with me directly, Punggol East used to be part of the Pasir Ris—Punggol GRC and continues to work with it. My conduct was improper and it was a serious error of judgement. I have resigned in order to avoid further embarrassment to the People’s Action Party (PAP) and to Parliament."

Mr Palmer said he is also deeply sorry for letting down his residents, the PAP and everyone who has believed and supported him. "I apologise unreservedly to them and to my family. May I humbly request you be kind enough to respect my family’s privacy during this very difficult time."

Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Teo Chee Hean, who is PAP’s 1st Assistant Secretary—General, was also at the news conference.

Mr Teo said the party first came to know about the matter on 8 December. He said Mr Palmer had personally met him to inform him about the matter and of his intention to resign.

Mr Teo agreed that he should do so.

"On behalf of the party and of myself, I will like to say to the residents of Punggol East, I am very sorry that we have let the residents of Punggol East down. I assure you that we would put things right and that we will continue to look after you," said Mr Teo at the news conference.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was informed and he agreed that the resignation would be the proper thing to do.

Mr Teo said PM Lee met Mr Palmer on Sunday morning and confirmed the decision. Mr Lee directed that the matter be dealt decisively and in an open way.

DPM Teo said that in the last two days, arrangements were being made to ensure that residents of Punggol East continue to be taken care of and the transition is done in proper and legal administrative and procedures.

He also said he has worked with Mr Palmer for more than six years and that he is a hardworking and good MP who is always caring for his residents and is a good team player.

Mr Teo said Minister of State Teo Ser Luck has been asked to oversee Punggol East Constituency, while Pasir Ris—Punggol GRC MP Zainal Sapari will be appointed as the new chairman of the Pasir Ris—Punggol Town Council.

DPM Teo said he too will take a personal interest in the welfare of residents of Punggol East.

PM Lee will nominate a new Speaker of Parliament when Parliament next meets, said Mr Teo.

In the meantime, Deputy Speaker of Parliament Mr Charles Chong will serve as Acting Speaker.

On the possibility of a by—election, DPM Teo said PM Lee will decide if there should be one and when it will take place.

Mr Palmer took office as the 8th Speaker of the House in October 2011.

At 44 years old, he was Singapore’s 8th and youngest Speaker of Parliament. A lawyer by training, Mr Palmer is also a partner at law firm Harry Elias. He is married with one child.

In response to media queries, the People’s Association said in a statement that Ms Laura Ong, who is the constituency director of Pasir Ris West Constituency Office, tendered her resignation on 10 December citing family commitments. The People’s Association has accepted her resignation.

— CNA/ck/ir

[alien]

He also wants to follow the workers party footstep!

[Freedom711]

what a year~~most of the news are sex scandals related~~

[G_M]

The earlier post which was posted by Guest was found to be untrue, thus it was removed.

[Guest Guest]

nowadays like quite common for married ppl to have fun with each other.

[Guest Guest]

The earlier post which was posted by Guest was found to be untrue, thus it was removed.

Why untrue leh?

Btw, I am not that Guest who started that other thread. but I read it.

[doncoin]

He is not the first nor will he be the last. Frankly speaking, I don't think who he sleeps with in private has anything to do with his job. Granted the action was inappropriate, but people will move on from this incident.

[kee_hsiao]

like what one of the MPs said, so I guess the voters in this area placed their trust on the wrong person... just like what hougang voters ya?

[Guest Guest]

He is not the first nor will he be the last. Frankly speaking, I don't think who he sleeps with in private has anything to do with his job. Granted the action was inappropriate, but people will move on from this incident.

Excuse me, it's not just sleeping around in private.

He had an extramarital affair, which means sleeping around even after getting married.

To be specific, he fcuked with a juicy female subordinate.

If the PAP continues to keep him in their ranks, they will lose all moral authority.

The public will say, "if the MP and speaker can fcuk around outside his marriage, we can do it too".

[Guest Guest]

Excuse me, it's not just sleeping around in private.

He had an extramarital affair, which means sleeping around even after getting married.

To be specific, he fcuked with a juicy female subordinate.

If the PAP continues to keep him in their ranks, they will lose all moral authority.

The public will say, "if the MP and speaker can fcuk around outside his marriage, we can do it too".

IMHO, I don't care if YSL or Michael Palmer sleep with anyone as long as it doesn't affect their job. But what I do care about is how PAP was bashing YSL in the past, and I hope for the boomerang to go round and hit them back on their head. Like the saying goes, what goes round, will come round. PAP deserves all the bashing they get this time. PAP must really have a taste of their own medicine first before they will realise how bitter it tasted.

[Guest Guest]

Ysl ran away but Michael stay to settle the things, that the difference.

[Guest pumpmer]

Ysl ran away but Michael stay to settle the things, that the difference.

Goondoo you, what kind of lame excuse. Cheating man is a cheating man whether he did it secretly or announced it publicly or run away.

[Guest Guest]

U saying that ppl who run over a person but stop to call ambulance deserve the same treatment as those who just run away?

[Guest Guest]

U saying that ppl who run over a person but stop to call ambulance deserve the same treatment as those who just run away?

LOL, you really think the adulterer Michael Palmer suddenly became a saint, confessing his wrongdoings and praying for forgiveness and space?

More like he was caught in the act or exposed, that's why he decided to go public and manage his battered image from there, rather than let it be an expose type of thing.

Nothing praiseworthy about that.

[abang]

谁能无错？

What is the point of finger-pointing at this moment?

I am not taking sides here.

I dont know Mike and I dont support the ruling party.

I have to say that this is 2012.

Is the "improper" conduct irrecoverable?

By putting a brave front, Mike not only tarnishes his own reputation but that of the woman.

Before we shoot off another round of criticism, please spare a thought of Mike's family.

[Guest Guest]

where is the other thread? better posts there!

[Guest Guest]

U saying that ppl who run over a person but stop to call ambulance deserve the same treatment as those who just run away?

he's in verge of being exposed, bo-bian then go tell his boss. hahahaha .... you never read newspaper?! or dunno how to read. lolxx

[Guest Guest]

谁能无错？

What is the point of finger-pointing at this moment?

I am not taking sides here.

I dont know Mike and I dont support the ruling party.

I have to say that this is 2012.

Is the "improper" conduct irrecoverable?

By putting a brave front, Mike not only tarnishes his own reputation but that of the woman.

Before we shoot off another round of criticism, please spare a thought of Mike's family.

The one who should spare a thought for Michael Palmer's family is......ironically Michael Palmer himself. Expecting people to just shut up to spare a thought for his family now is like throwing urself into a lion's den and expecting the lion to sing a song to u and not eat u up......quite ridiculous isn't it.

[Guest Guest]

Ysl ran away but Michael stay to settle the things, that the difference.

What a naive comparison! Let me put it to u in no uncertain terms.....Michael was caught before he could run away so might as well play the drama so that u would say exactly what u just said!

[Guest Guest]

Last nite i was reading another thread on this hot topic which had many interesting posts. But i can't find it now. BW remove the thread bcos of wat reasons? Scared izzit becos it's PAP's Palmer and not Worker's YSL'

[Guest Guest]

Last nite i was reading another thread on this hot topic which had many interesting posts. But i can't find it now. BW remove the thread bcos of wat reasons? Scared izzit becos it's PAP's Palmer and not Worker's YSL'

http://www.blowingwi...showtopic=37322

[qedcwc]

Headlines on 13.12.12 morning....

[dannysuz]

I learnt something from Korea Drama. From the drama, when a top level person make a big mistake which will impact the company reputation or know too much about the company secret, the management will pay him/her and ask him/her to resign with a valid reason given. The valid reason is usually misconduct for man and human discrimination for woman. Both reason ar easily be forgiven by the public with an apology letter. After resignation, he/she is still hero or hero without a bad reputation. Watch more korea drama !!!

[Guest Mango Plumber]

what a coincidence ...

http://www.michaelpa...litical-suicide

[Guest Guest]

PAP is caught between a rock and a hard place. If there is no by-election (BE), people will start to question the discrepancy with Yaw-gate and it makes PAP appear that they are afraid to face the voters because they are now at the receiving end.

But this is really a bad timing to run a BE as the PAP has just started implementing all the unpopular policies in the first of the 5-year term. Losing Punggol East would be a symbolic blow to the PAP.

My guess is still cautiously bias towards the probability that a BE will be held in the end.

If there is any BE, it will be a contest of who will win the moral high ground. Assuming this is a 2 corner fight, I expect PAP to toe the line of their handling of Palmer-gate compare to WP's Yaw-gate:

1. Claim the moral high ground by arguing they could sweep everything under the carpet but voluntarily choose to disclose the matter to the public while WP tried to "cover-up" Yaw-gate initially.

2. Show voters how Palmer stayed and faced the public while YSL simply ran away.

3. Continue to focus on local issues.

How should WP respond?

1. Show the double standard of PAP between Palmer-gate and Yaw-gate

2. Claim the moral high ground by by avoiding character assassination. Let voters see the stark contrast with how PAP fought HG BE by character-assassinating Png Eng Huat.

3. Focus on national issues with occasional subtle reminders to voters on point 1 and 2. This will help to maintain consistency in WP's position.

4. Stand firm and send Lee Lilian the candidate of GE2011 there to signal to the voters of her sincerity to represent them and that she didn't forsake them after GE2011. According to a top-level trusted source, it seems Lee Lilian has got the exposure there since 2011, and this BE will be a continuation of her long campaign to win over the hearts and minds in Punggol East.

[Guest Guest]

Excuse me, it's not just sleeping around in private.

He had an extramarital affair, which means sleeping around even after getting married.

To be specific, he fcuked with a juicy female subordinate.

If the PAP continues to keep him in their ranks, they will lose all moral authority.

The public will say, "if the MP and speaker can fcuk around outside his marriage, we can do it too".

Wow, your language is so lurid... but i like it!

LOL...

[Guest Guest]

I have been so enthralled by the unfolding sex scandal.......it only happens twice in a lifetime in SG and all in the same year.

sex...sex...by election by election...sex...sex...by election..by election....lightning...thunder...hammer..hammer...but too much of this our productivity sure drop...but wat the hack....enjoy it while it last

[Guest Y TNP no report 2day]

I have been so enthralled by the unfolding sex scandal.......it only happens twice in a lifetime in SG and all in the same year.

sex...sex...by election by election...sex...sex...by election..by election....lightning...thunder...hammer..hammer...but too much of this our productivity sure drop...but wat the hack....enjoy it while it last

Cannot last lah. This is not WP's YSL case. Just day 4 only The New Paper already no more report of the scandal. This Palmer's case is much bigger than YSL....he not only MP but Speaker of Parliament....even got picture of Laura....text sms....mangoes & hangbag...so many things but TNP can only report for 3 days......YSL's case everyday report but in the end PAP also lost the by-election.

[gstc82]

Cannot last lah. This is not WP's YSL case. Just day 4 only The New Paper already no more report of the scandal. This Palmer's case is much bigger than YSL....he not only MP but Speaker of Parliament....even got picture of Laura....text sms....mangoes & hangbag...so many things but TNP can only report for 3 days......YSL's case everyday report but in the end PAP also lost the by-election.

ysl did not admit or deny. That's the difference.

[Guest Guest]

ysl did not admit or deny. That's the difference.

That's the point. Even ysl don't admit WP set a higher standard then those in white to sack him though a big risk in losing hougang.

Now the silence is even louder considering this to be the worst scandal in the history of pap. So the game they play is: Quickly admit and after that newspaper cannot report anymore.

[Guest Guest]

ysl did not admit or deny. That's the difference.

Hahaha....u still don't know the real difference which is quite obvious. One was in blue and the other in white.

I think if u spend less time sucking cock ur eyes should be able to see more clearly in a normal position.

[BlowWindBlow]

He did an amazing job as an MP though. Such a shame. I live in punggol east and most of the residents here are quite shocked. He seemed like such a stable man and always interacted closely with the residents.

[Anderson]

He did an amazing job as an MP though. Such a shame. I live in punggol east and most of the residents here are quite shocked. He seemed like such a stable man and always interacted closely with the residents.

So it just shows that even people you thought or those appeared to be "nice guys" also do have a darker side!

And maybe one or two politician is also a closet gay too!

[Guest Guest]

[gstc82]

what's with this moralistic post? Lol.

[EasleyLim]

Regardless of what impact this and the CNB case has on the ruling party and/or OP, the takeaway from all these sex scandals is that Singapore is no longer (maybe never even was) the corruption-free country that LKY always claimed it is. Major strike in the public's trust in civil servents, and it's a bit disconcerting how the govnt didn't really put much effort into assuring us they are still (mostly) incorruptible, haha. Next time PAP cannot claim moral high ground and use the reason of more pay = less corruption to raise their pay anymore, heh.

[Guest Guest]

Regardless of what impact this and the CNB case has on the ruling party and/or OP, the takeaway from all these sex scandals is that Singapore is no longer (maybe never even was) the corruption-free country that LKY always claimed it is. Major strike in the public's trust in civil servents, and it's a bit disconcerting how the govnt didn't really put much effort into assuring us they are still (mostly) incorruptible, haha. Next time PAP cannot claim moral high ground and use the reason of more pay = less corruption to raise their pay anymore, heh.

Maybe next time, in addition to highest pay, the government will also give free sex vouchers to Geylang to prevent corruption among their civil serpents.

[Guest Aiyoh]

Look at the kind of xia suay ministers we have:

[gstc82]

Wah! Civil servants are call " serpents" by our dear Guest. Wah, than thousands and thousands of regular civil servants are snakes in his eyes, there is a difference u know, u dun have to vote pap to be a civil servant.

[azimuth]

Regardless of what impact this and the CNB case has on the ruling party and/or OP, the takeaway from all these sex scandals is that Singapore is no longer (maybe never even was) the corruption-free country that LKY always claimed it is. Major strike in the public's trust in civil servents, and it's a bit disconcerting how the govnt didn't really put much effort into assuring us they are still (mostly) incorruptible, haha. Next time PAP cannot claim moral high ground and use the reason of more pay = less corruption to raise their pay anymore, heh.

I always believe that where there is people, there is always corruption.

[Guest Guest]

Before we shoot off another round of criticism, please spare a thought of Mike's family.

Did Mike Palmer spare a thought for his own family when he fcuked around with Laura Ong Hui Hoon?

[Guest Guest]

ysl did not admit or deny. That's the difference.

YSL and WP didn't go out and name any women in the affairs. Michael Palmer and PAP went all out to slut-shame Laura Ong. That is the BIGGER difference.

Wah! Civil servants are call " serpents" by our dear Guest. Wah, than thousands and thousands of regular civil servants are snakes in his eyes, there is a difference u know, u dun have to vote pap to be a civil servant.

It is obvious who Guest was refering to, and it was not the "thousands and thousands of REGULAR civil servants".

[Guest Guest]

It is obvious who Guest was refering to, and it was not the "thousands and thousands of REGULAR civil servants".

Obviously. This gstc82 is so stupid!

[gstc82]

YSL and WP didn't go out and name any women in the affairs. Michael Palmer and PAP went all out to slut-shame Laura Ong. That is the BIGGER difference.

It is obvious who Guest was refering to, and it was not the "thousands and thousands of REGULAR civil servants".

so are u advocating that pap or any political parties do "selective disclosure"?

WP did not name those women as they neither admit not deny, if so how to name? But hey, these women"s identity was eventually made known they thru the Internet. And the said WP woman involved was not asked to leave! Pap n PA came clean and named Laura as she is in the PA right? So why complaint abt pap disclosing tht woman"s name? Shd u not be glad instead? Laura was also no longer with PA. Is that what it shd be?

[Guest hunky uncle]

He did an amazing job as an MP though. Such a shame. I live in punggol east and most of the residents here are quite shocked. He seemed like such a stable man and always interacted closely with the residents.

That is his job. If he does it well then what does it matter?

Great men in history have more wives and more mistresses. That don't make them less great.

Only the little men and little women demand equality for what they cannot get.

In Japan, it is considered prestigious to have a mistress. Only rich or handsome our powerful men can attract a woman to be his mistress. Others can only envy.

But in Japan, they envy yet they don't throw moralistic demands. They only demand efficient men.

Here some Singaporeans are petty. Nothing better to do but gossip about others. Others couldn't care less and these petty ones make all the noise because they are jealous of what they don't have.

[Guest Guest]

so are u advocating that pap or any political parties do "selective disclosure"?

WP did not name those women as they neither admit not deny, if so how to name?

You mean Laura Ong has admitted and so that gives PAP the right to disclose?

You really live up to your reputation of being STUUUUUUUPID.

[Guest Sikodolauka]

You mean Laura Ong has admitted and so that gives PAP the right to disclose?

You really live up to your reputation of being STUUUUUUUPID.

Hahahahaha :clap:

:twisted:

[gstc82]

You mean Laura Ong has admitted and so that gives PAP the right to disclose?

You really live up to your reputation of being STUUUUUUUPID.

well if Laura ong did not have an affair with Michael, she can make it known to the international media n shame the pap or sue them or approach WP for help lor. So u mean fat must follow your beloved WP is it? If its MP dun admit than everything can sweep under carpet is it? Hahaha, u so funny leh. Aiya, pap admit and disclose u complaint, if pap dun disclose u also complaint n will accuse them of cover ups. Make up your mind leh.

[gstc82]

You mean Laura Ong has admitted and so that gives PAP the right to disclose?

You really live up to your reputation of being STUUUUUUUPID.

well if Laura ong did not have an affair with Michael, she can make it known to the international media n shame the pap or sue them or approach WP for help lor. So u mean fat must follow your beloved WP is it? If its MP dun admit than everything can sweep under carpet is it? Hahaha, u so funny leh. Aiya, pap admit and disclose u complaint, if pap dun disclose u also complaint n will accuse them of cover ups. Make up your mind leh.

[Guest Guest]

First, you say :

WP did not name those women as they neither admit not deny, if so how to name?

and then when confronted with the fact that Laura Ong did not admit nor deny, you say:

well if Laura ong did not have an affair with Michael, she can make it known to the international media n shame the pap or sue them or approach WP for help lor.

So if she admit, PAP can do a slut-shame on Laura Ong, and if she don't admit, PAP can still do a slut-shame on her, is it? Make up your mind leh.... STUUUUUPID.