Valid point. No political affiliation, but a successful businessman and philanthropist. Also a diplomat. An interesting candidate, what is important now is that Tharman must heighten his mandate and accountability while George's intentions are more straightforward.
Mr. George Goh speaks from his heart. I could feel his sincerity. his honesty, his integrity.He wants to serve.He is a very successful businessman. Money is not everything.He places services to the nation above self.
@@desaturated6049 Totally agree. GG looks more like a capitalist specifically - image, optics, repackaging, buy low sell high. His Border Mission project looks like just started. Very few people. Easily any MCCY-registered org has more people. Looks like for show so far. Dunno. More to be made known.
i would rather vote for George than Tharman. If tharman loses this election, he will likely continue to serve the government where his skills will be of better use. We don't need a policymaker as president. George is at least more independent than Tharman. And George sounds sincere and capable, with good social skills.
How can Tharman go back to all his relinquished positions after leaving them? He surely wouldn’t be able to go back to serve as a MP or senior minister role in the cabinet because that these positions are elected roles. It will also be unlikely for him to go back to his role as the Chairman of MAS because that role is usually appointed from within the senior leadership of the elected cabinet members. But since the next election is not too distant, he could either be re-elected as a board member of GIC first and elect as a MP again, or simply follow George Yeo’s footstep to enter private sector. Similarly by what you said, if George Goh loses the election, he could also go back to his private sector and probably go back to MFA serving as the non-resident ambassador or ambassador-at-large? We all know both men took risks leaving their high-profile roles to run for the presidency, and the one who loses the election would stand to lose the most. But I am worried for neither of them, because they are both super rich and can afford to retire immediately.
@@aexurml4314 Another embarassment. You do nott understand the meaning of 500M. It's not the money he has or is worth. It's the worth of the company and be in-charge (eg CEO). A capitalist can have more money but is different from someone who is put charge to manage half-Bln biz. Thiel, Chamath vs Cook,Dimon are 2 different grp of biz ppl.
@@aexurml4314 i hold 80t equity in harvey norman going by the way you talk nonsense x x i hold 400 t apple also x x lol your education really good ha, good for youtube entertainment when people got no work to do
@@lolipopi503 T could possibly be a yes-man just like his colleagues in d PAP, so to have GG as an independent candidate to run for d presidency, could may be of invaluable service to d Singaporeans, faithfully following d footsteps of our late n former Pres. OTC who was a no nonsense P. with a mind of his own.
All we ask for is fairness of playing ground. The criteria for presidency in the last election for private candidates was sky high, it was almost a win by-default. Tharman is very capable, infact most suitable man for the job but we shouldn't refuse to give others a chance as well
Very good n clear presentation by our forthcoming Presidential Election with a qualified Candidate by the name of Mr George Goh. WISHING HIM THE BEST. Cheers
@SurF Are you aware that his younger brother Joe Goh (Boss of World Of Golf then), use to play golf with Vivian Balakrishnan at Laguna Country Club? By the way, the Goh family of Ossia are very stingy to employees. No year end bonus at all. Do you think such person deserves to represent Singaporeans?
Irrelevant. The EP needs to be confident, competent, and courageous to stand up to the government to protect the reserves. George does not have what it takes.
@@lolipopi503 No lah! He is a very kind, caring n compassionate individual. Info from my sis, still working for her boss in Harvey Norman for d past 30 years.
sadly in singapore, the qualifications to just be a "candidate" is almost equivalent to being a president in other non-first world countries. That's why only a handful could not even be a small time politician. I mean, they are paid almost a million annually...
But you have to be realistic. Although we know Tharman is far from being non-partisan, he has the vast knowledge in finance sector, capability to speak coherently in English and the reputation amongst people. This compared to Goh who nobody knows and can hardly speak coherently in English in front of the public. If we get to vote, my vote still goes to Tharman because I am voting for a capable person to be there. Just hope it is worth it for Goh because he quit his role as a non-ambassador to Morocco, which will be unlikely for him to return to if he doesn’t get elected.
How effective and independent can Tharman be in providing a check and balance to the PAP-led government as an elected president? An examination of the tenure of Singapore’s first elected president, the late Mr Ong Teng Cheong, who is fondly remembered as the ‘People’s President’, may provide some perspective. Ong raised a “long list” of problems he had encountered in trying to protect past reserves. His repeated inquiries over three years resulted in piecemeal data and a compromise to only provide a list of governmental properties, not their actual values. Even after a long delay, the property list was incomplete, reflecting the difficulty he experienced in obtaining necessary transparency to effectively fulfil his duties.
That was what people asked of Ong Teng Cheong before he was elected too. Tharman has shown himself to be quite independent and is viewed as having a more liberal bent than his colleagues although I think he's still pretty much a fiscal conservative.
I absolutely agree with you. But don’t forget OTC was also almost in the same position as Tharman when he first got elected as President in Sep 1993. Just before that, he was the DPM and chairman of PAP at that time. He was also deeply affiliated with PAP, which he quit just so he could run for presidency.
He could be the next Lee Kuan Yew at this day. He changed the company from a few thousands dollar to a billion dollar company. Lee Kuan Yew did the same to Singapore as well. I'm sure he can set Singapore's value higher with his expertise.
Mr. Goh, i pray that you will be our next President. Many hidden secrets among the PAP can come to light if you were to be our President. Now the PAP may come oit with a plan to stop you from contesting. Thatman can be a good PM. Best among the current PAP ministers. Lawrence talk only, but we are suffering with everything is increasing.
I hope he clear & know the role as a president.. the way he mentioned to the reporters it seems out of context... such as How to deal with younger generations.....
@@michaele4830 As long as a President can serve Singaporeans well with a caring n compassionate heart which is relatively more important rather than having the 'Gift of d Gab'.
btw, in every election, 30 percent are diehard opposition, even if they are given 12 months bonus, they will not vote for MIW. Consistently, in every election 55 percent are diehard forever PAP, even if they are given less than 12 months bonus. So if GG manage to increase percentage to 40, we should be happy that he is giving Tharman a good run and a pat on the his back, "Well done".
It’s interesting to note that this part of Article 45 has just been modified only about a year ago. The disqualification fine quantum used to be S$2,000. It was changed to S$10,000 last May. It begs the question why Article 45 was not changed earlier but only about a year before Tharman announced that he would be running for President.
@@dannyboy.0911 without checking the facts, i think he is explaining that there was a rule that if you were fined more than 2000 SGD for breaking the law, you cannot run for president. However, this was increased to 10K recently. However Tharman was only fined 1500... so this might not be relevant.
Thank u for standing out for this race . U have my votes n many more in our MG group ! Before the race , U ARE ALREADY ONE !!! THARMAN A WISE ONE , GEORGE GOH , A GOOD ONE & LEE HSIEN YANG , AN IDEAL ONE , TO RID THE DEVILs IN THE HOUSE !!!
We indeed have a very high bar. We never had so far have a more common man to represent us. Candidate in application Goh is a common man and has my respect.
@@madkhaliqfarhan I guess you are not Singapore Citizen. When PM passed over the position to the next Generation, he will be a Senior Minister. This is the system of our country.
We're overjoyed to have Mr George Goh stepping up to run this presidential election. We respect him, very capable and sincere loving Singapore from his heart.
@@lolipopi503 Right after Tharman calls for the position to be contested, he immediately appears. I cannot help but to feel that this uncle is connected to the PAP.
Why talk like the opposition, the elected president has limited executive power to change. So either he is misleading or uninformed. Pick your choices.😢
Hooray Mr George Goh. God bless you and pour His Oil of Anointment over you and protect you. You have given us The People a glimmer of Hope in your frank and open demeamour and the words that came from your heart. Yes indeed we need a change. Things have bee going downhill for too long and we all know what happens when things fall apart. Only God can preserve us. We pray for renewal and a chance for a bright future for all our young Singaporeans "regardless of race, language and religion". I'm Pioneer Generation but I still remember our National Pledge and the lyrics of Majulah Singapura! Praying for my beloved country and for all my fellow Singaporeans.
He was born in Malaysia what!! Good to have a Chinese man lah. Chinese who can speak a few languages. 6 wasted years with Macik! Now PAP wants to throw Aneh nuclear bomb. Already Anehs living in Ridout out jaga the internal and external affairs of SG. Not enough issit??
i wonder if the kids will speak...they will really help to connect with the younger generation. hope he qualifies, i have concerns that he emphasised his roles as founder and shareholder of these companies but not CEO. if he never held CEO at the time any of these companies had 500M shareholder equity then his qualification status will not be automatic but instead fall under deliberation of the Presidential Election Committee, which ahem...i won't say more. all the best to Goh.
So he's not the ceo? he looks like a capitalist all over, face/body language. not a biz leader. I still cannot find official info on his history. link ed in is very vague.
@@celestialstar124 Exactly. Benjamin did not understand the meaning of 500M. Company size of 500M worth is nothing big. A lot of ppl here are embarassing themselves. Ppl can see who doesn't know much. Tik Tok is worth 66 BILLIONS. Ppl like Chew would qualify to run for Pres, but sadly successful biz leaders would most likely prefer not, at least not now for young Chew.
All the candidates are quite rich if not very rich! All of them declared that they want to serve and do good deed to Singapore and Singaporeans, and Insalute them! I will vote the person for the start, if he pledges to donate all his salary to charity to help the poor and needees! Let hope the person elected will Walk the talk and not talk the walk!! Most importantly 勿忘世上苦人多！
In 1992, Tharman was accused of leaking Singapore’s economic growth rate for the second quarter of that year before it was officially published. Then PM Goh Chok Tong was very angry when the incident happened. He said he would not tolerate the illegal disclosure of sensitive or classified information, adding that the government had to “nip the problem in the bud” and prevent anyone from gaining personal advantage as a result of a misuse of official information. So did pap change the rules to allow Tharman to run?
Right after Tharman said he wish for contestation, this George immediately jumps out from nowhere. Where the hell was he before Tharman ask for contestation all his life? Hello, is there a connection between George and PAP. Can they stop all this wayang ur not?
Tharman has the world standing. He has held high positions in world organizations especially the IMF. He has worked with world leaders. That will give him easy access to the world leaders. He can open doors for our entrepreneurs and businessmen to foreign countries. And when Tharman meets with these world leaders he can talk sense and have meaningful dialogue with them. Today the world is faced with crisis-es - geopolitics, climate change, economy, rising rates etc. Tharman has the knowledge to hold a conversation with world leaders. We should not waste the talent. Singapore President (whether Tharman or George or whoever) does not decide on his own. He will decide on the recommendation of the PM. When Ong Teng Cheong was our President he wanted to know how the government spend our CPF money etc. Did hie get what he wanted?
@@uUwUu69 Agree he should be the PM. However if he is not able not because of his qualification, experience than the next best is to be President. I also believe with his experience in governing Singapore he can provide guidance to the 4G ministers.
noelah, if tharman so gud financial knowledge, economics, why sg into 2023 into technical recession? what is he doing? sg oredi beat new york, london , tokyo, hongkong in terms of expensive! 70% mnc regional office decide move out of sg due to high rentals they cant take it anymore,
The President should work with the government of the day like in Malaysia's Agong, UK's King, and Thailand's King for example. The US President and Indonesia's President are in a different political system.
齐国先齐家， if this man is unable to manage his company properly treating his staff with respect. Do u think he will respect SG citizen. Certain charity work was done for PR stunt. Ask those staff who used to work under Ossia and his management. No OT & weekend pay or off in lieu, taxi claim even working until 10am, wages deducted for being late. 15min =1/4 day wages deduction, 30min=1/2 day wages deduction. What kind of employer will do such stunt?
If this is true then voting him as our President will be disastrous even if he sweared by what he said during his campaign and recent videos. In addition if any of his employees or ex-employees had faced such treatment they should step up and shared your experience. This is only fair to Tharman when his performance is public knowledge. Fair competition.
I want Tharman to be PM, not President. The govt is mistaken to think this will translate into votes for Tharman in election. Moreover i am of view that Tharman is overly qualify for President.
Article 45 of the Singapore Constitution. And in Article 45(1)(e)(i), it said that the person shall not be qualified if he has been convicted of an offence by a court in Singapore or elsewhere and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than one year or to a fine of not less than S$10,000.
Its a complex path to the Presudency fr George !!! He has to be careful to ::: 1. Draw in uncommitted youngsters of all races....this is George's great hope !!! 2. Entice the oldest Malays wth careful statements like ::: "I will encourage the flowring of Malay culture, the further development of their children's education...." 3. Never antagonise the Malay + Indian Muslims... 4. Never antagonise the Hindu South Indians... 5. It is a certainty that George attracts the majority votes of Chinese professionals, NS men, students... The real problem is Chinese Senior Citizens !!! George must speak some Teochew, Hokkien, Hakka, Cantonese...
@@SlowRkersu really think 98% of us Singaporean can speak Malay? Most if not all of us can't even speak and can't even understand it definitely English
Serving from the heart is definitely not enough. Integrity and capability are equally important. That person can be from the establishment or an indep.
I am sorry to say - but his approach is wrong. From Day 1 he is campaigning that the election shouldn't be one sided. So he is indirectly insinuating that Mr Tharman who is so much loved by everyone - cant be impartial when he resigns from politics and becomes our President. But where does this idea of 'partiality' comes from? As President his role is very much restricted. He will no longer be a policy maker - but he will become the face of Singapore. He will be travelling all over the world and meeting other leaders and exchanging his thoughts and ideas and make it easy for our actual policy makers (PM, FM) to do their job. He will also hold the key to the reserve and release reserve as needed by the actual people in power. Imagine if George Goh was the President during the covid crisis and PAP requests to release the reserve to implement their policies - and the guy says no, what would happen? This is very unprecedented - In other countries this has happened and the president eventually resigned (or was pressured to resign). I believe it totally makes sense for both PM and President to be from the 'same party' because they need to work well together. I believe people need to understand that the position of president is more ceremonial. If George goh wants to change Singapore and reduce cost of living, he should join Politics. Why is he complaining when is is 63 years of age. Where was he in his 30s and 40s. He shouldn't try to change Singapore from President's seat because he can't and if he tries to by making strange remarks we will be laughed at by everyone else. I think George Goh will have a higher chance of winning if he could have convinced PAP that he is not an enemy but an ally. He has a lot of experience in business / execution and he could bring that knowledge to good use. If i was Lawrence Wong, would I want a president who will be working against me and maybe going around giving speeches about how bad the government is doing? No way. I would never let him come in, in the first place. This 4g leadership needs some adult supervision -Therman is the right person for the job. Imagine if LW comes up with a policy - therman can challenge it and LW is smart enough to listen because Therman has more experience and has been doing this for a long time, he knows that. Also i want to point out the obvious - Mr. Therman has better competency of English and Language in General. Please just go to youtube and watch any one of his videos. The way he speaks - I want to pay him money to teach me how to speak like him. He is incredible. Such a smart cookie. If I was PAP i would be sad that they are loosing such a smart person from their core leadership team. But the fact that he will still be around as president makes me happy. There will be no contest - It will be Therman all the way. George Goh is trying to win the popular vote by using his ethnicity, chinese language skill and complaining about current situation (high prices, high cost of living etc). But he never says if he gets appointed as President - how is he going to solve any of them? He can't! If he really cares - he should join politics.
Obviously a PAP shill, thus guy !!! You however have my deep respect for your detailed points, your conviction, your love fr Singapore !!! Kudos 1000 X....
@@chrisang444kolbe6 I don’t support any political party. In fact I can’t. I am just using logical reasoning. But you are right I have deep respect and love for Singapore 🇸🇬 . I want to see Singapore succeed in the long term!
Valid point. No political affiliation, but a successful businessman and philanthropist. Also a diplomat. An interesting candidate, what is important now is that Tharman must heighten his mandate and accountability while George's intentions are more straightforward.
Mr. George Goh speaks from his heart. I could feel his sincerity. his honesty, his integrity.He wants to serve.He is a very successful businessman. Money is not everything.He places services to the nation above self.
He is genuine , George Goh.
Might be true but his "nice guy" style will not protect the reserves.
Thank you for putting yourself forward!
He sounded sincere
any successful businessman knows how to PR.
@@desaturated6049 Totally agree. GG looks more like a capitalist specifically - image, optics, repackaging, buy low sell high.
His Border Mission project looks like just started. Very few people. Easily any MCCY-registered org has more people. Looks like for show so far. Dunno. More to be made known.
He definitely is........
@@evolution8662 ....just a normal businessman wanting to expand Harley Norman worldwide..
i would rather vote for George than Tharman. If tharman loses this election, he will likely continue to serve the government where his skills will be of better use. We don't need a policymaker as president. George is at least more independent than Tharman. And George sounds sincere and capable, with good social skills.
You very cute, who you think you are? He already don't qualify for the 500m mark.
How can Tharman go back to all his relinquished positions after leaving them? He surely wouldn’t be able to go back to serve as a MP or senior minister role in the cabinet because that these positions are elected roles. It will also be unlikely for him to go back to his role as the Chairman of MAS because that role is usually appointed from within the senior leadership of the elected cabinet members. But since the next election is not too distant, he could either be re-elected as a board member of GIC first and elect as a MP again, or simply follow George Yeo’s footstep to enter private sector.
Similarly by what you said, if George Goh loses the election, he could also go back to his private sector and probably go back to MFA serving as the non-resident ambassador or ambassador-at-large?
We all know both men took risks leaving their high-profile roles to run for the presidency, and the one who loses the election would stand to lose the most. But I am worried for neither of them, because they are both super rich and can afford to retire immediately.
@@aexurml4314 Another embarassment.
You do nott understand the meaning of 500M. It's not the money he has or is worth. It's the worth of the company and be in-charge (eg CEO). A capitalist can have more money but is different from someone who is put charge to manage half-Bln biz.
Thiel, Chamath vs Cook,Dimon are 2 different grp of biz ppl.
@@aexurml4314 There you go, embarassing yourself again for everyone to see. Go check out what's wrong you said. Help yourself to learn better.
@@aexurml4314 i hold 80t equity in harvey norman going by the way you talk nonsense x x i hold 400 t apple also x x lol your education really good ha, good for youtube entertainment when people got no work to do
My vote is for you Mr. Goh
Why cant he make announcement first before Tharma? Surely has connection with P.A.P..
@@lolipopi503
T could possibly be a yes-man just like his colleagues in d PAP,
so to have GG as an independent candidate to run for d presidency, could may be of invaluable service to d Singaporeans, faithfully following d footsteps of our late n former Pres. OTC who was a no nonsense P. with a mind of his own.
Sir...pls serve Singapore well...I salute u
All we ask for is fairness of playing ground. The criteria for presidency in the last election for private candidates was sky high, it was almost a win by-default. Tharman is very capable, infact most suitable man for the job but we shouldn't refuse to give others a chance as well
Thank you for stepping up
I was touched when he spoke in Malay language. he tried very hard. Thanks very much George Goh.
Very good n clear presentation by our forthcoming Presidential Election with a qualified Candidate by the name of Mr George Goh. WISHING HIM THE BEST. Cheers
We will vote for you sir….we need independence candidate to voice out our worries…..majulah singapura
Why cant he make announcement first before Tharma? Surely has connection with P.A.P..
Wanna become like USA is it?
a trash country that can't even take care of it's own people.
@SurF
Are you aware that his younger brother Joe Goh (Boss of World Of Golf then), use to play golf with Vivian Balakrishnan at Laguna Country Club?
By the way, the Goh family of Ossia are very stingy to employees. No year end bonus at all. Do you think such person deserves to represent Singaporeans?
@@Callsign-Blade_RunnerSGif stingy, why he give out through his foundation for the marginalised?
Mr. Goh, you have my vote!
Why cant he make an annoucement before Tharma? Surely has connection with P.A.P..
Good luck Mr. Goh. I definitely want a people elected president. Thank you for standing up to the challenge
his children smiling at the back, so proud of their dad :)
of course they smile, now they pretty much get a one free pass in any minor crime
Of course.., they will inherite Harley Norman international ..who wouldnt😂
Wow, this man, steady, boon pi pi.
I am on for you, Mr Goh Sir.😊
Pom PiPi..
Most ordinary people can relate to his family stories in early days. Very good strategy.
Irrelevant. The EP needs to be confident, competent, and courageous to stand up to the government to protect the reserves. George does not have what it takes.
Awesome speech 🎤
I can sense his passion and sincerity
😊😊are u sure his real intention to serve people?
Agreed💯
Why cant he make an announcement first before Tharma? Surely has connection with P.A.P..
@@lolipopi503
No lah!
He is a very kind, caring n compassionate individual.
Info from my sis, still working for her boss in Harvey Norman for d past 30 years.
@@leechengho8407 yup most of the Harvey Norman sales person from Malaysia or China. If he is so helpful, why can’t he pay more to hire Singaporeans?
Nominate George Goh to be people's President and for Singaporeans.
😊😊😊🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏
PM Lee for president!
@@madkhaliqfarhan pap bootlicker... Melayu tak sedar diri!!
@@annamariana8140 You dislike racism but you also dislike unity? How sad...
@@madkhaliqfarhan talk trash when you don't even live here
I vote for George Goh
A definite Vote for George .
Why cant he make announcement first before Tharma? Surely has connection with P.A.P..
I concur.......
I prefer sheng siong boss to be our next president, if elected sure we will get whole year grocery supply..that is much better than Hardly NoMan...
Congratulation. I wish you all the best in everything you do. God bless you.
We want a people elected president, not a appointed Singapore president 😊
sadly in singapore, the qualifications to just be a "candidate" is almost equivalent to being a president in other non-first world countries.
That's why only a handful could not even be a small time politician. I mean, they are paid almost a million annually...
Get Tharman to speak in three languages.
@@labelle9477 I must say, I do not understand what you are trying to say.
But you have to be realistic. Although we know Tharman is far from being non-partisan, he has the vast knowledge in finance sector, capability to speak coherently in English and the reputation amongst people. This compared to Goh who nobody knows and can hardly speak coherently in English in front of the public. If we get to vote, my vote still goes to Tharman because I am voting for a capable person to be there. Just hope it is worth it for Goh because he quit his role as a non-ambassador to Morocco, which will be unlikely for him to return to if he doesn’t get elected.
@@RudyTruly
The presidential hopeful, GG can speak 3 languages at par with our PM n some other Mntrs or MPs, but not so sure abt Shan.
All the best to Singapore! God bless. ❤🎉
Good luck to you. Mr Goh.
He is much better Tony Tan. With the recent shamugan , vivian n iswaran episode tharman is out too.
U have my vote sir💪🏻
Why cant he make an announcement before Tharma? Surely has connection with P.A.P..
How effective and independent can Tharman be in providing a check and balance to the PAP-led government as an elected president?
An examination of the tenure of Singapore’s first elected president, the late Mr Ong Teng Cheong, who is fondly remembered as the ‘People’s President’, may provide some perspective.
Ong raised a “long list” of problems he had encountered in trying to protect past reserves.
His repeated inquiries over three years resulted in piecemeal data and a compromise to only provide a list of governmental properties, not their actual values. Even after a long delay, the property list was incomplete, reflecting the difficulty he experienced in obtaining necessary transparency to effectively fulfil his duties.
That was what people asked of Ong Teng Cheong before he was elected too. Tharman has shown himself to be quite independent and is viewed as having a more liberal bent than his colleagues although I think he's still pretty much a fiscal conservative.
As if americant system can checkmate donald dump. Go away la with this bull
If you can't trust him. Million will. You obviously don't know him well enough as deep as the original Singaporean does. New citizen?
@城邦寡人 hongkie tong man lor
I absolutely agree with you. But don’t forget OTC was also almost in the same position as Tharman when he first got elected as President in Sep 1993. Just before that, he was the DPM and chairman of PAP at that time. He was also deeply affiliated with PAP, which he quit just so he could run for presidency.
We need someone to make our life better in Singapore.
We need someone who can work together with gov n bring SG forward
PM Lee for president!
This man will easily give Tharman a good fight at the polls.. It’s an uncanny coincidence he is suddenly ineligible to run the election.. 🧐
Sir, you should lead with point 2. Independent checks and balance is a key differentiator from your competition.
I'll vote for you lah george
Then again tharman is good too, i wonder his japanese wife already become a singaporean?
Tharman for vice president if there is a Post for that
George is the one
He could be the next Lee Kuan Yew at this day. He changed the company from a few thousands dollar to a billion dollar company. Lee Kuan Yew did the same to Singapore as well. I'm sure he can set Singapore's value higher with his expertise.
It is nice your video includes his family in the background. :-)
George Goh seems like a humble guy. 😊 I hope that he wins the presidential election.
PM Lee for president!
@@madkhaliqfarhan sudahlah... Down with family dynasty ... Enough!!!
@@annamariana8140 Lee Kuan Yew never became the president... And his son deserves to become one because he has united all Singaporeans everywhere!
@@madkhaliqfarhan mind your own business elsewhere, only Singaporeans can have opinions on their country future leaders ...
I will vote for you 👍
Mr. Goh, i pray that you will be our next President. Many hidden secrets among the PAP can come to light if you were to be our President. Now the PAP may come oit with a plan to stop you from contesting. Thatman can be a good PM. Best among the current PAP ministers. Lawrence talk only, but we are suffering with everything is increasing.
I'm sorry for breaking this to you but, as a Malaysian, I hope Lee Hsien Loong becomes the new president of Singapore this year!
u hv my vote 👍
I will support you, George🙏🙏👍!!
I hope he clear & know the role as a president.. the way he mentioned to the reporters it seems out of context... such as How to deal with younger generations.....
Aren’t we glad our country has such a brave person who’s willing to serve with integrity?
An entrepreneur is a person that want to sell you, his product that you do not need
@@michaele4830
As long as a President can serve Singaporeans well with a caring n compassionate heart which is relatively more important rather than having the 'Gift of d Gab'.
He is very fluent in Chinese. He can reach out to many ordinary heartlanders.
He speaks berhasa Malayu too
@Broski Snowski knn la, lim peh Singaporean la. Knlbccb
SG Democracy is worse than a dictators..
@Broskisnowski there's no mainland Chinese in UA-cam why you even say prc lol
I prefer sheng siong boss to be our next president, he can speak fluent chinese too..
Great talented experienced candidate, however they didn't accept him, very sad.
Only a layman understands the struggle of ordinary people
Damn f'inf right!
Difficult when the governments set rich background criteria for president role
Not so soon. First time hearing him, need to figure out more about him before we vote. Hope to see more coming forward.
Same i hope more candidates step up for us to vote
very good👍👍👍
we will support you!!
His pronunciation of words seems a bit off, not sure can be president or not.........
Not too sure also
Majority of Singaporeans support George Goh to be nominated as President for Singapore and Singaporeans. May God bless George Goh.
👋👋👋🖐🖐🖐👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏
Yes prominiently!!!!!!!!!!
I dont trust him especially entrepreneur.
Reserves r save by our gov so they shd be e one who look after it
I think PM Lee is an ideal candidate!
btw, in every election, 30 percent are diehard opposition, even if they are given 12 months bonus, they will not vote for MIW. Consistently, in every election 55 percent are diehard forever PAP, even if they are given less than 12 months bonus. So if GG manage to increase percentage to 40, we should be happy that he is giving Tharman a good run and a pat on the his back, "Well done".
It’s interesting to note that this part of Article 45 has just been modified only about a year ago. The disqualification fine quantum used to be S$2,000. It was changed to S$10,000 last May.
It begs the question why Article 45 was not changed earlier but only about a year before Tharman announced that he would be running for President.
Because Tharman was fined before. It happened before he enter politics.
Increasing the fine doesn't help anyone and only hurt Tharman. What are you trying to say
@@dannyboy.0911 without checking the facts, i think he is explaining that there was a rule that if you were fined more than 2000 SGD for breaking the law, you cannot run for president. However, this was increased to 10K recently. However Tharman was only fined 1500... so this might not be relevant.
@@cplcwgoh you are suppressed and warned by gohmen supporter here with the 'What are you trying to say', so we must make sg fair ad levelled this time
so obvious..so that Tharman can contest mah.....
Bring it on Sir
I votes for you .God bless you .
Thank u for standing out for this race . U have my votes n many more in our MG group ! Before the race , U ARE ALREADY ONE !!!
THARMAN A WISE ONE , GEORGE GOH , A GOOD ONE & LEE HSIEN YANG , AN IDEAL ONE , TO RID THE DEVILs IN THE HOUSE !!!
haha
Yes we will support you
We indeed have a very high bar. We never had so far have a more common man to represent us. Candidate in application Goh is a common man and has my respect.
"common" man. The guy is richer than all the ministers combined and you think he's a "common man" 😂
@@ssvegeto1610Exactly he's definitely not a common man
@@cocaineminor4420
Then shld rephrase him like this
Independent
No nonsense
Sincere
Respectful
and so on....
The way he speak is more suitable to be a MP than represent Singapore as a President.
Agree agree agree
The main role of President is to take care of the reserve. Do not need a yes president who can speak well. An independent president is a crucial.
💯💯💯
PM Lee for president!
@@madkhaliqfarhan I guess you are not Singapore Citizen. When PM passed over the position to the next Generation, he will be a Senior Minister. This is the system of our country.
All Singaporean who qualifies for Presidential condidancy should be encouraged to run for this post to safeguard the interest of this country.
And PM Lee has all the qualities, given that he has become the PM of Singapore for almost 19 years!
Singapore born Singaporean!
I was wondering President working for the people of Singapore ? Or PAP government ? 😊
We're overjoyed to have Mr George Goh stepping up to run this presidential election. We respect him, very capable and sincere loving Singapore from his heart.
I think PM Lee deserves to become the new president of Singapore...
Excellently🐰🐰🐰!!!
wahahahaha what a joke
I really hope/vote/shiok he wins .
Not bad. He has my vote.
Wow, he is good. As good as actors across the universe..how he do well 😊
We need an independent President
Why cant he make announcement first before Tharma? Surely has connection with P.A.P..
@@lolipopi503 Right after Tharman calls for the position to be contested, he immediately appears. I cannot help but to feel that this uncle is connected to the PAP.
May God's choice be our choice.
Thank you for the one day holiday, George 😊
All the Way! 让我们决定！
Why talk like the opposition, the elected president has limited executive power to change. So either he is misleading or uninformed. Pick your choices.😢
Ya lor. Sounded like opposition party. Maybe he should read the function of the President carefully with his advisers.
Let's give him a chance if it is between him and Tharman. But if Tan Cheng Bok comes in, I will still vote for Tan Cheng Bok.
Tan cheng bok is dying. What's the point.
If only I live in Singapore, I'll vote for Lee Hsien Loong!
@@城邦寡人
Everyone by now knows tt he is a kind-hearted, honest, upright
n caring individual so is it not better to wish good health, alive n kicking.
@@madkhaliqfarhan àre you a Singaporean even?
@@annamariana8140
Singaporeans at large are more sympathetic n sometimes naive too
Hooray Mr George Goh. God bless you and pour His Oil of Anointment over you and protect you. You have given us The People a glimmer of Hope in your frank and open demeamour and the words that came from your heart. Yes indeed we need a change. Things have bee going downhill for too long and we all know what happens when things fall apart. Only God can preserve us. We pray for renewal and a chance for a bright future for all our young Singaporeans "regardless of race, language and religion". I'm Pioneer Generation but I still remember our National Pledge and the lyrics of Majulah Singapura! Praying for my beloved country and for all my fellow Singaporeans.
Very well spoken n articulated.
His spoken english is tok gong (if u get what I meant) 😂
😂
I'm sure he can learn English in no time lol
16:49 his Malay language is excellent.
Need to convince the swing voters. Must sing P.Ramlee's song 😅
My grandfather also good in malay. Remember he is from the older generation.
He was born in Malaysia what!! Good to have a Chinese man lah. Chinese who can speak a few languages. 6 wasted years with Macik! Now PAP wants to throw Aneh nuclear bomb. Already Anehs living in Ridout out jaga the internal and external affairs of SG. Not enough issit??
@@karmadekye1262 least racist Singaporean voter
His Mandarin is good too. As a kampung boy n born in Malaysia, most probably he doesn't has d chance to really study proper English.
Why did he open 100 over companies?
Good good question, first to raise ;) To generate penny stock and pump it up maybe?, hmmm, haha
Very good question. Hope to hear his reply.
i wonder if the kids will speak...they will really help to connect with the younger generation. hope he qualifies, i have concerns that he emphasised his roles as founder and shareholder of these companies but not CEO. if he never held CEO at the time any of these companies had 500M shareholder equity then his qualification status will not be automatic but instead fall under deliberation of the Presidential Election Committee, which ahem...i won't say more. all the best to Goh.
So he's not the ceo? he looks like a capitalist all over, face/body language. not a biz leader. I still cannot find official info on his history. link ed in is very vague.
beautiful family!
Yes amazings !!!!!!!!!!
We need change. Vote will goes to you definitely 🎉
Yes build new blissfully vibrantly !!!
Change to what?
This 500 million criteria is ridiculous
Not money or shares. It's the worth of the organisation the leader (eg CEO) is in-charge of.
Singaporean rich is really rich so 500m size company is not ridiculous.
@@celestialstar124 Exactly. Benjamin did not understand the meaning of 500M. Company size of 500M worth is nothing big.
A lot of ppl here are embarassing themselves. Ppl can see who doesn't know much.
Tik Tok is worth 66 BILLIONS.
Ppl like Chew would qualify to run for Pres,
but sadly successful biz leaders would most likely prefer not, at least not now for young Chew.
All the candidates are quite rich if not very rich! All of them declared that they want to serve and do good deed to Singapore and Singaporeans, and Insalute them! I will vote the person for the start, if he pledges to donate all his salary to charity to help the poor and needees! Let hope the person elected will Walk the talk and not talk the walk!! Most importantly 勿忘世上苦人多！
Somehow I find Malaysia born sgreans millionaires very proud of singapore. And many MPs born in malaysia too. All patriots. Thank You Malaysia
"famous cannot translate to heart of the ppl" this line got me
In 1992, Tharman was accused of leaking Singapore’s economic growth rate for the second quarter of that year before it was officially published.
Then PM Goh Chok Tong was very angry when the incident happened. He said he would not tolerate the illegal disclosure of sensitive or classified information, adding that the government had to “nip the problem in the bud” and prevent anyone from gaining personal advantage as a result of a misuse of official information.
So did pap change the rules to allow Tharman to run?
mr. T will just be another rubber stamp of the ..... GahM🤑n.
Tharman was cleared of wrongdoing in the courts. You mean in his 22 years in politics, you feel that is an issue now?
Right after Tharman said he wish for contestation, this George immediately jumps out from nowhere.
Where the hell was he before Tharman ask for contestation all his life? Hello, is there a connection between George and PAP.
Can they stop all this wayang ur not?
@@aexurml4314 Which part of "cleared by the courts" don't you understand?
@@aexurml4314 You're the one talking lor
Tharman has the world standing. He has held high positions in world organizations especially the IMF. He has worked with world leaders. That will give him easy access to the world leaders. He can open doors for our entrepreneurs and businessmen to foreign countries. And when Tharman meets with these world leaders he can talk sense and have meaningful dialogue with them. Today the world is faced with crisis-es - geopolitics, climate change, economy, rising rates etc. Tharman has the knowledge to hold a conversation with world leaders. We should not waste the talent.
Singapore President (whether Tharman or George or whoever) does not decide on his own. He will decide on the recommendation of the PM. When Ong Teng Cheong was our President he wanted to know how the government spend our CPF money etc. Did hie get what he wanted?
tharman should be a prime minister and not a president...
@@uUwUu69 Agree he should be the PM. However if he is not able not because of his qualification, experience than the next best is to be President. I also believe with his experience in governing Singapore he can provide guidance to the 4G ministers.
noelah, if tharman so gud financial knowledge, economics, why sg into 2023 into technical recession? what is he doing? sg oredi beat new york, london , tokyo, hongkong in terms of expensive! 70% mnc regional office decide move out of sg due to high rentals they cant take it anymore,
Hopefully Mr George Goh will be our next President
If you n everyone pray hard, then there is hope n ur wish may comes true.
you didn't answer the question. what can you do if you are being elected?
Pap is god damn dishonest for changing the rules to benefit themselves
If you want to be independent , follow him.
Which ruling party in the world doesn't do that?
@@aero.l just at americant republicant party lor
@@timloo6191 Lol, Republicans are experts at changing the laws of possible to suit themselves.
yeah, why PAP suddenly raise bar from 100million to 500million? is this fair?
I am here hoping to get a PH..😅😅
This is why PAP pull Tharman out to be a candidate.
Once they pull out tharman and bring back Ivan lim back to Jurong grc.
Bcos they knew Tharman respected by nation so that others stand a lesser chance nothing great
@@gck86 good luck for Jurong GRC, I sure would not want such a vile person to be my MP.
@@gck86 Vote Tharman in for president = Vote Ivan Lim in for Jurong GRC 😂😂
The President should work with the government of the day like in Malaysia's Agong, UK's King, and Thailand's King for example. The US President and Indonesia's President are in a different political system.
don't need talk about usa
Government so messy left and right
Can't even solve gun shooting problem , homeless , racism
Good speaker 🔊
齐国先齐家， if this man is unable to manage his company properly treating his staff with respect. Do u think he will respect SG citizen. Certain charity work was done for PR stunt. Ask those staff who used to work under Ossia and his management. No OT & weekend pay or off in lieu, taxi claim even working until 10am, wages deducted for being late. 15min =1/4 day wages deduction, 30min=1/2 day wages deduction. What kind of employer will do such stunt?
i s that true ?
Investigate? Maybe those who went through this should speak out?
If this is true then voting him as our President will be disastrous even if he sweared by what he said during his campaign and recent videos. In addition if any of his employees or ex-employees had faced such treatment they should step up and shared your experience. This is only fair to Tharman when his performance is public knowledge. Fair competition.
We would rather give my vote to candidates from non ruling party even if it does not get selected.
I want Tharman to be PM, not President. The govt is mistaken to think this will translate into votes for Tharman in election. Moreover i am of view that Tharman is overly qualify for President.
Pretty impressive to speak in 3 languages without script
From Malaysia wat so impressive ?
Article 45 of the Singapore Constitution. And in Article 45(1)(e)(i), it said that the person shall not be qualified if he has been convicted of an offence by a court in Singapore or elsewhere and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than one year or to a fine of not less than S$10,000.
Oops
What you mentioned is actually for MPs. Not sure if it applies to the Elected President which comes under a different Act.
Ting for our young peepur
Its a complex path to the Presudency fr George !!! He has to be careful to :::
1. Draw in uncommitted youngsters of all races....this is George's great hope !!!
2. Entice the oldest Malays wth careful statements like ::: "I will encourage the flowring of Malay culture, the further development of their children's education...."
3. Never antagonise the Malay + Indian Muslims...
4. Never antagonise the Hindu South Indians...
5. It is a certainty that George attracts the majority votes of Chinese professionals, NS men, students...
The real problem is Chinese Senior Citizens !!! George must speak some Teochew, Hokkien, Hakka, Cantonese...
put both of them to debate lah , like American president candidate
Yes good idea debate in Chinese
@@RudyTruly Why Chinese, Debate in Malay ah. Malay is our National Language
@@SlowRkers I agree. Let's see how Tharman perform.
@@SlowRkersu really think 98% of us Singaporean can speak Malay?
Most if not all of us can't even speak and can't even understand it definitely English
@@RudyTrulyChinese is useful when you talk to Chinese people
But definitely not for debate
Singapore President has limited governing power so whether Independent or not makes no difference.
Serving from the heart is definitely not enough. Integrity and capability are equally important. That person can be from the establishment or an indep.
I am sorry to say - but his approach is wrong. From Day 1 he is campaigning that the election shouldn't be one sided. So he is indirectly insinuating that Mr Tharman who is so much loved by everyone - cant be impartial when he resigns from politics and becomes our President. But where does this idea of 'partiality' comes from? As President his role is very much restricted. He will no longer be a policy maker - but he will become the face of Singapore. He will be travelling all over the world and meeting other leaders and exchanging his thoughts and ideas and make it easy for our actual policy makers (PM, FM) to do their job. He will also hold the key to the reserve and release reserve as needed by the actual people in power. Imagine if George Goh was the President during the covid crisis and PAP requests to release the reserve to implement their policies - and the guy says no, what would happen? This is very unprecedented - In other countries this has happened and the president eventually resigned (or was pressured to resign). I believe it totally makes sense for both PM and President to be from the 'same party' because they need to work well together. I believe people need to understand that the position of president is more ceremonial. If George goh wants to change Singapore and reduce cost of living, he should join Politics. Why is he complaining when is is 63 years of age. Where was he in his 30s and 40s. He shouldn't try to change Singapore from President's seat because he can't and if he tries to by making strange remarks we will be laughed at by everyone else. I think George Goh will have a higher chance of winning if he could have convinced PAP that he is not an enemy but an ally. He has a lot of experience in business / execution and he could bring that knowledge to good use. If i was Lawrence Wong, would I want a president who will be working against me and maybe going around giving speeches about how bad the government is doing? No way. I would never let him come in, in the first place. This 4g leadership needs some adult supervision -Therman is the right person for the job. Imagine if LW comes up with a policy - therman can challenge it and LW is smart enough to listen because Therman has more experience and has been doing this for a long time, he knows that. Also i want to point out the obvious - Mr. Therman has better competency of English and Language in General. Please just go to youtube and watch any one of his videos. The way he speaks - I want to pay him money to teach me how to speak like him. He is incredible. Such a smart cookie. If I was PAP i would be sad that they are loosing such a smart person from their core leadership team. But the fact that he will still be around as president makes me happy. There will be no contest - It will be Therman all the way. George Goh is trying to win the popular vote by using his ethnicity, chinese language skill and complaining about current situation (high prices, high cost of living etc). But he never says if he gets appointed as President - how is he going to solve any of them? He can't! If he really cares - he should join politics.
Obviously a PAP shill, thus guy !!! You however have my deep respect for your detailed points, your conviction, your love fr Singapore !!! Kudos 1000 X....
@@chrisang444kolbe6 I don’t support any political party. In fact I can’t. I am just using logical reasoning. But you are right I have deep respect and love for Singapore 🇸🇬 . I want to see Singapore succeed in the long term!
Well said