Nicholas Yong
Who said what? The war of words in the Bukit Batok by-election
- 1/9
“All I know is that I’m getting very confused who my opponent is. I thought it is Mr Murali. It is turning out to be everybody else except him.”
- 2/9
“Chee said what he said. There is a need to deal with the local residents as they are the ones who elect a MP. It is one thing to talk in Parliament and push for an issue, but we also need to have concrete plans to help local residents.”
- 3/9
"The PAP continues to attack my character. They’ve called me all sorts of names: cheat, liar, gangster, traitor, psychopath. They’ve sacked me, jailed me, sued me and made me bankrupt. But I’m still standing.”
- 4/9
“Last night, I was watching the rallies on live streaming, and at the SDP rally, all the speakers fired away at Mr David Ong, and then came Chee Soon Juan at the end, and Chee Soon Juan says: ‘No, you must not hit somebody who is down – that is very bad.’ That is completely hypocritical.”
- 5/9
“This campaign, I learned a new phrase. It’s called inclusive journalism. Apparently, now, editors feel that they can include words that people never said in headlines, without apologising for doing so.”
- 6/9
“Let me be clear - I’m not criticising his decision to not hold a full-time job for so long. No, that is his personal choice. But the work experience, or the lack of it, is a relevant fact when we consider the credentials of the candidate.”
- 7/9
“In this instance, they were caught like David Ong - with their pants down.”
- 8/9
“You may gloss over it and you may say, well, that’s not important. But I never forgot. Particularly, we are Asians…we respect our elders, people who hold important positions. We still respect them regardless of the party they are in.”
- 9/9
“The taunts, the insults, the punishments, the attacks have been unrelenting. But I do not bow to those who mock me nor will I bend to those who attack me. I will not kneel before them because one cannot stand up for one’s principles, for one’s beliefs and for one’s people on bended knees.”