S1E103: Faishal Ibrahim’s exit: Are the PAP’s moral standards turning people away from politics?

It has been quite a week in Singapore politics, with adjustments to the Cabinet line-up and the surprise resignation of Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Faishal Ibrahim. In this episode, Natasha takes a deep dive into the implications of blooding younger politicians such as Jasmin Lau into the Cabinet and junior ministerial roles now, and if the PAP’s high moral standards will cost them future talent. Singapore Management University law professor Eugene Tan and independent political observer Dr Felix Tan weigh in on the diversity of the new Cabinet and why politics is not priesthood. Highlights (click/tap above): 1:26 Was the new Cabinet line-up surprising? 5:45 Newbie politician Jasmin Lau’s fast rise 9:00 Is the 5G leadership team taking shape? 13:05 Does politics need politicians with private-sector experience? 16:38 Know how to communicate ideas, says Felix 19:16 Is Ng Chee Meng out of the “political wilderness”? 23:39 What’s the public “obsession” over Ng Chee Meng? 28:25 Who will eventually succeed Shanmugam at MHA? 32:30 Does having different generations in the Cabinet matter? 35:26 Should the Government reveal more about Faishal Ibrahim’s exit? 39:37 Why do conduct breaches keep happening despite the code? 45:47 “Politics is not priesthood.”: Eugene Host: Natasha Ann Zachariah ([email protected]) Read Natasha’s articles: https://str.sg/iSXm Follow The Usual Place podcast on IG: https://str.sg/8KNT Follow Natasha on LinkedIn: https://str.sg/v6DN Filmed by: Studio+65 Edited by: Eden Soh & Natasha Liew Executive producer: Danson Cheong Producers: Natasha Ann Zachariah, Elizabeth Law & Zachary Lim Follow The Usual Place Podcast and get notified for new episode drops every Thursday: Channel: https://str.sg/5nfm Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/9ijX Spotify: https://str.sg/cd2P YouTube: https://str.sg/theusualplacepodcast Feedback to: [email protected] --- Follow more ST podcast channels: All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: https://str.sg/wvz7 Get more updates: http://str.sg/stpodcasts --- Get The Straits Times app, which has a dedicated podcast player section: The App Store: https://str.sg/icyB Google Play: https://str.sg/icyX -- #tup #tuptrfSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.