Yaacob clarifies Wikileaks report on children's citizenship
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Yaacob Ibrahim clarifies Wikileaks report on children's citizenship
By Imelda Saad | Posted: 05 September 2011 1935 hrs
SINGAPORE: Minister-in-Charge for Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim has clarified the citizenship status of his children following the release by Wikileaks of a cable reportedly listing the biographies of Malay Muslim MPs in Singapore.The report, which stated that Dr Yaacob's two children are American citizens, has attracted a flurry of comments online.
In a statement through his press secretary, Dr Yaacob said the status of his wife as an American citizen by birth confers dual citizenship to their two children until the age of 18.
His son and daughter are Singapore citizens and attend national schools.
The statement said that Dr Yaacob's son, now 16, will serve National Service, just as he did.
It added that Dr Yaacob's family regrets that there are some who consider innocent children to be fair game in political attacks, but trusts that most Singaporeans will continue to cherish the value of respecting a family's privacy.
Dr Yaacob is also Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts.http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1151206/1/.html
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Why not convert the spouse and children to Sg citizenship since he is a Sg minister?
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A tale of 1 leg in 2 boats by our Dr Yaacob
should be a gud read on how he sees SINKapore
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sadly, this is abit hitting below the belt..are we descending into politics game where everything is digged up and paraded just to get a vote?
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below the belt.. but yakult should know, if he is a politician he should get his house in order before going for elections..
all who wish to stand for office must be beyond reproach first and foremost...
in that, he and a hell of a lot of politicians (including the new president) failed dismally
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Originally posted by iceFatboy:
sadly, this is abit hitting below the belt..are we descending into politics game where everything is digged up and paraded just to get a vote?
When it comes to hitting below belt in Singapore, if PAP says they are ranked no.2, no one would dare to claim no.1.
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Below the belt yes but me eagerly awaiting more leaks. Makes me all the more excited knowing that there is hardly any mainstream press freedom here.
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Originally posted by Dalforce 25:
When it comes to hitting below belt in Singapore, if PAP says they are ranked no.2, no one would dare to claim no.1.