KF Seetoh on MP who suggested renewing uni degree every 5 years: “He talking about his marriage cert?”

Makansutra founder KF Seetoh took to social media on Thursday (Mar 3) to call out certain statements and justifications made in Parliament in the past week. Some of the Members of Parliament (MPs) he took to task included PAP MP Ang Wei Neng who suggested in Parliament that there should be a time stamp on degrees by institutes of higher learning (IHLs) in Singapore.

Mr Seetoh, an advocate for all things hawker and often in-touch with ground sentiments of the common man wrote in his Facebook post: “And on degrees..where do I even start about that ‘renew degree every 5 years’ suggestion in Parliament”

“He talking about his marriage cert ah. What opioids is he on,” Mr Seetoh quipped.

Speaking on the second day of the Budget debate on Tuesday (March 1), Mr Ang had called for university graduates here to be required to attend upgrading courses every five years. Mr Ang’s suggestion drew much flak from the community and raised concerns that the suggestion may entail paying higher fees to renew university degrees while encouraging wealthier students to turn to overseas universities where their degrees will not expire.

During the Budget reading, Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong said that there will be an increase in the qualifying salary and levies for S Passes. Mr Wong said the minimum qualifying salary helps ensure those coming in are “of the right quality”. The government will aim to ensure that S Pass holders are comparable in quality to the top one-third of local associate professionals and technicians, he said.