Dr Vivian Balakrishnan (photo) did not mince his words when he warned voters that the policies of his opponents from the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) “will set us on our paths to Greece”. He and his People’s Action Party team…
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Suggestions that politicians can work without incentives is a seductive notion, especially during an election period, says the Minister of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR), Vivian Balakrishnan. The minister was speaking at a National Day Rally public forum organised…
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Entrepreneur-photojournalist and Makansutra founder, KF Seetoh had commented on a Facebook post that the Parliamentary speech made by Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan on Tuesday, is wrong on many fronts. Mr Seetoh wrote on his…
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Dr Vivian Balakrishnan’s response to a complaint by a hawker clearly demonstrated the Minister’s lack of empathy for the difficulties that ordinary Singaporeans face. Mr Douglas Ng, a young hawker who sold fishball noodles, had complained about the PAP government…
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Cleaners with various town councils this year will be given a day off, with residents instead mobilised to clean up their own neighbourhoods, as part of fresh efforts to tackle the littering scourge. The standard of cleanliness in Singapore has…
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