Top civil servant’s extravagant travel draws polarizing responses from two camps
Translated from Lianhe Wanbao (20 Jan 2009) by Cheng Siew Peng: Permanent Secretary Tan Yong Soon spent $40,000 for a family trip to France to learn cooking, triggering a polarizing response from ordinary Singaporeans. While older uncles and aunties criticize him as "hao lian" (hokkien for arrogant), the younger generation...
Recognition of bloggers by the government may become a ‘kiss of death’
By Eugene Yeo In a recent interview with "Talking Point", Gerald Giam, Senior writer of socio-political blog - The Online Citizen lamented about the government's apparent lack of interest in engaging in "serious, cogent and rational" bloggers like himself in cyberspace. Interestingly, he draw a sharp rebuttal to fellow TOC writer...
Bloggers’ outcry over top civil servant’s extravagance elicits response from minister and head of civil service
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foIaO5CQnSo&hl=en&fs=1] "My colleagues and I feel very bad about this episode, because it stands in contrast to the values and ethos of the Service and if left unaddressed, can undermine the confidence and trust essential for us to do a good job." - Mr Peter Ho, Head of Civil Service "What...
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