Saturday, November 21, 2009 9:14

Flood was a “freak” event, says Minister

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What happened was very unusual. The intensity was tremendous.

Minister for Environment, Yaacob Ibrahim, on flood at Bukit Timah. Yaacob called it a “freak” event

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Gerald Giam
Nov 21, 2009 21:25

Maybe he might have to repeat himself after the next election results are announced.

hongjun
Nov 22, 2009 9:46

I have to first declare that I am neither a pro PAP nor a pro opposition Singaporean.

But I think we should be fair that we should not over plan and enlarge canals to prepare for rare events. I certainly do not think any party will do something to the canal if the freak event did not happen.

hongjun

James Kirk
Nov 22, 2009 17:44

Maybe he should explain why it is a freak event, like all events converging to create a freak event. He didn’t obviously just use of words to escape his responsibilities.

RED-man
Nov 22, 2009 17:51

“‘We knew the diversion canal was not big enough to take this,’ the minister said about the three decade-old canal which stretches more than 3km, from Sixth Avenue to Sungei Ulu Pandan.”

So if you and your team already know about this. My question is, what have you all been doing all this time? Drink coffee?

The rain is not the “freak”, you getting paid and do nothing other lips service is the “freak”. As a matter of fact, with so many suffering in Singapore, PAP can still be in the office is a freak accident.

rwkc
Nov 23, 2009 10:48

[#4 RED-man]

“As a matter of fact, with so many suffering in Singapore, PAP can still be in the office is a freak accident.”

That’s an apt comment and, yes, I agree with you.

It is time to kick them out.

Oh Holy
Nov 26, 2009 12:17

If it occured in other areas of Singapore, that Minister won’t even need to issue a press release.

It was only because the rich and the influential are unhappy that they been inconvenient, that is why.

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