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Posts tagged with "nathan"
President’s Address: Regurgitating only the existing priorities
May. 19 | TOC Current Affairs Desk When the session of the 11th parliament was prorogued on 13 April 2009, at the end of the day’s sitting, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that the government has regularly prorogued Parliament midway through the term. This...
S$4.9 billion approved!
Mar. 13 | The Council of Presidential Advisers has deliberated on the matter and advised me to approve this draw on past reserves. President Nathan
Blog Feature: Make it compulsory for President to make public his decisions
Feb. 19 | Today’s Blog Feature is from Gerald Giam, “Greater transparency needed for Presidential decisions”, on President Nathan approving the government’s draw on the reserves. Here are excerpts from Gerald’s post: Firstly, the President should be required...
No more 56-man years to know reserves
Feb. 18 | Straits Times: When you made the decision, did you have the information on like how big our reserves, how much of a draw this would be on the reserves…? President Nathan: Of course I have. Of course I have. Straits Times, 18 Feb 2009
Your money at work and the curious disappearing acts of the prime minister
Feb. 18 | Latest: The Government Gazette has revealed that changes have been made to polling districts. Such changes are part of the steps that need to be taken ahead of a General Election. (Straits Times) Andrew Loh “This is your money. You have a right...
Explanations were not called for
Feb. 18 | It would be presumptuous on my part to go forward and start to give explanations when explanations were not called for. President SR Nathan, when asked if he could have held the press conference before the start of the Budget debate (Straits Times,...
