HEALTH Minister Gan Kim Yong brushed off calls for more details on the 16 individuals who were disciplined as a result of the SGH Hepatitis C outbreak. In a Parliamentary response yesterday (April 4), he said that “instead of focusing on naming the individuals and developing a blame culture in our healthcare institutions, we need to encourage a learning culture to make our hospitals as safe as possible for the patients”. Read our report on the exchange here.
The exchange between Dr Lee Wei Ling and Mr Janadas Devan has continued, with Mr Devan saying that Dr Lee made “serious allegations” about his conduct as a journalist. He was an editor at The Straits Times (ST) and edited some of Ms Lee’s articles when she was a contributor. In one comment he likened reading her unedited writing to “sailing through a fog”, while Dr Lee said that she had been censored by her editors. ST has also responded and revealed that Dr Lee had wanted her latest article to be published without edits. As the spat unfolds, you might want to hear what Bertha has to say about editing and censorship in the light of this exchange.
What happened in Parliament on the first day of the Committee of Supply debate? The gist of it is that many MPs came forward to support the support being given to SMEs but cautioned that these companies could become reliant on corporate welfare and weaken, and also pose a risk of inflated spending by the G in the future. Labour chief Chan Chun Sing said companies need “less sugar” and more “exercise” and nutritional supplements”. NCMP Daniel Goh suggested that industrial districts be decentralised so that innovation can leverage the heartlands. Displaced workers, skills training, and job security for Singaporeans were also hot topics.
NMP Chia Yong Yong also took the opportunity to call for a national education campaign to help disabled persons be more included in society and for others to be more aware and more compassionate towards the disabled. Her speech received applause and had MPs thumping their armrests in a sign of support.
The Panama Papers have become the biggest data leak in history, eclipsing even Wikileaks in terms of the sheer amount of data. Over 2.6 terabytes of files appear to have originated from a single company, Mossack Fonseca (Mossfon), which is described as an offshore law firm. The most newsworthy revelations relate to high-profile individuals such as PM Najib’s son, Jackie Chan and Lionel Messi opening entities, shell companies and foundations in places like the British Virgin Islands and Panama. Read more details in our report on the Panama Papers here.
The exchange between Dr Lee Wei Ling and Mr Janadas Devan has continued, with Mr Devan saying that Dr Lee made “serious allegations” about his conduct as a journalist. He was an editor at The Straits Times (ST) and edited some of Ms Lee’s articles when she was a contributor. In one comment he likened reading her unedited writing to “sailing through a fog”, while Dr Lee said that she had been censored by her editors. ST has also responded and revealed that Dr Lee had wanted her latest article to be published without edits. As the spat unfolds, you might want to hear what Bertha has to say about editing and censorship in the light of this exchange.
What happened in Parliament on the first day of the Committee of Supply debate? The gist of it is that many MPs came forward to support the support being given to SMEs but cautioned that these companies could become reliant on corporate welfare and weaken, and also pose a risk of inflated spending by the G in the future. Labour chief Chan Chun Sing said companies need “less sugar” and more “exercise” and nutritional supplements”. NCMP Daniel Goh suggested that industrial districts be decentralised so that innovation can leverage the heartlands. Displaced workers, skills training, and job security for Singaporeans were also hot topics.
NMP Chia Yong Yong also took the opportunity to call for a national education campaign to help disabled persons be more included in society and for others to be more aware and more compassionate towards the disabled. Her speech received applause and had MPs thumping their armrests in a sign of support.
The Panama Papers have become the biggest data leak in history, eclipsing even Wikileaks in terms of the sheer amount of data. Over 2.6 terabytes of files appear to have originated from a single company, Mossack Fonseca (Mossfon), which is described as an offshore law firm. The most newsworthy revelations relate to high-profile individuals such as PM Najib’s son, Jackie Chan and Lionel Messi opening entities, shell companies and foundations in places like the British Virgin Islands and Panama. Read more details in our report on the Panama Papers here.
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