Another Non-Condolence Condolence Letter from Ass Loon!

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<TABLE width=640 align=left border=0><TBODY><TR class=caption_black><TD align=left colSpan=2>29/11/2008 </TD></TR><TR class=caption_black><TD align=left colSpan=2>MFA Press Release: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's Condolence Letter to Mr Michael Puhaindran</B>
</TD></TR><!-- <tr><td colspan="2"> </td></tr> --><!--<tr><td colspan="2" valign="top" align="left" >--><TR><TD colSpan=2>Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has written a condolence letter to Mr Michael Puhaindran.</SPAN>

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The text of the condolence letter is as below:</SPAN>
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29 November 2008</SPAN>
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Mr Michael Stephen Puhaindran</SPAN>
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Dear Mr Michael Stephen Puhaindran</SPAN>
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I am deeply shocked and saddened by the loss of your</SPAN>
wife, Ms Lo Hwei Yen. On behalf of all Singaporeans, please accept</SPAN>
my deepest condolences to you and your family.</SPAN>
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I first learnt about the terrorist attacks in Mumbai when I</SPAN>
was in Santiago, Chile. My immediate concern was whether any</SPAN>
Singaporeans were caught up in the situation. Many Singaporeans</SPAN>
travel and work all over Asia. So I was sure a good number would</SPAN>
have been in Mumbai when the attacks happened. As reports came</SPAN>
in, we learnt that several Singaporeans were either in the vicinity of</SPAN>
the attacks, or trapped in the Oberoi and Taj Mahal hotels. We also</SPAN>
learnt from you that Hoei Yen had been taken hostage by the</SPAN>
terrorists.</SPAN>
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I knew that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had arranged for</SPAN>
you to fly to Mumbai, and was in touch with the Indian government. I</SPAN>
wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to express Singapore's</SPAN>
support and to offer our help to secure the safe release of the</SPAN>
hostages. Tragically, despite the efforts of the Indian security forces,</SPAN>
they could not rescue Hwei Yen.</SPAN>
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This is the first time a Singaporean has been a victim of a</SPAN>
terrorist attack. Terrorism is a threat that knows no boundaries. This</SPAN>
is a family tragedy for you, but it also brings home to all of us the</SPAN>
reality of this terrorist threat, and how important it is to keep up our</SPAN>
guard and defeat it.</SPAN>
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All Singaporeans feel for you and your family in this time</SPAN>
of grief. Words will not count for much, but I hope the knowledge that</SPAN>
you are in our thoughts, and have the sympathies of all of us will</SPAN>
comfort and support you at this dark and painful moment. The</SPAN>
Singapore Government will do everything necessary to assist you and</SPAN>
your family.</SPAN>
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With deepest sympathies</SPAN>
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Yours sincerely</SPAN>
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Lee Hsien Loong</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

[SneeringTree]

Why must he sneak in his "National Education" messages in the condolence letter??

 

[makapaaa]

Cos I'm the BEST PAID in the WORLD!​

 

[makapaaa]

More National Education!

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Every terrorist attack is also a learning experience, and a reminder that it can happen here too. Singapore needs to remain vigilant and prepared, he added. -- ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->The tragedy that befell Ms Lo Hwei Yen was one that could have happened to any Singaporean as many travel abroad, said Deputy Prime Minister S. Jayakumar yesterday.
Every terrorist attack is also a learning experience, and a reminder that it can happen here too. Singapore needs to remain vigilant and prepared, he added.
Professor Jayakumar, who is also Coordinating Minister for National Security, was speaking to reporters after visiting the home of Mr Stanley Puhaindran, Ms Lo's father-in-law, to offer his condolences.
Noting that all Singaporeans share in the family's grief, he said: 'It could so easily have happened to any one of us or our loved ones because we all travel. So naturally the family is very distraught.'
He said that when things in Mumbai have settled down, Singapore security officials will be in touch with their Indian counterparts to see what lessons can be drawn from the Mumbai incident for Singapore's own security situation.
He said he knew Mr Puhaindran as a well-known and respected grassroots and community leader. Mr Puhaindran is a long-time grassroots leader in Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong's Marine Parade ward. Prof Jayakumar said he did not know Ms Lo or her husband personally. Even so, he said, like all other Singaporeans, he felt as if he knew her and could share the family's pain.

 

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basically from the whole letter, to summarize it is "u die, your problem", "your problem is not my problem, don't make your problem my problem"

 

[Singapaporean]

Why must he sneak in his "National Education" messages in the condolence letter??

Because he knew it would be published mah....