"As an American who just watched Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan on CNBC, you guys are very fortunate to have a man like that in representing Singapore!"

[UltimaOnline]

"Can I just say, as an American who just watched Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan on CNBC, you guys are very fortunate to have a man like that in representing your country.

I wish we had someone with his level of intellect and calmness tackling the COVID-19 issue in the US, and I've become a new admirer. You guys are very lucky.

As a redditor in Seattle, WA, the city government officials have very proactive in efforts to combat COVID-19 compared to other states in the US, but as a country, we are nowhere near the level of awareness as a whole compared to countries in the east, especially Singapore with their experience with SARS in 2002.

I hope everyone is safe and sound over there, and this American Redditor is wishing you the best, and we'll get through this.

Cheers
Capt."












Endelig Gnist19 hours ago (edited)
Incredibly knowledgeable and insightful. I see that Singapore's ministers aren't paid for nothing. No wonder Singapore is among the wealthiest nation in the world, let alone Sout East Asia. Really picked the right country to move to.



JL18 hours ago
What an intelligent diplomatic man. Why aren’t there governments like this anywhere else in the world?



Anthony Toh Han Yang18 hours ago
As Singapore’s TOP diplomat, he is tactful, skilful and nuanced. He makes sure that he do not anger both usa and China while at the same time framing COVID19 as a global challenge that’s indirectly pushes multilateralism. Well played !!! Dr Vivian



Vee Kwok16 hours ago
Vivian Balakrishnan and Tharman Shanmugaratnam are two of the most intelligent and well-spoken ministers in Singapore.



Benjamin Chew15 hours ago
You have forgotten PM Lee himself. He was a President's Scholar, earned a first-class honours Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics as well as a Master's equivalent degree in Computer Science at Cambridge University, and later on another Master's Degree in Public Administration at Harvard University. What set LHL apart from even his late father was his achieving the Senior Wrangler title in his penultimate year at Cambridge. This title is described by some as the greatest intellectual achievement in Great Britain. The undergraduate degree in Mathematics, the Mathematics Tripos, is notoriously difficult, and the Senior Wrangler is the student who achieves the highest overall mark of their fellow Wranglers. Many Senior Wranglers went on to become distinguished mathematicians, physicists and scientists. LHL is one very very intelligent bloke.




Rei Ayanami17 hours ago
Every time a question is asked, you can almost see his mind working overtime to draft a response that puts forth the best interest of every party involved. I’ve always respected this dude, but damn did he show the reason why he is our minister.



tilintolon102914 hours ago
Only people such as the doctor in this video should be on news he addresses himself so well with such confidence on what he is talking about please educate your "reporters" and don't make this shit a political bullshit.



Mandy Low15 hours ago
Being a Singaporean I'm a very proud and assured of how our government is handling this pandemic. They are proactive, prepared and organised. If you walked on the streets especially the heartlands, life had resumed to normal (almost). By imposing such extensive border control and surveillance, the government made sure lives for most civilians would be minimally disrupted and economy can rebound sooner. Thank you everyone in the frontline working hard to keep us safe!



mxgirl91822 hours ago
I'm glad he didn't take the bait to start dissing the truly laughable state of unpreparedness of the US govt. His response was both dignified and respectful. (Although I'm pretty sure the doctor inside him is thinking to himself, "Those morons".)



Dont pay attention To me20 hours ago
He's so diplomatic and respectful. Why can't all people be like this? No dissing just hoping the best for people. Respect.




AstroR618 hours ago
I'm proud to say we have a big brain minister.



99NEPtune99 ™14 hours ago
the more i study politics and policies in singapore the more big brain i find our leaders

 

[maxxi]

He could be in a more important portfolio..why is he not?

 

[UltimaOnline]

Vivian’s interview won praise, with one American Twitter user calling it “calm, clear leadership.”

BTW if anyone wants to see what calm, honest, clear leadership during a crisis sounds like you could do a lot worse than listen to this with Singapore Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan https://t.co/5XhO5tDxRe
— Phil Cuff (@PhilCuff) March 14, 2020

https://mothership.sg/2020/03/vivian-balakrishnan-cnbc-interview-foreign-policy/

 

[Leongsam]

Once again there is clear proof that the PAP is the best!

 

[A Singaporean]

Like I say. PAP loves foreigners and foreigners love PAP. Sinkies are fucked.

 

[shittypore]

Sinkieland full of scholars who speak well, speaking well and getting the job done well is two different things. The Old Guard, only old fart speak well, but the real work are done by those that don't even go on camera to show their face. This Ang Moh talk cock, just bcos he see an Asian speaking engrish he is damn impressed.

 

[Protector Cromwell]

Sayers (marketing man, salesman, politicians etc) tends to outdo the Doers, this is a sad fact.

 

[songsongjurong]

PAP IB in America activated

 

[Gallego99]

I find it laughable that he has to remind sri jegarajah and martin sung that he's a doctor.

 

[bobby]

He is paid 3 times more than the POTUS...we can exchange him for his Donald anytime.

 

[mojito]

I find it laughable that he has to remind sri jegarajah and martin sung that he's a doctor.

An eye doctor. Top earners in the private sector OK? So lucky you sinkies are getting a bargain!

 

[Blazars]

In SG, we have a open leg policy. If any FT thinks we have such good leaders, they should migrate here. Good for them n their children.

 

[syed putra]

He does not have Malay representation in him. So still not perfect.
And he is just like Lee hsien long in trying to mimic lky's way of speaking.

 

[tanwahtiu]

In their heads they cannot figure out why this man has a girl name.....

 

[Boliao]

Seattle is bigger than Singapore and I bet he'll change his mind when he hears how much our ministers are paid.

 

[whoami]

An eye doctor. Top earners in the private sector OK? So lucky you sinkies are getting a bargain!

We also have an anal doctor. Voters rejected him ok?

 

[LaoTze]

"Can I just say, as an American who just watched Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan on CNBC, you guys are very fortunate to have a man like that in representing your country.

I wish we had someone with his level of intellect and calmness tackling the COVID-19 issue in the US, and I've become a new admirer. You guys are very lucky.

As a redditor in Seattle, WA, the city government officials have very proactive in efforts to combat COVID-19 compared to other states in the US, but as a country, we are nowhere near the level of awareness as a whole compared to countries in the east, especially Singapore with their experience with SARS in 2002.

I hope everyone is safe and sound over there, and this American Redditor is wishing you the best, and we'll get through this.

Cheers
Capt."












Endelig Gnist19 hours ago (edited)
Incredibly knowledgeable and insightful. I see that Singapore's ministers aren't paid for nothing. No wonder Singapore is among the wealthiest nation in the world, let alone Sout East Asia. Really picked the right country to move to.



JL18 hours ago
What an intelligent diplomatic man. Why aren’t there governments like this anywhere else in the world?



Anthony Toh Han Yang18 hours ago
As Singapore’s TOP diplomat, he is tactful, skilful and nuanced. He makes sure that he do not anger both usa and China while at the same time framing COVID19 as a global challenge that’s indirectly pushes multilateralism. Well played !!! Dr Vivian



Vee Kwok16 hours ago
Vivian Balakrishnan and Tharman Shanmugaratnam are two of the most intelligent and well-spoken ministers in Singapore.



Benjamin Chew15 hours ago
You have forgotten PM Lee himself. He was a President's Scholar, earned a first-class honours Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics as well as a Master's equivalent degree in Computer Science at Cambridge University, and later on another Master's Degree in Public Administration at Harvard University. What set LHL apart from even his late father was his achieving the Senior Wrangler title in his penultimate year at Cambridge. This title is described by some as the greatest intellectual achievement in Great Britain. The undergraduate degree in Mathematics, the Mathematics Tripos, is notoriously difficult, and the Senior Wrangler is the student who achieves the highest overall mark of their fellow Wranglers. Many Senior Wranglers went on to become distinguished mathematicians, physicists and scientists. LHL is one very very intelligent bloke.




Rei Ayanami17 hours ago
Every time a question is asked, you can almost see his mind working overtime to draft a response that puts forth the best interest of every party involved. I’ve always respected this dude, but damn did he show the reason why he is our minister.



tilintolon102914 hours ago
Only people such as the doctor in this video should be on news he addresses himself so well with such confidence on what he is talking about please educate your "reporters" and don't make this shit a political bullshit.



Mandy Low15 hours ago
Being a Singaporean I'm a very proud and assured of how our government is handling this pandemic. They are proactive, prepared and organised. If you walked on the streets especially the heartlands, life had resumed to normal (almost). By imposing such extensive border control and surveillance, the government made sure lives for most civilians would be minimally disrupted and economy can rebound sooner. Thank you everyone in the frontline working hard to keep us safe!



mxgirl91822 hours ago
I'm glad he didn't take the bait to start dissing the truly laughable state of unpreparedness of the US govt. His response was both dignified and respectful. (Although I'm pretty sure the doctor inside him is thinking to himself, "Those morons".)



Dont pay attention To me20 hours ago
He's so diplomatic and respectful. Why can't all people be like this? No dissing just hoping the best for people. Respect.




AstroR618 hours ago
I'm proud to say we have a big brain minister.



99NEPtune99 ™14 hours ago
the more i study politics and policies in singapore the more big brain i find our leaders

 

[rushifa666]

My god there really are more gays in america who love exotic dick

 

[garlic]

The only part i agree is not writing off the americans... the U.S. has ample resources to counter this, it is just a moron who delayed, cut funding and treated it as a non-issue that will "go away in April" by itself that caused such mayhem. Most probably, a vaccine will come from a U.S. pharma, this shows the tremendous amount of levers and resources they have and could have done had they not been impeded by Trump. This time Trump got it wrong, other things he might not have been proven wrong yet, but his response to the covid-19 outbreak was pathetic.. second only to Italy.

 

[Semaj2357]

My god there really are more gays in america who love exotic dick

hanor, after looking at ah ching's face they turned gay - and stopped wearing sandals