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Subscribe </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=msgtable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="96%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=msg vAlign=top><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgbfr1 width="1%"> </TD><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgF noWrap align=right width="1%">From: </TD><TD class=msgFname noWrap width="68%">madmansg <NOBR></NOBR> </TD><TD class=msgDate noWrap align=right width="30%">Mar-11 6:10 pm </TD></TR><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgT noWrap align=right width="1%" height=20>To: </TD><TD class=msgTname noWrap width="68%">ALL <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgNum noWrap align=right> (1 of 9) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft width="1%" rowSpan=4> </TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>8972.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgtxt>He drew lessons from other small city states, like Venice and Boston, and said Singapore must keep its competitive edge in drawing talent to remain sustainable in a modern, connected world, while taking advantage of the nation's large reserves.
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How is he going to draw in world class talent with 2 years of NS slavery ???
Is Dr Ng a congenential liar ?
How come LKY keep quiet ?
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March 11, 2009
Brace for 'New world order'
By Yen Feng
THE global financial crisis has called for a 'new world order', as venerable banks and financial houses have all but toppled in the last six months, Education Minister and Second Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen said on Wednesday.
'That the global financial crisis has precipitated this calling for a new Order is stating the obvious. But the consequences of radical change to come in the ensuing transition and post-crisis Order can lead to a different world,' he said.
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Speech SMU LKC Ministerial Forum
'We should be forewarned, alert and prepared. The effect on individual countries - including that on Singapore and Singaporeans - may not always be immediately apparent or easily projected.'
Dr Ng was speaking to about 150 students at the Singapore Management University at its second SMU Ministerial Forum on Wednesday. The first, with Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan, was held in 2006.
The minister's speech, 'Singapore and SMU in the New World Order', set the tone for the evening's forum, as students of the business-oriented university peppered him with questions ranging from the flailing economy to how education must evolve to meet new challenges.
In his speech, Dr Ng also outlined his ideas on how Singapore must respond in order to 'emerge not only intact but ahead of the pack'.
He drew lessons from other small city states, like Venice and Boston, and said Singapore must keep its competitive edge in drawing talent to remain sustainable in a modern, connected world, while taking advantage of the nation's large reserves.
'Singapore's reserves provide us the flexibility and resources to successfully cope with the financial crisis,' said Dr Ng.
'We should not now abandon our fiscal prudence to face this crisis, but use our reserves to build strategic capabilities that will pay rich dividends over the medium and longer term
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How is he going to draw in world class talent with 2 years of NS slavery ???
Is Dr Ng a congenential liar ?
How come LKY keep quiet ?
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March 11, 2009
Brace for 'New world order'
By Yen Feng
THE global financial crisis has called for a 'new world order', as venerable banks and financial houses have all but toppled in the last six months, Education Minister and Second Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen said on Wednesday.
'That the global financial crisis has precipitated this calling for a new Order is stating the obvious. But the consequences of radical change to come in the ensuing transition and post-crisis Order can lead to a different world,' he said.
RELATED LINKS
Speech SMU LKC Ministerial Forum
'We should be forewarned, alert and prepared. The effect on individual countries - including that on Singapore and Singaporeans - may not always be immediately apparent or easily projected.'
Dr Ng was speaking to about 150 students at the Singapore Management University at its second SMU Ministerial Forum on Wednesday. The first, with Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan, was held in 2006.
The minister's speech, 'Singapore and SMU in the New World Order', set the tone for the evening's forum, as students of the business-oriented university peppered him with questions ranging from the flailing economy to how education must evolve to meet new challenges.
In his speech, Dr Ng also outlined his ideas on how Singapore must respond in order to 'emerge not only intact but ahead of the pack'.
He drew lessons from other small city states, like Venice and Boston, and said Singapore must keep its competitive edge in drawing talent to remain sustainable in a modern, connected world, while taking advantage of the nation's large reserves.
'Singapore's reserves provide us the flexibility and resources to successfully cope with the financial crisis,' said Dr Ng.
'We should not now abandon our fiscal prudence to face this crisis, but use our reserves to build strategic capabilities that will pay rich dividends over the medium and longer term
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