Just admit you screwed up, Yaacob!

[Avantas]

One week after the mass food poisoning at Geylang Serai first broke out, Minister of Environment and Water Resources Dr Yaacob Ibrahim has finally spoken. (interestingly one day after I slammed him for “missing in action“)

‘What has happened is totally unacceptable. As far as I am concerned, it’s outrageous that this has happened, and we must make sure it doesn’t happen again” he thundered. (read article here)

Strong words indeed, Dr Yaacob, but where were you when the tragedy happened?

As the minister in charge of NEA, Dr Yaacob should be on the ground inspecting the premises and visiting the victims in the hospital on the very day itself if not the day after, but he was nowhere to be seen or heard.

Even if he is not available, the next highest official such as his Permanent Secretary Tan Yong Soon should have stepped forward to fill his shoes. Again, he wasn’t around. (or is he in Paris now for another cooking course?)

Such a delayed lacklustre response is completely unacceptable from the highest paid Environment Minister and Permanent Secretary in the world.

Read rest of article here:

http://wayangparty.com/?p=7615

 

[khunking]

Walkovers breed complacency?

One week after the mass food poisoning at Geylang Serai first broke out, Minister of Environment and Water Resources Dr Yaacob Ibrahim has finally spoken. (interestingly one day after I slammed him for “missing in action“)

 

[Nice-Gook]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2259718.stm

Rat poison blamed for Chinese deaths


Monday, 16 September, 2002, 06:58 GMT 07:58 UK

Beijing appears to be playing down the crisis


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One minute he was sitting there eating and the next he stood up and keeled over

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</td></tr> </tbody></table> Officials are refusing to say exactly how many have died, but some estimates put the number at more than 100.
The victims had all eaten breakfast food from the same restaurant in the small town of Tangshan, in Jiangsu province.
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[Leegimeremover]

I can't Yacoob what you are saying.