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Coffeeshop Chit Chat - Khaw Boon Wah & Nursing Homes-Who Lied?</TD><TD id=msgunetc noWrap align=right></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=msgtable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="96%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=msg vAlign=top><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgbfr1 width="1%"></TD><TD><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead vAlign=top><TD class=msgF width="1%" noWrap align=right>From: </TD><TD class=msgFname width="68%" noWrap>PCIOFC (ptader) <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgDate width="30%" noWrap align=right>6:42 am </TD></TR><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgT height=20 width="1%" noWrap align=right>To: </TD><TD class=msgTname width="68%" noWrap>ALL <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgNum noWrap align=right>(1 of 8) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft rowSpan=4 width="1%"></TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>48390.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD id=msgtxt_1 class=msgtxt>Now....
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"Responding separately, Health Minister Mr Khaw, who is also an MP in Sembawang, said he wasn't surprised there will be a contest in the GRC. He also clarified on the alleged "insensitivity".
Mr Khaw said: "I think that is total fabrication..... brought up in a very Confucianist family, filial piety is the foundation of my whole life principle. So how could Khaw Boon Wan be recommending Singaporeans to dump their parents, whether in nursing home in Singapore or nursing home elsewhere?
".....I was merely making a comment, because I happened to visit a nursing home in Johor Bahru and the cost there, to be expected, was very low, very much cheaper than Singapore's. And that's to be expected because the nurses there are not paid the same as the nurses here (and) rental there is cheaper.
"So that was the observation I made. It then become twisted into 'Khaw Boon Wan asking Singaporeans to dump their parents in Johor Bahru'. I suppose they saw advantage in putting words in my mouth or twisting my words. In my same religious belief, if you lie, that is also one of the tragic sins. The outcome is also down to hell, so don't do that. I wish them well."
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"Responding separately, Health Minister Mr Khaw, who is also an MP in Sembawang, said he wasn't surprised there will be a contest in the GRC. He also clarified on the alleged "insensitivity".
Mr Khaw said: "I think that is total fabrication..... brought up in a very Confucianist family, filial piety is the foundation of my whole life principle. So how could Khaw Boon Wan be recommending Singaporeans to dump their parents, whether in nursing home in Singapore or nursing home elsewhere?
".....I was merely making a comment, because I happened to visit a nursing home in Johor Bahru and the cost there, to be expected, was very low, very much cheaper than Singapore's. And that's to be expected because the nurses there are not paid the same as the nurses here (and) rental there is cheaper.
"So that was the observation I made. It then become twisted into 'Khaw Boon Wan asking Singaporeans to dump their parents in Johor Bahru'. I suppose they saw advantage in putting words in my mouth or twisting my words. In my same religious belief, if you lie, that is also one of the tragic sins. The outcome is also down to hell, so don't do that. I wish them well."
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