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Why do we pay them million $ salaries for? Just to exhort the pple to do their best????? wtf!@!!!!
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By S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 21 June 2009 1730 hrs
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SINGAPORE : Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has called on Singaporeans to do their best to work through the economic downturn together, as a society and country.
He was speaking at a community event at Jalan Kayu on Sunday, where he launched a S$45,000 programme to help needy families.
Speaking at the annual family day celebrations at Jalan Kayu, Mr Lee said: "Bonuses are down, unemployment has gone up, not as much as we feared, but it is higher than it would be. And we can see the effects as MPs, because in our Meet-the-People sessions, the numbers have gone up."
And Mr Lee said the government will help those looking for jobs and assistance.
He said: "The government has done what it needs to do through the GST offsets, the Resilience Package and the many schemes which Singapore has in the Budget and off the Budget, in order to help people in the ways which would help them to help themselves - keep their jobs, find new jobs and help their families."
However, the Prime Minister stressed that help must be given at different levels.
Tackling the economic crisis in Singapore also involves the "many helping hands" approach. And one programme which the Jalan Kayu division has launched is called Heartstrings. It will benefit a hundred needy families in the division.
Wee Siew Kim, MP, Ang Mo Kio GRC, said: "By using the Heartstrings approach, the local grassroots organisations, which is the RC, can reach out to them directly with a package of household necessities. We intend to make it an on-going project, it is not meant to be mandate just for these trying economic times.
"And we intend to start it small with a package of S$40-50 a month on the basis that we can sustain it. We also (that) intend every two months, the RC works with the other entities in the constituency, whether it is the merchants association, mosque or temple, and together they can reach out to the needy households in our midst, and the households also see that these entities are working together as part of a community."
The Heartstrings scheme is targeted at senior citizens and needy families earning less than S$450 per month. - CNA/ms
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Why do we pay them million $ salaries for? Just to exhort the pple to do their best????? wtf!@!!!!
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By S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 21 June 2009 1730 hrs
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SINGAPORE : Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has called on Singaporeans to do their best to work through the economic downturn together, as a society and country.
He was speaking at a community event at Jalan Kayu on Sunday, where he launched a S$45,000 programme to help needy families.
Speaking at the annual family day celebrations at Jalan Kayu, Mr Lee said: "Bonuses are down, unemployment has gone up, not as much as we feared, but it is higher than it would be. And we can see the effects as MPs, because in our Meet-the-People sessions, the numbers have gone up."
And Mr Lee said the government will help those looking for jobs and assistance.
He said: "The government has done what it needs to do through the GST offsets, the Resilience Package and the many schemes which Singapore has in the Budget and off the Budget, in order to help people in the ways which would help them to help themselves - keep their jobs, find new jobs and help their families."
However, the Prime Minister stressed that help must be given at different levels.
Tackling the economic crisis in Singapore also involves the "many helping hands" approach. And one programme which the Jalan Kayu division has launched is called Heartstrings. It will benefit a hundred needy families in the division.
Wee Siew Kim, MP, Ang Mo Kio GRC, said: "By using the Heartstrings approach, the local grassroots organisations, which is the RC, can reach out to them directly with a package of household necessities. We intend to make it an on-going project, it is not meant to be mandate just for these trying economic times.
"And we intend to start it small with a package of S$40-50 a month on the basis that we can sustain it. We also (that) intend every two months, the RC works with the other entities in the constituency, whether it is the merchants association, mosque or temple, and together they can reach out to the needy households in our midst, and the households also see that these entities are working together as part of a community."
The Heartstrings scheme is targeted at senior citizens and needy families earning less than S$450 per month. - CNA/ms
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