White skunks spent $4.4 million on S'pore Day in London

Leepotism · Apr 15, 2014

$4.4 million budgeted for Singapore Day 2014 in London

Singaporeans and their guests enjoying the food on Singapore Day in London on March 29, 2014.

A total of $4.4 million was committed for last month's Singapore Day celebrations in London, attended by more than 9,000 people.

Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said the total expenditure is still being finalised, but "should be close to the budgeted amount".

He cited the details in a written parliamentary answer on Monday to Nominated MP Faizah Jamal. She had asked about the cost, the number of people flown from Singapore for the March 29 event at Victoria Park, and ensuring future events use eco-friendly, non-disposable wares.

The celebration has been held in a major city almost every year since 2007 to gather overseas Singaporeans and give them a taste of home, from hawker fare to home-grown entertainment.

laksaboy · Apr 15, 2014

Singapore Day

http://www.singaporeday.sg/about.html (offline)

Overseas Singaporean Unit

http://www.overseassingaporean.sg/general/about-us

Yes, the same National Population and Talent Division which had brought you this:

http://population.sg/

If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention. :mad:

GoldenDragon · Apr 15, 2014

Waste of taxpayers' money. Surely can channel it towards something meaningful.

AhMeng · Apr 15, 2014

GoldenDragon said:
Waste of taxpayers' money. Surely can channel it towards something meaningful.

Agree...Absolute Waste...

KNNBNBCB · Apr 15, 2014

GoldenDragon said:
Waste of taxpayers' money. Surely can channel it towards something meaningful.

KNNBCCB :oIo:

$4.4 million for 10,000 people is $440 per person. What a waste of $ :oIo:

laksaboy · Apr 15, 2014

GoldenDragon said:
Waste of taxpayers' money. Surely can channel it towards something meaningful.

From the pappies' perspective, it is not a waste of money. When they are spending a lot of money with seemingly no tangible financial returns, you can bet that they have an ulterior motive. See the annual NDP.

Remember, they are bean counters and penny pinchers. They would typically not do something that's against their nature. But when they do, watch out.

AhMeng · Apr 15, 2014

laksaboy said:
From the pappies' perspective, it is not a waste of money. When they are spending a lot of money with seemingly no tangible financial returns, you can bet that they have an ulterior motive. See the annual NDP.

Remember, they are bean counters and penny pinchers. They would typically not do something that's against their nature. But when they do, watch out.

No different from Vote Buying .... abuse taxpayers money to buy votes for PAP!

wendychan · Apr 15, 2014

Wtff
what the fooking fook

Leongsam · Apr 15, 2014

It's money well spent as it is a good investment for the long term future of the country.

tanwahp · Apr 15, 2014

White skunks look cute, though.

blackmondy · Apr 15, 2014

Better to spent 4.4 million wayang wayang let the world see than to help the poor and needy when nobody can notice.

Leongsam · Apr 15, 2014

blackmondy said:
Better to spent 4.4 million wayang wayang let the world see than to help the poor and needy when nobody can notice.

There are no poor in Singapore. Everybody is taken care of in one way or another.

GoldenDragon · Apr 15, 2014

tanwahp said:
White skunks look cute, though.

Father and son? Father looks healthy!

frenchbriefs · Apr 15, 2014

Did they import 42% ah neh tiongs and noys to celebrate spore day in london?otherwise how the attendees and londoners get a taste of Singapore and miss home and want to come back?

Papsmearer · Apr 15, 2014

From NKF website:

The cost of one dialysis session is S$130 and in a week, patients need 3 sessions. So that works out to be about S$1,690 a month. NKF subsidizes financially strapped patients and reduces their bill. More than 50% of dialysis patients pay S$50 or less for each dialysis session. That’s excluding the transport cost to the dialysis centres as some of these patients are immobile.

Based on this number 217 dialysis patients can get their treatment free for the whole year if this $4.4 million was used for dialysis treatment. Song boh?
$1690 per month X 12 months = $20280
4400000/20280 = 217.

Spend $4.4 million to feed 10000 govt scholars in London is worth it? This government really does not have a conscience.

Papsmearer · Apr 15, 2014

frenchbriefs said:
Did they import 42% ah neh tiongs and noys to celebrate spore day in london?otherwise how the attendees and londoners get a taste of Singapore and miss home and want to come back?

No, but they did import 400 apunehs to burn some London police cars and ambulance and recreate what these sinkies were missing in Singapore.

Microsoft · Apr 15, 2014

Did dey deploy nea chobohlan there n catch em throw lubbish? Or how bout taking foto n put on stomp if neber gib up their seat for de elderly...best way to make em feel at home... :biggrin:

virus · Apr 15, 2014

laksaboy said:
From the pappies' perspective, it is not a waste of money. When they are spending a lot of money with seemingly no tangible financial returns, you can bet that they have an ulterior motive. See the annual NDP.

Remember, they are bean counters and penny pinchers. They would typically not do something that's against their nature. But when they do, watch out.

of cos not wasting since it is not their own money.

shittypore · Apr 15, 2014

Anyone nos which Company was awarded to Organised
tis event in UK?

wendychan · Apr 15, 2014

shittypore said:
Anyone nos which Company was awarded to Organised
tis event in UK?

GOOD question. msut check if any conflict of interest

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