Balakrishnan urges Sinda youth leaders to 'keep Singapore open'
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Anti-foreigner sentiments expressed on the Internet are disappointing and youth leaders need to stand up against such tirades.
This was the view expressed by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, at a dialogue during the Sinda Youth Leaders Seminar on Friday.
'We need to keep Singapore open and I am very disappointed with the tone of anti-foreigner feelings that I was reading on Facebook,' he said.
'We should never forget how we got here and succeeded because we are an open society and took in talented people, and so we flourished. We need some of you to stand up for us and say this,' he urged.
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_806218.html
Anti-foreigner sentiments expressed on the Internet are disappointing and youth leaders need to stand up against such tirades.
This was the view expressed by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, at a dialogue during the Sinda Youth Leaders Seminar on Friday.
'We need to keep Singapore open and I am very disappointed with the tone of anti-foreigner feelings that I was reading on Facebook,' he said.
'We should never forget how we got here and succeeded because we are an open society and took in talented people, and so we flourished. We need some of you to stand up for us and say this,' he urged.