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Dr Tommy Koh, who is the former ambassador to the United Nations, is disturbed by the current wide income gap and inequality in Singapore.
He said this in an article which was published in the media today (3 Jan).
“Our per capita income is one of the highest in the world,” he said. “Singapore is, however, not perfect. There are areas in which we can and should do better.”
“I am disturbed by the inequality in Singapore. We have one of the highest Gini coefficients in the world,” he added.
He said that he is unhappy of seeing many Singaporean children growing up in poverty.
“About a third of our students go to school with no pocket money to buy lunch,” he explained. “As a trustee of two education trusts, I am reminded each year of the large number of needy students in our schools and tertiary institutions.”
60% of university students need financial assistance in Singapore
He also disclosed that he was shocked when a university president recently told him that 60 per cent of the university students need financial assistance.
He did not say which university it is.
Indeed, it was shocking to hear this latest disclosure from Dr Koh about our own students needing financial help while the government is pouring millions to sponsor foreign university students every year.
To add insult to injury, foreign students are defaulting on tuition grants (‘MP Png continues to press MOE for answer‘) but MOE refused to give an answer about the numbers who are defaulting when WP MP Png Eng Huat asked in Parliament in.....
http://www.tremeritus.com/2015/01/03/dr-tommy-koh-disturbed-by-high-inequality-in-spore/
He said this in an article which was published in the media today (3 Jan).
“Our per capita income is one of the highest in the world,” he said. “Singapore is, however, not perfect. There are areas in which we can and should do better.”
“I am disturbed by the inequality in Singapore. We have one of the highest Gini coefficients in the world,” he added.
He said that he is unhappy of seeing many Singaporean children growing up in poverty.
“About a third of our students go to school with no pocket money to buy lunch,” he explained. “As a trustee of two education trusts, I am reminded each year of the large number of needy students in our schools and tertiary institutions.”
60% of university students need financial assistance in Singapore
He also disclosed that he was shocked when a university president recently told him that 60 per cent of the university students need financial assistance.
He did not say which university it is.
Indeed, it was shocking to hear this latest disclosure from Dr Koh about our own students needing financial help while the government is pouring millions to sponsor foreign university students every year.
To add insult to injury, foreign students are defaulting on tuition grants (‘MP Png continues to press MOE for answer‘) but MOE refused to give an answer about the numbers who are defaulting when WP MP Png Eng Huat asked in Parliament in.....
http://www.tremeritus.com/2015/01/03/dr-tommy-koh-disturbed-by-high-inequality-in-spore/
