Govt gives away $410mil to FT students, not $350mil

[Confuseous]

Unfortunately, Mr Heng beat around the bush and avoided answering Mr Png’s questions directly. After Mr Heng gave an inconclusive answer, Mr Png and NCMP MP Yee Jenn Jong followed up by asking the Minister more questions to press him further.

However, Mdm Halimah Yacob, the Speaker of Parliament, decides who may speak and has the power to discipline members who break the procedures of the House. She cut off Mr Png and Mr Yee abruptly by asking NMP Eugene Tan for the next question (‘Mdm Speaker stops WP MPs from questioning Heng more‘).

- http://www.tremeritus.com/2014/03/10/mp-png-continues-to-press-moe-for-answer/

 

[steffychun]

Mr. Giam also raises the issue:

http://geraldgiam.sg/2014/03/international-development-cosmfa/

In 2013, Singapore contributed $26.7 million in overseas development assistance (or ODA), which includes technical assistance programmes, and scholarships and tuition grants to foreign students.

 

[winnipegjets]

How many millions are spent on the A*Star scholarships for foreigners? We won't know because these foreigners are required to become sinkees after their undergraduate degree. So subsequent expenditure on them is considered as spending on sinkees.

See how smart the PAP government is in hoodwinking us?

 

[steffychun]

How many millions are spent on the A*Star scholarships for foreigners? We won't know because these foreigners are required to become sinkees after their undergraduate degree. So subsequent expenditure on them is considered as spending on sinkees.

See how smart the PAP government is in hoodwinking us?

GG's statement shows how much more is sent overseas.

 

[blindswordsman]

Money spent on FTsh students are tax payers' money. These FTsh are not locals. Why do we have to finance their education? Money to buy loyalty, hoping these FTsh to become shitizens? Only lunatics would come up with such idea.