MCYS priorities

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26 August, 2010

Vivian Balakrishnan: YOG worth every cent
[05:22]

Sports Minister Vivian Balakrishnan says that the $387million spent on the Youth Olympic Games was money well spent, and that Singapore will recoup its investment. Speaking at a media conference on the last day of the YOG, Mr Balakrishnan fielded a wide range of questions, from the event's price tag to the impact of social media on the Games.

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Parliamentary exchange between Lily Neo and MCYS minister
Posted by theonlinecitizen on April 25, 2007
http://theonlinecitizen.wordpress.c...-exchange-between-lily-neo-and-mcys-minister/

This is an excerpt of the parliamentary debate between PAP MP Dr Lily Neo and Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on the issue of public assistance.

Dr Lily Neo:

Sir, I want to check with the Minister again when he said on the strict criteria on the entitlement for PA recipients. May I ask him what is his definition of “subsistence living”? Am I correct to say that, out of $260 per month for PA recipients, $100 goes to rental, power supply and S&C and leaving them with only $5 a day to live on? Am I correct to say that any basic meal in any hawker centre is already $2.50 to $3.00 per meal? Therefore, is it too much to ask for just three meals a day as an entitlement for the PA recipients?

Dr Vivian Balakrishnan:

How much do you want? Do you want three meals in a hawker centre, food court or restaurant?