DPM Teo hopes Singaporeans will cultivate generous spirit
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By Olivia Siong | Posted: 02 September 2012 1424 hrs
SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean hopes Singaporeans will heed the call to cultivate a generous spirit.
Mr Teo made the comments in response to questions about Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day Rally speech, which focused on making Singapore a "home with heart and hope".
The deputy prime minister said Mr Lee's message was a powerful one.
"Generosity of spirit and openness in Singapore is something which has been part of Singapore for many generations," Mr Teo said.
"If you look around you, all our families, we have always been generous to others, contributing to charity, open to foreigners as well.
"I think this is one of the things we hope Singaporeans will internalise."
Mr Teo also welcomed the move to grant paternity leave to fathers.
Some employers have voiced concerns over the issue, saying that the move may impact productivity and business costs.
Mr Teo, who is also the Minister in charge of population policies, said stakeholders are being consulted.
The views of both employers and families will need to be balanced, he said.
Mr Teo was speaking on the sidelines of Singapore G1, an event branded as Singapore's "largest environmentally-sustainable lifestyle event".
The deputy prime minister said that combating climate change will require a whole-of-nation approach.
The event was organised by the Singapore Environment Council.
As part of the event, more than 20,000 people walked for a green cause on Sunday morning, making it Singapore's biggest ever walk-for-green event.
Mr Teo also launched a new climate change exhibition called "Our Green Home", organised by the National Climate Change Secretariat.
It is hoped that the exhibition will encourage more to do their part for the environment.
The exhibition also provides information on Singapore's climate change plans and highlights the importance of individual and community actions to address climate change. It will travel to selected libraries, community clubs and shopping malls in the heartlands till January next year.
"Climate change affects all of us, not just in Singapore but around the world. It's going to affect our lives and our economy. We are much more of a consumerist society today than we were, say, 20 or 30 years ago. And even if we want to consume, there are also green ways of consuming," said Mr Teo, who is also the chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Climate Change.
Singapore G1 was created with a no-waste objective. For example, there are no event posters or banners.
Instead, all publicity was done online and through word of mouth.
Organisers hope that more events will take on an eco-friendly approach.
Already, there are plans to make the 2015 South East Asian Games, which will be held in Singapore, an all-green affair.
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The local is already in sponsoring foreigners so that they can take all the position in primary school, secondary school, JC and University.
Not forgetting some croonies promising to help them find jobs and tell local to wake up their idead when the local ask him to help in getting jobs.
If this happens in other place, the croonies would not be there.
If the local is not generous or pure dumb, I dunno who is.
As for all the croonies who retired from the force, they dunno how to think and just echoing what their boss said without any thought.
The local are also very generous to pay them millions dollar salary without them providing any feasible solution to the FT issues which they have caused.
I am a petty single eye dragon.
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- Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
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- If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
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Let's write a new article to the newspaper titled:
Singaporeans hopes DPM Teo will cultivate generous spirit
dun ask us whether we wan to have 3 meals in resturant, hawker centre or fastfood... instead treat us to lunch... but then again, we know that there's no free lunch in the world...
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We asians should seek new land for cultivation and expansion of our people.
Australia is the place.
We should invade Australia and chase out all the white racist from the country and make it our home.
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Teo Chee Hean should get Kong Hee into Parliament.
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including ministers who will give us millions of dollars of their pay
thanks u boss!!!
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DPM Teo should set good example.
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yes be generous , give up their setas to the opp
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Originally posted by speakoutfor:
We asians should seek new land for cultivation and expansion of our people.
Australia is the place.
We should invade Australia and chase out all the white racist from the country and make it our home.
say it back in 1990s.i did. -
Originally posted by Clivebenss:
By Olivia Siong | Posted: 02 September 2012 1424 hrs
SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean hopes Singaporeans will heed the call to cultivate a generous spirit.
Mr Teo made the comments in response to questions about Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day Rally speech, which focused on making Singapore a "home with heart and hope".
The deputy prime minister said Mr Lee's message was a powerful one.
"Generosity of spirit and openness in Singapore is something which has been part of Singapore for many generations," Mr Teo said.
"If you look around you, all our families, we have always been generous to others, contributing to charity, open to foreigners as well.
"I think this is one of the things we hope Singaporeans will internalise."
Mr Teo also welcomed the move to grant paternity leave to fathers.
Some employers have voiced concerns over the issue, saying that the move may impact productivity and business costs.
Mr Teo, who is also the Minister in charge of population policies, said stakeholders are being consulted.
The views of both employers and families will need to be balanced, he said.
Mr Teo was speaking on the sidelines of Singapore G1, an event branded as Singapore's "largest environmentally-sustainable lifestyle event".
The deputy prime minister said that combating climate change will require a whole-of-nation approach.
The event was organised by the Singapore Environment Council.
As part of the event, more than 20,000 people walked for a green cause on Sunday morning, making it Singapore's biggest ever walk-for-green event.
Mr Teo also launched a new climate change exhibition called "Our Green Home", organised by the National Climate Change Secretariat.
It is hoped that the exhibition will encourage more to do their part for the environment.
The exhibition also provides information on Singapore's climate change plans and highlights the importance of individual and community actions to address climate change. It will travel to selected libraries, community clubs and shopping malls in the heartlands till January next year.
"Climate change affects all of us, not just in Singapore but around the world. It's going to affect our lives and our economy. We are much more of a consumerist society today than we were, say, 20 or 30 years ago. And even if we want to consume, there are also green ways of consuming," said Mr Teo, who is also the chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Climate Change.
Singapore G1 was created with a no-waste objective. For example, there are no event posters or banners.
Instead, all publicity was done online and through word of mouth.
Organisers hope that more events will take on an eco-friendly approach.
Already, there are plans to make the 2015 South East Asian Games, which will be held in Singapore, an all-green affair.
- CNA/wm/ir
how much did the gov lose in business this time overseas?i bet they will be saying it was generosity etc. -
prostitutes, hokers, unemplyed, molesters, pedobears, rapist,
unequal amounts, unequal sacrifices,
you giv until tears roll down from your eyes,
but?
Your honor, my client.......will liek to plead guilty
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Originally posted by lce:
yes be generous , give up their setas to the opp
NATO?
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Originally posted by Army 21:
...said that combating climate change will require a whole-of-nation... a new climate change exhibition called "Our ...by the National Climate Change Secretariat. It is ...on Singapore's climate change plans and highlights ... next year. "Climate change affects all of ...
thats odd!i never wrote or pasted the above!!!!and whats the change change change highlighted for??u nwant to change or nort is not up to u!its up to management at top thirsting for cheaper foreign manpower!understand or not to the fella who try to put things i didnt write or say in here??!!! -
Originally posted by Clivebenss:
By Olivia Siong | Posted: 02 September 2012 1424 hrs
SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean hopes Singaporeans will heed the call to cultivate a generous spirit.
ask sporeans to cultivate a generous spirit?
LJ lar, sporeans are kiasu, kiasi and refuses to give way, whether driving, walking or giving up seat in mrt/buses. sporeans are knn bunch of LJ people one.
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i know!!!i think gov are going to be generous once again by letting more foreign manpower into spore ranging from bangla to managers again!!!!!
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I thought already very generous. How many plp is willing to pay millions to hire someone that keep making Honest Mistake and make error "once in 50 years".