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08-11-2014, 12:00 PM
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Why Mindef paid $26,000 for China military officer's English course
The New PaperSaturday, Nov 08, 2014
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Why Mindef paid $26,000 for China military officer's English course
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If necessary, the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) pays for language lessons for some foreign military officers who attend courses here.
This is to help them gain enough language proficiency so that they can benefit from their time here, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said in Parliament yesterday.
He was responding to a question from Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Lina Chiam, who had asked about a recent tender that had been called to provide an English-language course for a People's Liberation Army (PLA) officer.
Dr Ng said armed forces regularly hold exchange programmes, where personnel attend courses of other militaries, to bolster ties.
For instance, Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) officers attend staff college courses in other countries to build relationships with the armed forces of these countries and to understand their perspectives.
- See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapo....XCMoWeHI.dpuf (http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/why-mindef-paid-26000-china-military-officers-english-course#sthash.XCMoWeHI.dpuf)
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Why Mindef paid $26,000 for China military officer's English course
The New PaperSaturday, Nov 08, 2014
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Why Mindef paid $26,000 for China military officer's English course
Soldiers from China's PLA in a training exercise.
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If necessary, the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) pays for language lessons for some foreign military officers who attend courses here.
This is to help them gain enough language proficiency so that they can benefit from their time here, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said in Parliament yesterday.
He was responding to a question from Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Lina Chiam, who had asked about a recent tender that had been called to provide an English-language course for a People's Liberation Army (PLA) officer.
Dr Ng said armed forces regularly hold exchange programmes, where personnel attend courses of other militaries, to bolster ties.
For instance, Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) officers attend staff college courses in other countries to build relationships with the armed forces of these countries and to understand their perspectives.
- See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapo....XCMoWeHI.dpuf (http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/why-mindef-paid-26000-china-military-officers-english-course#sthash.XCMoWeHI.dpuf)
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?193612-Why-Mindef-paid-26-000-for-China-military-officer-s-English-course&goto=newpost).