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11-11-2014, 11:50 PM
An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
The Singapore Armed Forces is paying $48,990.50 for personnel from the Indonesian Air Force to take up a four-week English language course with accommodation and meals paid for.
Online reaction had been largely negative towards the revelation that the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) paid $25,900 for an English Language course for one People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officer from China. This was highlighted by the question posed in parliament to the Ministry of Defence by Non-Constituency Member of Parliament, Mrs Lina Chiam last week.
Minister of Defence, Dr Ng Eng Hen had noted in his reply to Mrs Chiam that the language of instruction can pose a problem for officers who attend courses run by other militaries, and language proficiency is important if the officers are to benefit from the course.
“For some foreign officers who attend SAF’s military courses, we have to help them gain language proficiency so that they can benefit from their time here,” said Dr Ng, adding that http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2014...for-by-mindef/ (http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2014/11/english-course-for-indonesian-airforce-fully-paid-for-by-mindef/)
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?193837-MINDEF-paying-S-49-000-for-Indon-Air-Force-s-4-week-Eng-course-meals-lodging&goto=newpost).
The Singapore Armed Forces is paying $48,990.50 for personnel from the Indonesian Air Force to take up a four-week English language course with accommodation and meals paid for.
Online reaction had been largely negative towards the revelation that the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) paid $25,900 for an English Language course for one People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officer from China. This was highlighted by the question posed in parliament to the Ministry of Defence by Non-Constituency Member of Parliament, Mrs Lina Chiam last week.
Minister of Defence, Dr Ng Eng Hen had noted in his reply to Mrs Chiam that the language of instruction can pose a problem for officers who attend courses run by other militaries, and language proficiency is important if the officers are to benefit from the course.
“For some foreign officers who attend SAF’s military courses, we have to help them gain language proficiency so that they can benefit from their time here,” said Dr Ng, adding that http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2014...for-by-mindef/ (http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2014/11/english-course-for-indonesian-airforce-fully-paid-for-by-mindef/)
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?193837-MINDEF-paying-S-49-000-for-Indon-Air-Force-s-4-week-Eng-course-meals-lodging&goto=newpost).