The Enquirer, 20 Oct 2008, Seah Ru Han
"One reason why the forum was somewhat of a letdown was the way the minister tried to politicise the issues presented.
As rightly pointed out by some members of the audience, there is a strong survivalist streak in his words last night that sums up the situation as do-or-die.
When Shan, a second year political science student, asked Dr Balakrishnan about Singaporeans who were affected by the mini-bond fiasco, the minister in turn asked her whether he should approach the problem as an economist or politician.
Her simple reply—to look at the issue from the eyes of an “ordinary Singaporean”—won the applause of the audience."
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