The Online Citizen, 4 Jul 2012
Minister for National Development, Khaw Boon Wan, has stated via his blog that he supports the National Parks (NParks) Board's decision to purchase Brompton foldable bikes for its staff.
Some Singaporeans have questioned why the purchase for the 26 bicycles for NParks officers to use on patrols. - each costing $2,200 – was approved.
Mr Khaw wrote in a blog post on Wednesday that he had asked NParks for the rationale for the purchase. He said NParks cited staff productivity as the main reason for the purchase: "Providing staff with bikes was thought to be a simple and effective way to raise staff productivity as it enables the officer to cover more ground and do more inspections within the same time." Full story
Asia One, 28 Mar 2011
A CHAIR is not as simple as it looks. Take the Herman Miller chairs, renowned for their ergonomic design.
Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan ordered these chairs as well as office systems when he was chief executive officer at the National University Hospital (NUH) some 25 years ago.
Replying to The New Paper's questions on the Ministry of Manpower's (MOM) decision to buy 472 Herman Miller Celle chairs for its staff, Mr Khaw said that one has to look at the lifetime cost of the chairs to see if they are worth it or not. Full story
