Singapore Democrats, 7 Jun 2011Environment and Water Resource Minister Vivian Balakrishnan has done what all Singaporeans have come to expect – and detest. Whenever something goes wrong, he points the finger at someone else. In the latest case, it is Mother Nature.
The Minister seemed reasonable enough when he started his statement by saying that the jury was still out on whether changes in the weather was the cause of the intense downpours.
He said: “Has the weather in Singapore changed? This is not an easy question to answer. The meteorologists tell me that they need more long term data before they can give us a conclusive answer.” Full story
