Welfare spending: Is it just about money?
A yawning income gap combined with what appears to be swelling gov-ernment coffers have turned the spotlight on whether Singapore is doing enough to help its poor and needy. In an Asia Research Institute seminar on Tuesday, three panellists debated the whys and wherefores of welfare policy. Senior Political Correspondent Lydia Lim reports.
The Straits Times, 22 March 2008