Thursday, July 14, 2005
SHE'S the patron of the NKF.
Patron: It must
July 14, 2005
SHE'S the patron of the NKF.
So for Mrs Goh Chok Tong (right), this whole episode has been sad and disappointing.
But despite the resulting bad publicity, she will not be abandoning it.
In fact, after Mr Durai's dramatic withdrawal of his defamation lawsuit, she came out defending him and the NKF.
She asked: 'What's SPH to gain out of this?'
'NKF is doing a very good job helping the sick.
'Who benefits (from this lawsuit)? What's the purpose of it?'
Mrs Goh made these remarks yesterday afternoon, when The New Paper asked for her comments on the case.
She said that all the NKF had sought was a retraction of the alleged defamatory paragraphs, as it gave the wrong impression to the public.
But, she said: 'You have expanded the case and extended it to NKF's transparency.'
Mrs Goh, dressed in a tan-coloured suit and leopard-print shirt yesterday, had been present for most of the court proceedings over the two days it was before the High Court.
When asked if she thought Mr Durai's $600,000-a-year pay was excessive, she replied: 'For a person who runs a big million-dollar charitable organisation, with a few hundred million in reserves, $600,000 a year is peanuts.'
Asked if she would continue her patronage of the foundation, she said: 'Yes, I'll continue as a patron of the foundation. Yes, why not?
'I have complete faith in the NKF and in T T Durai. I believe he's doing a very good job.'
July 14, 2005
SHE'S the patron of the NKF.
So for Mrs Goh Chok Tong (right), this whole episode has been sad and disappointing.
But despite the resulting bad publicity, she will not be abandoning it.
In fact, after Mr Durai's dramatic withdrawal of his defamation lawsuit, she came out defending him and the NKF.
She asked: 'What's SPH to gain out of this?'
'NKF is doing a very good job helping the sick.
'Who benefits (from this lawsuit)? What's the purpose of it?'
Mrs Goh made these remarks yesterday afternoon, when The New Paper asked for her comments on the case.
She said that all the NKF had sought was a retraction of the alleged defamatory paragraphs, as it gave the wrong impression to the public.
But, she said: 'You have expanded the case and extended it to NKF's transparency.'
Mrs Goh, dressed in a tan-coloured suit and leopard-print shirt yesterday, had been present for most of the court proceedings over the two days it was before the High Court.
When asked if she thought Mr Durai's $600,000-a-year pay was excessive, she replied: 'For a person who runs a big million-dollar charitable organisation, with a few hundred million in reserves, $600,000 a year is peanuts.'
Asked if she would continue her patronage of the foundation, she said: 'Yes, I'll continue as a patron of the foundation. Yes, why not?
'I have complete faith in the NKF and in T T Durai. I believe he's doing a very good job.'
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I think she better stop speaking publicly. The more she say, the more mistakes she made. It's a mistake in the first place to take this to court. Please don't try to cover up mistake anymore, we're not blind.
You've said too many wrong things. Made too many wrong move.
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You've said too many wrong things. Made too many wrong move.
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