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Mar 22, 2012
National goals must take priority
I WAS disappointed to read that, after a meeting lasting more than two hours, representatives of the interest groups lobbying against the Bukit Brown road project issued a statement criticising the way the session was handled ('Naysayers want all works halted'; Tuesday).
The fact that there are now fewer graves affected, with a section of the proposed road being elevated over Bukit Brown Cemetery, shows that the Government has taken the concerns of these groups seriously.
While these groups play a useful role in our society, the bottom line is that national goals take precedence over special interests of such lobby groups.
Rajasegaran Ramasamy
Mar 22, 2012
National goals must take priority
I WAS disappointed to read that, after a meeting lasting more than two hours, representatives of the interest groups lobbying against the Bukit Brown road project issued a statement criticising the way the session was handled ('Naysayers want all works halted'; Tuesday).
The fact that there are now fewer graves affected, with a section of the proposed road being elevated over Bukit Brown Cemetery, shows that the Government has taken the concerns of these groups seriously.
While these groups play a useful role in our society, the bottom line is that national goals take precedence over special interests of such lobby groups.
Rajasegaran Ramasamy
March 22, 2012
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