MOE responds to AGO report, concedes it could have done better in areas flagged

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Sometimes things are not so lateral.

Nobody is stupid enough to give away money. Especially they know well that this will cause even more unhappiness than Bumi policy who are actually locals.

Point is all these scholarship which even Ivy Leagues give out is a long term networking investment, politically or for business. It is deemed to be beneficial to Singapore's long term interest.

So when these "scholars", whom we want to set up network with, break bonds, we are stuck between a rock and a hard place cause we don't want to leave a bad taste in their mouths yet we don't want to be suckers.

Easy way out and path of least resistance is to cancel all foreign scholarship, score political points and everyone happy in the short term. But that would be myopic. If things are always determined by numbers then life would be much easier.