PM Lee to host "live" TV forum on Channel
NewsAsia
By S Ramesh | Posted: 08 April
2011 1852 hrs
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien
Loong is hosting a "live" TV forum, engaging a panel of 12
Singaporeans from a cross-section of the population on a wide range
of topics.
The forum will be shown "live" at 8pm on Channel NewsAsia next
Tuesday on April 12.
The hour-long programme is called "Question Time with the Prime
Minister" and topics for discussion include social, political and
long term issues facing Singapore.
MediaCorp said for the first time, viewers are invited to send in
their questions for the Prime Minister during the forum via SMS or
email and he will address some of the questions during the"live"
programme.
The microsite for the programme at channelnewsasia.com/questiontime
is now available for viewers to send in their queries for the
forum. Online viewers can also catch the webcast "live" at the
microsite.
In addition, netizens can choose to put in their messages on
Facebook.com/questiontime.
Channel NewsAsia Presenter, Melissa Hyak, is moderating the
discussions with the panel representing many sectors of
society.
They include a grassroots
leader, a unionist, a businessman, a young professional, a
polytechnic student, a university student, a retiree, a blue-collar
worker, a political commentator, a journalist, a social worker and
a new citizen of Singapore.
Executive Producer Tan Lek Hwa, said: "With election excitement in
the air, we want to provide another platform for the man in the
street to be able to give voice to the questions or comments that
they have always wanted to air, but never had the
opportunity.
"Together with the good cross section of representatives that we
have lined up on the panel, the diverse mix of views and questions
should make for a robust discussion with the Prime Minister."
The forum will telecast at the following times: Channel NewsAsia on
Tuesday, April 12, 8pm (Sin/HK) with encore telecasts on Friday,
April 15, 6pm (Sin/HK) and Sunday, April 17, 7.30pm (Sin/HK). It
will also be shown on Channel 5 on Friday, April 15 at
8.30pm.
-CNA/ac
