By Derrick Ho

THE Government should allow Singaporeans to work in the companies its sovereign wealth funds like Temasek and Government Investment Corporation have a substantial stake in, a Member of Parliament advocated on Wednesday.

MP for Tampines GRC, Sin Boon Ann said Singapore should 'make better use of these investments to work harder for us' and not merely remain as a 'passive investor' as in most cases.

Instead, Singapore could have used its significant share advantage to provide training and exposure opportunities for Singaporeans, Mr Sin told Parliament during a debate of President S R Nathan's address which was delivered last Monday.

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