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The big news in Singapore is that our Senior Minister, Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam (“Mr. Tharman”) has resigned from the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) and the Cabinet in order to run for President. Given that Mr. Tharman has been one of the most prominent members of the government, it seems all but assured that he... 

Mr George Goh I refer to the Today’s report, “Presidential hopeful George Goh confident of his chances, urges S’poreans to vote not based upon fame but ‘heart of the person’” (June 13). Although the president of Singapore represents Singapore in official diplomatic functions and possesses some executive powers over... 

George Goh Ching Wah It emerges like an Agatha Christy’s sensational novel on the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. When presidential hopeful Tharman Shamugaranam was lamenting the lack of a contestant, divinity seemed to respond by parachuting a most unimaginable omnipotent contestant in the person of the personable charitable...