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[Revisited] Honour rites still evolving; No formula for state funeral entitlement
The following is a reply given by the Prime Minister's Office on the 13 May 2010 to media queries: --- Mr Leong Sze Hian (Today, May 10) and Mr Goh Choon Kang (Lianhe Zaobao, May 12) have asked why the funeral arrangements for Mr Ong Teng Cheong and Dr Wee Kim Wee, both former presidents, were not the same. Mr Ong Teng Cheong...
Why the issue of minority as president only now?
We've had four Presidential elections (of which two went uncontested). The issue of whether it was important for a minority Singaporean to become the Elected President did not once crop up. Not even when there were four Tans running for the post in the year 2011. So I can't help but view the recent call for a minority race President...
WP Silva Lim: President Nathan believed in Singapore
Late SR Nathan It is with sadness that I learn of the passing of President SR Nathan. President Nathan has been a public servant practically all his life. He believed in Singapore, from the early days before independence when our survival was by no means guaranteed. My father had the privilege of working alongside him in the...
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