TR EMERITUS

Mr. Ngiam Tong Dow, one of Singapore’s most prominent civil servants died on 20 August 2020 at the age of 83. Mr. Ngiam, who had been ill for around four years, was what we called a “pioneer” in the civil service and he spent 40-years at the heart of our governmental decision-making process as a senior civil servant. He... 

In the process of decluttering, I found an interesting letter written by my former pupil Master, Mr David Marshall who was then Singapore's ambassador to France. He had tried his best to secure my release from detention in 1987 and 1988. Unfortunately, he did not succeed. The ISA is a law that permits the government to imprison... 

Today is National Day. The Padang is the Heart of the Nation. I stood there and gazed at the skyline a few days ago hoping to feel the significance of the place. I felt something I did not expect. What I saw saddened me as a citizen and as an architect. Almost every building surrounding this hallowed ground is by a foreign architect. Starting...