Singapore’s ruling party is celebrating a resounding re-election victory, thanks partly to its economic Tsar, an ethnic Tamil politician whose voter appeal poses an awkward question for its leaders: can a non-Chinese ever become prime minister? As the People’s Action…
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Singaporeans from all walks of life who suddenly found themselves covered in white have come out to congratulate and commend Tharman Shanmugaratnam. This after Tharman’s Jurong GRC team beat Lee Hsien Loong’s Ang Mo Kio GRC team for best result…
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Free healthcare and education? Not without heavily taxing the middle income, said Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam yesterday. DPM Tharman, who was a guest speaker at the People’s Action Party (PAP) rally at Petir Road, said that providing free, or…
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At the heart of the Singapore story in the past 50 years is its broad-based social upliftment, not its multi-fold increase in gross domestic product per capita, said Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam yesterday as he stressed that the Government’s…
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Tharman Shanmuguratnam Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Finance Ministry of Finance 100 High Street #10-01 The Treasury Singapore 179434 Dear Minister, I have some questions and concerns with regards to the National Productivity Fund (NPF). In particular I am…
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