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One of the country s first generation of envoys, he came to be regarded as a guru
Mr Lee Chiong Giam s colleagues and contemporaries remember him as a self-styled farmer , amid scholars, who was a highly intelligent and shrewd guru to younger civil servants. He had a strong sense of justice and humanity, and often stood up for his staff. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
Mr Lee (back row, with his hand on his glasses) at the United Nations General Assembly in 1974. In the front row are then Minister for Foreign Affairs S. Rajaratnam and Singapore s then Permanent Representative to the UN Tommy Koh.PHOTO: UNITED NATIONS/T.CHEN
Guru diplomat Lee Chiong Giam, who put S pore and staff before self, dies at 79
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Mr Bala Subramanion, Singapore s first Asian postmaster-general and a veteran community leader, died peacefully at his residence on Wednesday evening. He would have turned 104 on March 5.
He and his wife, Mrs Sumitra Bala Subramanion, 87, had celebrated 55 years of marriage the day before his passing. They have a daughter Anidha Thomas, who is married with two daughters. More than his age, his wisdom and commitment to the community are extraordinary. Till his last day, he was very much interested in what the Indian community can do better. He never lost his enthusiasm for new ideas, said Institute of Policy Studies special research adviser Arun Mahizhnan, 75.
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The Government has appointed two new ambassadors - Mr Jaya Ratnam to Vietnam and Mr Lim Chuan Poh to Israel - the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced yesterday.
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