Singapore News - Hours after Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam won big at the presidential election, cries of “huat ah” and “ong lai” continued to ring out on Saturday morning. The former senior minister won a resounding 70.4 per cent of the ballot. To thank voters, the 66-year-old. Read more at www.tnp.sg
SINGAPORE, Sept 2 For Yio Chu Kang resident Leanne Chia, 58, the photo she snapped with President-elect Tharman Shanmugaratnam today (September 2) morning was worth making.
Singapore News - Former NTUC Income chief executive Tan Kin Lian said he expected to do much better in the presidential election than the 13.88 per cent of the vote he garnered, and that he will now heed his family’s advice to enjoy his retirement. Mr Tan, a second-time presidential. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - Singaporeans have chosen Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam to be their next president by a “decisive margin”, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said early on Saturday morning after the former senior minister won 70.4 per cent of the vote. He has every confidence Mr Tharman will. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - President-elect Tharman Shanmugaratnam pledged to use his presidency to help build a future of optimism and solidarity among all Singaporeans. Making his first remarks to the media after early indications that he had won the election by a landslide, Mr Tharman said his win. Read more at www.tnp.sg