“I don't owe any political party any favours so I'll be able to discharge my responsibilities without fear or favour,” says the former GIC chief investment officer.
SINGAPORE, Aug 29 Senior civil servants “owe their positions” to their ministerial bosses but that does not mean that these public officers would be beholden, nor.
Singapore’a presidential election shaping up into partisan contest, say analysts Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.
Singaporeans are heading to the polls soon and Tharman Shanmugaratnam is concerned about the "increasingly sweeping statements" made by presidential candidates. One recent instance is "the idea that the Elected Presidents who have been members of political parties have been serving the political agenda of a political party," Tharman said in a doorstop interview before his walkabout at Sengkang on.