15 Jun 2004

Acting Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam recently bemoaned the fact that Singaporean children are reluctant to participate in sports and outdoor activities. They are becoming 'soft' and...

30 Mar 2004

Acting Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam has been a busy man. In the last few weeks, he has slaughtered a few education sacred cows: streaming, school rankings and mother-tongue grades as...

25 Jan 2002

THE SENIOR MINISTER of state at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, is one of the rising stars of the Singapore establishment.

8 Jul 1999

The government's financial reforms and liberalisation drive have begun to pay off, attracting about 130 new private sector projects in the past year.


Several asset-management...

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