Tharman, as he is called, was given a huge farewell, attended by several thousands, in honour of his great service as MP for Taman Jurong since 2001. He announced on June 8 that he would run for president this year.
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How to redefine success? Singapore Dy PM Lawrence Wong gets a question from DBS Group CEO Piyush Gupta
Posting a few images on Instagram from his panel talk, Wong outlined the thoughts and contents of his speech. He wrote: “What is the ‘good life’ we aspire towards? What does the Singapore Story mean to all of us?”
Everest summiter Shrinivas Dattatraya’s wife Sushma Soma pays tribute to his exploration of Singapore
The search for Shrinivas Sainis Dattatraya, who summited Mt Everest but could not make his way down on May 19, has been arguably the most high-profile incident in the 2023 spring climbing season of the Himalayas.
A year on, SINDA’s women empowerment campaign moving in the right direction: Indranee Rajah
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Indranee Rajah, who also serves as SINDA president, inaugurated the initiative last year. Last month, she launched ‘Mentorship to Let Her Shine!’
Vasantham Star winner Navein Gunasekaran is fired up for his musical future
Winning Vasantham Star 2023 has brought Navein into the limelight in the Singapore music circuit. Catch our exclusive interview with him.
Indian priest in Singapore gets 6-year jail term for pawning temple jewellery worth SGD2.33 million
In his defence, the former priest, named Kandasamy Senapathi, said that he was helping out a friend’s mother, who was undergoing treatment for cancer.
Singapore most expensive city in Asia-Pacific to buy or rent property: Report
According to a recent survey, Singapore’s private residential property now ranks as the most expensive in the Asia-Pacific.
Indian-origin Tamil worker in Singapore wins SGD18,888 in Squid Game-themed company event
He plans to use the prize pot (equivalent to more than INR11 lakh) to fund some family goals back in his home state of Tamil Nadu, southern India. The goal includes buying land and building a house.
RIP Shrinivas Dattatraya: Wife of missing Indian-origin climber from Singapore accepts end of search on Mt Everest
“But in the end, the mountain has the last say,” wrote singer Sushma Soma on Instagram, quoting her husband, Mt Everest summiter Shrinivas Sainis Dattatraya, Indian-origin climber from Singapore. The family appears to have accepted that he may never be found.
From cricket to content to commerce, Unmish Parthasarathi has done it all
Unmish Parthasarathi, Founder of Picture Board Partners, is a sportstech entrepreneur with almost three decades of experience as a producer/journalist, product lead, strategist and salesman in sports and media campaigns across the world.
