Ng Kok Song

PRESIDENT Tharman Shanmugaratnam spent a total of S$738,717 to campaign during the presidential election – the most spent among the candidates.

Appointment of independent directors should be subject to intense and frequent public deliberation

IN THE first contested presidential election in over a decade, Singaporeans chose former senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam as the nation’s next president – by a resounding margin.

FORMER senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam is the lead to become Singapore’s ninth president, with 70 per cent of the votes in an early sample count released at 10.42 pm on Polling Day (Sep 1), fol...

WHEN polls close on Friday (Sep 1), Singaporeans will get an early indication of the outcome of the presidential election at around 10.00 pm to 11.00 pm, before the final count is in.

NINE hectic days of campaigning. Two prime-time national broadcasts. A live TV debate. Dozens of walkabouts across the island to meet as many people and shake as many hands as possible.

POLITICAL impartiality and Singapore’s future challenges remained major themes on the last day of campaigning for the Sep 1 presidential election, as candidates made their second and final televised b...

As Singaporeans get ready to vote on Friday, here’s an overview of the three men seeking a seat at the Istana

AFTER a televised forum with presidential candidates on Monday (Aug 28), the debate continued off-air the next day, as ex-GIC investment chief Ng Kok Song argued against fellow candidate Tharman Shanm...