Teng yu chee cheong fun the business is a sole proprietor, incorporated on 12 august 2008 tuesday in singapore. His grandfather taught him to recite passages from a chinese classical text, the book of. How the pap government tried to hide the truth about the. I decided to write about the role of the elected president and relate it to the context of. As the fifth president of the republic of singapore, ong teng cheong was our first head of state to be popularly elected through the peoples vote in the 1993 presidential election. Our presidents past and present, and ministers and mps in parliament have all referred to president ong teng cheong directly or indirectly as. Ong teng cheong books list of books by ong teng cheong. Gic employs officers convicted of insider trading february 23rd, 2014 author.
Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale this article has not yet received a rating on the projects importance scale. Mr ong teng cheong might have passed away more than 15 years ago, but singapores first elected president left a lasting legacy. Ong teng cheong labour leadership institute otci no. Teng yu chee cheong fun singapore business directory. The incident happened in april last year at about 6.
A singaporean presidents son comes into his own asia property. He was the nations fifth president, and served a sixyear term from 1 september 1993 to 31 august 1999. Learn about the artist and find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices. His most notable accomplishments were from 1993 to 1999. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover teng cheongs connections and jobs at similar companies. We contend that the attorney general is wrong in advising the government that mr wee was our countrys first elected president simply because mr wee had exercised the powers under the elected. A mountain named after ong teng cheong, singapore news. Mr ongs presidency was marked by many charity projects and mr ong was strongly regarded as a peoples president by the citizens of singapore. Join facebook to connect with teng cheong khoo and others you may know.
Ong tze boon admitted that he broke traffic rules, and didnt take due care in ensuring the safety of other road users. Ong teng cheong defeated but unbowed the independent. Follow future shipping activity from khoo teng cheong. Temasek 4,374m, singapura i 4,589m4,550m, ong teng. I had to look at different websites because the information could not be found on one single website. Ong teng cheong might have passed away more than a decade ago, but hes still fondly being remembered as the peoples president. In his political career that spanned over 25 years, ong teng cheong had also served as a member of parliament. It was on aug 22 last year that ongs two sons tze boon and tze guan, alongside lim kim boon and leow kah shin, were the first. A tribute to exsingapore president ong teng cheong a. In 2014, the paprun government then either deleted or changed the information on.
Ong teng cheong s childhood memories and musketeer identity featured in book marking hwa chongs 100th anniversary 03102019 singapore he was singapores former president, but mr ong teng cheong was once also known as a musketeer. I refer to the report state funeral for former dpm goh keng swee channel news asia, may 14. Ong teng cheongs childhood memories and musketeer identity featured in book marking hwa chongs 100th anniversary. Ong teng cheongs childhood memories and musketeer identity. However, plans to establish the college had to be set aside due to lack of funds and facilities.
The ong teng cheong peak may soon have a partner by the name of ong siew may peak, in memory of the late presidents wife. Why ong teng cheong will always be our favourite president. View teng cheong khoos profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Cheong or, eng guan, ching swee, tang joo, seow peng, ban seng. Editorial a reader has written in to let tre know of a case where gic officers caught for insider trading were allowed to continue to work in gic. As the first elected president, teng cheong had to work the twokey system so, there you. This comes after the previous four, namely yusof ishak, benjamin henry sheares, c. He was singapores fifth president, and the first to be elected by the people in the 1993 presidential election. He was also the nations fifth president, holding office between 1993 and 1999. On 8 february 20, some singaporeans quietly marked the eleventh anniversary of the passing of the late ong teng cheong, the first elected president of singapore.
Expresident ong teng cheongs second son follows parents. Singapores first elected president ong teng cheong gets a. See past exports from khoo teng cheong, a supplier based in china. Ong teng cheong will go down in history as singapores first elected president. Nam cheong to restructure in blow to singapore bond market.
If ong teng cheong were alive today, hed be laughing his teeth off at the clown show being played before us today. Pasir ris crest secondary school year book 2014, author. On aug 22 last year, the late presidents two sons tze boon and tze guan, along with mr lim kim boon and mr. And now, the ong teng cheong peak may have a companion. Chirk jenn ng, ping yein lee, ai theng cheong, yew kong lee, teng aik ong, azah hassan razack. Ong teng cheong is within the scope of wikiproject australia, which aims to improve wikipedias coverage of australia and australiarelated topics. Ong teng cheongsingapores fifth president, ong teng cheong born 1936 took office in 1993.
Ong teng cheong labour leadership institute otci home. And its been some 20 years since president ong first faced off with the. If ong teng cheong was alive today hed laugh at the. View tc teng cheong tans professional profile on linkedin. By augustine low saturday 8 february 2014 marks the 12th anniversary of the passing of president ong teng cheong. But for twenty years before that, the chineseeducated. The pap objected, saying that it would take 56 manyears to produce a dollarandcents value of the immovable assets thereby depriving ong of his legitimate powers. Recognise ong teng cheong as spores first elected president. In all my 26 years in parliament we had always referred to mr ong teng cheong as the first elected president. Expresident ong teng cheong s second son follows parents footsteps, becomes architectural juggernaut. The late mr ong teng cheong is a man, a politician, and above all else, a singaporean, whom i have tremendous respect for. The late mr ong teng cheong will always be fondly remembered as the fifth president of singapore who held office from 1 september 1993 to 31 august 1999.
And second, here was what then prime minister goh chok tong in 2002 said in his condolence letter to mr ongs family. He is awesome but i think it will be nice to include more things about our history so that those who dont read about history beyond our textbook would be able to. Ong teng cheongs son fined for beating red light and. Interview of singapores first elected president, ong teng cheong by asiaweek. If you would like to participate, visit the project page. Ong teng cheong was a president of singapore and second deputy prime minister of singapore. Much of ongs early childhood was spent living with his grandparents. Ong teng cheong was more than willing to use his powers for the good of people, demanding the access of information regarding singapores financial reserves after he became president in 1993. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Mao yuanyi and his book mutually constructed one another as objects. He had contributed significantly to the progress of singapore, having served as a memberofparliament, cabinet minister holding the portfolios of communications, culture and. Devan nair and wee kim wee, were appointed by parliament. In 2012 and 20, i wrote two articles that traced on different government websites how the cpf is invested in gic and temasek holdings.
Church discipline is a term that is fraught with problems for the church today. Factors influencing decisionmaking in men with early prostate cancer. Why is ong teng cheong not recognised as singapores first. Ong teng cheong infopedia nlb eresources national library. The ong teng cheong professorship in music is an endowment set up to honour singapores late president and avid contributor to the arts and music in. Linkedin is the worlds largest business network, helping professionals like tc teng cheong tan discover inside connections to recommended job candidates, industry experts, and business partners. In the 1980s, mr ong teng cheong, then the ntuc secretary general, championed the idea again and convened a committee to set up the college with the help of mr w.
Read this interview here mr ong gave, if you havent read it before. In the gce nlevel examinations, 4nt student teng jun wen topped his. Why is ong teng cheong one of my favourite politicians. Singapores former president ong teng cheong may have passed away over 15 years ago, but his legacy has and will never be forgotten. This book is brought to you for free and open access by the smu student publications at institutional knowledge at. This is a call for the government of singapore, led by prime minister lee hsien loong, to not disregard and disrespect mr ong teng cheong as our nations first elected president. This 4,743m peak is the highest in the vicinity, and we named it ong teng cheong peak, in honor of our late president ong. Editions didier millet in association with singapore heritage society, 2005 ocolc648596525. Giving our supporters ong teng cheong professorship in music. Singapore news today netizens start petition demanding. However from the biblical witness it is clear that it is an essential component of a healthy, godhonoring church a church where christians grow and mature in grace and develop solid foundations with which they can, with the help of the spirit, withstand the storms of life. But for twenty years before that, the chineseeducated, foreigntrained architect was a stalwart of the nations. When former president wee kim wee passed away in may 2005, i penned a letter published in the today newspaper on 10 th may 2005, to ask why former president ong teng cheong was not given a state funeral a honour accorded to president wee and all previous presidents. It was the climax of ongs 21year career as a member of parliament mp, cabinet minister, party chairman, and trade union chief.
Ong teng cheong s childhood memories and musketeer identity featured in book marking hwa chongs 100th anniversary the 644page book containing over 540,000 words is the schools most. In 2011, presidential candidate mr tan jee say also said that he saw singapores first elected president ong teng cheong as a role model, as the late mr ong was one leader who had the courage to apply moral pressure on the government of the day. Ong teng cheong 19362002 was singapores first elected president. Us customs records notifications available for khoo teng cheong. Ong was the patron of the 1st singapore everest expedition in 1998, and his support for this mountaineering quest was invaluable. Singaporeans are fortunate to have a clean and able government for the last 35 years 30 august 1999, making his farewell speech i hope i have not disappointed the people of singapore who elected me into this office. He might have faced resistance from fellow government officials during his 6yearterm as singapores 5th president, but he remained undeterred in serving the people, and. Ong teng cheong was the fifth president of the republic of singapore and the first to be popularly elected by the people in the 1993 presidential election. That is pretty unequivocal from the curators of our history. Quotes by mr ong teng cheong having a good government is better than having a good president to check on a bad government. Gic is among the worlds largest fund management companies.