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The ong teng cheong student activities and leadership training centre was opened in his alma mater hwa chong institution on 21 march 2007 in honour of ong. 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. Ong teng cheong labour leadership institute otci home. In 1982, then labour and communications minister ong teng cheong also revealed that these companies were built using the cpf of singaporeans. In a subsequent asiaweek interview in year 2000 after his tenure as president ended, ong revealed. In 1991, singapore undertook a novel constitutional experiment and modified its inherited. This book tells how a seriousminded young man became one of singapores m. If you would like to participate, visit the project page. The ong teng cheong professorship in music was launched by national university of singapore on 2 october 2002 in honour of ong. Ong teng cheong will go down in history as singapores first elected president. Apr 29, 2015 however, the pap has admitted that when the government set up temasek holdings in 1974, it transferred a set of companies to temasek to run. However, plans to establish the college had to be set aside due to lack of funds and facilities.

I had a job to do whether the government liked it or not, says expresident ong. 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. We dubbed the route wilfreds ridge russian 3afrench pd. President ong teng cheong, whose term will expire, recently underwent further treatment for the lymph cancer that first struck him in 1992 and it seems fairly certain someone will have to replace him. Ong teng cheong 19362002 was singapores first elected president. Interview of singapores first elected president, ong teng cheong by asiaweek its now six months since you stepped down. The cultural medallion series by epigram books is an ongoing project to translate into english. But 12 years ago, the then deputy prime minister, ong teng cheong, led a noisy demo against american interference in singapores affairs. Ong teng cheong was a singaporean politician and architect who was the 5th president of.

Mr ong teng cheong might have passed away more than 15 years ago, but singapores first elected president left a lasting legacy. President ong teng cheong asiaweek, march 10, 2000. Mr ong and madam lings names will remain anchored in our minds forever, and their contributions to singapore will always remain with us. We republish former president ong teng cheongs interview with asiaweek 10 march 2000 where he revealed the obstacles he faced when he asked for the copies of the governments accounts on the reserves and investments.

Straits times takes credit away from ong teng cheong to. Ong teng cheong is within the scope of wikiproject australia, which aims to improve wikipedias coverage of australia and australiarelated topics. Ong teng cheong, 22 januari 1936 8 februari 2002, ialah presiden singapura yang kelima dan juga presiden pertama yang dilantik melalui suara majoriti rakyat. Teng ong historical records and family trees myheritage. A story about ong teng cheong s life done by the group called s. Ong teng cheong, was a singaporean politician and businessman who was president of singapore from 1993 to 1999. Ong teng cheong might have passed away more than a decade ago, but hes still fondly being remembered as the peoples president. Apr 01, 2012 a story about ong teng cheong s life done by the group called s. Ong teng cheong s childhood memories and musketeer identity featured in book marking hwa chongs 100th anniversary the 644page book. Mountaineers shani tan, david lim and wilfred tok first ascended the mountain, which is located in southeastern kazakhstan, on july 29, 2005. In contrast, former president ong teng cheong did not have an.

Aug 24, 2016 the front page news however carried several glaring errors and whats worst, these errors took credit away from another former president of singapore, mr ong teng cheong. Singapore graphic archives my life in the year 2000. Ong teng cheongsingapores fifth president, ong teng cheong born 1936 took office in 1993. Ong teng cheong wikipedia bahasa melayu, ensiklopedia bebas. Singapores former president ong teng cheong may have passed away over 15 years ago, but his legacy has and will never be forgotten. In his political career that spanned over 25 years, ong teng cheong had also served as a member of parliament.

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. Why is ong teng cheong one of my favourite politicians. Temasek 4,374m, singapura i 4,589m4,550m, ong teng. Ong tze boon admitted that he broke traffic rules, and didnt take due care in ensuring the safety of other road users. Tan was also known to have opposed the shipping industry strike in january 1986, the first for about a decade in singapore, which was sanctioned by fellow cabinet member ong teng cheong, secretarygeneral of the national trades union congress ntuc, who felt the strike was necessary. State funeral for truly exceptional contributors leong.

In his 2000 interview with asiaweek s roger mitton, former president ong teng cheong spoke openly about his role as a peoples action party politician and first elected president of the republic of singapore. Wee kim wee, not ong teng cheong, was the first elected. An exemplar of presidential leadership 3 comments 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. But for twenty years before that, the chineseeducated, foreigntrained architect was a stalwart of the nations. How the pap government tried to hide the truth about the cpf. The pm knew it, ong knew it, there would have to be tension. He was also the nations fifth president, holding office between 1993 and 1999. We thought this shortened interview between ong teng cheong and asiaweek on the. In this 2 hourlong interview, ong who recovered from a battle with lymphatic cancer, spoke candidly about his term as president, his disagreements with pap government ministers during.

The provision was carefully worded to avoid deeming wee kim wee as having been elected, so although he exercised all the discretionary powers of an elected president, the first truly elected president was ong teng cheong. The tale of 2 funerals the independent singapore medium. 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 conboy, viceprincipal of ruskin college in oxford. The incident happened in april last year at about 6. State funeral for truly exceptional contributors leong sze hian. Goh chok tongs accounts in new book raise key issues on political renewal, implications for future. Ong teng cheongs son fined for beating red light and. An independent organisation that collects and documents graphic design from singapore to encourage research on the industry, and to promote a critical appreciation of the citystates visual culture. When ong teng cheong took the job he knew he was testing new ground. The strict qualifications required of presidential candidates resulted in walkovers during the elections of 1999, 2005 and 2017. Ong teng cheong is the first elected president of singapore. Presidential candidate tan jee say sees the late president ong teng cheong as a role model a leader with the moral courage to right the wrong. Kids from 3 to 12 years were asked to doodle what they think life in.

Invite for an exhibition featuring entries from a drawing competition to commemorate the international year of the child. Ong teng cheong infopedia nlb eresources national library. The cultural medallion series by epigram books is an ongoing project to translate into english major works by past literary winners of the cultural medallion, one of singapores highest accolades in the arts. 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.

Teng cheong ong was born on month day 1936, at birth place, to keng wee ong. The incumbent president ong teng cheong did not run for a second term at the 1999 presidential election, saying that he had no compelling reason to do so. Issues raised by president ong teng cheong at his press. See the interview with then president ong teng cheong in extended. May 28, 2017 mr ong teng cheong might have passed away more than 15 years ago, but singapores first elected president left a lasting legacy. In his political career that spanned over 25 years, ong teng cheong had also served as a member of parliament mp, minister for communications, minister for labour and deputy prime minister. President ong went most unwillingly asiaweek dec 1999 ong teng cheong. 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. Mar 09, 2016 singapores fifth president, ong teng cheong. Established since 1965, ong teng chong building contractor is registered with the building and construction authority of singapore bca. I, ong teng cheong, having been elected president of the republic of singapore, do solemnly affirm that i will faithfully discharge my duties, as such, to the best of my abilities, without fear or favour 1 september 1993, at the presidential swearingin ceremony. Aug 24, 2017 a mountain named after ong teng cheong from left.

Ong teng cheong labour leadership institute otci no. Will keeping singapore going be a tall order for 4g leaders. Singaporeans have known the couple to be humble and kind. A story about ong teng cheongs life done by the group called s. A tribute to exsingapore president ong teng cheong a. Why ong teng cheong will always be our favourite president.

He was singapores fifth president, and the first to be elected by the people in the 1993 presidential election. Aug 25, 2016 dr wee kim wee and not mr ong teng cheong is the first elected president of singapore, a law don has clarified. Currently, our businesses are largely based in singapore, focusing on industrial and commercial construction projects. Oral history interview with ong teng cheong transcript of cassette recording no.

Singapore, justice, human rights, politics, social issues. President ong teng cheongs political career spanned 21 years. 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. Ong was the patron of the 1st singapore everest expedition in 1998, and his support for this mountaineering quest was invaluable. It was the climax of ong s 21year career as a member of parliament mp, cabinet minister, party chairman, and trade union chief. Mr ongs presidency was marked by many charity projects and mr ong was strongly regarded as a peoples president by the citizens of singapore. Tony tan project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. 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. It is my wish that fellow singaporeans and friends from overseas will remember both the late mr ong teng cheong and his late wife, madam ling. Ong teng cheongs childhood memories and musketeer identity featured in book marking hwa chongs 100th anniversary singapore he was singapores former president, but mr ong teng cheong was once also known as a musketeer.