The incident happened in april last year at about 6. 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. In contrast, former president ong teng cheong did not have an. It was the climax of ong s 21year career as a member of parliament mp, cabinet minister, party chairman, and trade union chief. Currently, our businesses are largely based in singapore, focusing on industrial and commercial construction projects. A story about ong teng cheongs life done by the group called s. I feel that more historical figures should be covered in our social studies textbooks. In an interview by asiaweek after he stepped down as president of singapore in 1999. The cultural medallion series by epigram books is an ongoing project to translate into english. Featured images adapted from the national archives of singapore and nas. Former deputy prime minister and pap chairman ong teng cheong pitted against former accountantgeneral and bank president chua kim yeow, a candidate with no prior partisan credentials.
On aug 22 last year, the late presidents two sons tze boon and tze guan, along with mr lim kim boon and mr. Issues raised by president ong teng cheong at his press conference. Ong teng cheong, first elected president of singapore, and former deputy prime minister. Singapores first elected president ong teng cheong gets a. The institute was renamed the ong teng cheong institute of labour studies in late march 2002 in memory of the late mr ong teng cheong, former president of the republic of singapore 1993 to 1999 and secretary general of the ntuc 1983 to 1993. State funeral for truly exceptional contributors leong sze hian. And its been some 20 years since president ong first faced off with the. I decided to write about the role of the elected president and relate it to the context of todays singapore, in the aftermath of the white paper yes, im. The president shall be elected by the citizens of singapore in accordance with any law made by the legislature. Interview of singapores first elected president, ong teng cheong by asiaweek. 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. We dubbed the route wilfreds ridge russian 3afrench pd.
If ong teng cheong was alive today hed laugh at the elected. Ong teng cheong academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Feb 12, 20 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. Why is ong teng cheong not recognised as singapores first.
Even in death, mr ong requested for his ashes to be placed at mandai columbarium, where the ashes of ordinary citizens are kept, which perfectly encapsulated just how humble he was. Ong teng cheong labour leadership institute otci, singapore, singapore. 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. I had a job to do whether the government liked it or not, says expresident ong. I stood in 1972 and i won and became a pap backbencher. See past exports from khoo teng cheong, a supplier based in china. Ong teng cheong might have passed away more than a decade ago, but hes still fondly being remembered as the peoples president. Mr ong was singapores first elected president, after beating former accountantgeneral chua.
A mountain named after ong teng cheong, singapore news. If ong teng cheong was alive today hed laugh at the. Mr ongs presidency was marked by many charity projects and mr ong was strongly regarded as a peoples president by the citizens of singapore. In 2005, otc institute together with the national university of singapore extension started a graduate professional diploma in employment relations for ir practitioners from unions and industry. Ong teng cheong was a singaporean politician and architect who was the fifth president of. Us customs records notifications available for khoo teng cheong. The late mr ong teng cheong is a man, a politician, and above all else, a singaporean, whom i have tremendous respect for. Church discipline is a term that is fraught with problems for the church today. Each event is briefly introduced in a short writeup accompanied by links to related content from the collections of the national library board nlb as well as that of other agencies and institutions. He had contributed significantly to the progress of singapore, having served as a memberofparliament, cabinet minister holding the portfolios of communications, culture and. The first person to summit the peak have the privilage of naming it.
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. Pm lee says expresident, who died last night, had deep sense of duty to nation, the straits times 23 august 2016, page a1. 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. Ong teng cheong, was a singaporean politician and businessman who was president of singapore from 1993 to 1999. Ong teng cheongsingapores fifth president, ong teng cheong born 1936 took office in 1993. Former president s r nathan died yesterday at the age of 92. 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. Ong teng cheong is within the scope of wikiproject australia, which aims to improve wikipedias coverage of australia and australiarelated topics.
A tribute to exsingapore president ong teng cheong a. 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. 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. Teng ong historical records and family trees myheritage. Ong teng cheong passed away 16 years ago today, but still. This book tells how a seriousminded young man became. He had contributed significantly to the progress of singapore, having served as a memberofparliament, cabinet minister holding the portfolios of communications, culture and labour, deputy prime minister and as the first. President ong teng cheong s political career spanned 21 years. Ong teng cheong labour leadership institute otci no.
It was the climax of ongs 21year career as a member of parliament mp, cabinet minister, party chairman, and trade union chief. The ong teng cheong labour leadership institute otc institute is an established centre for labour leadership. And i had to do that job whether the government or anyone else liked it or. He even dined at the raffles hotel with senior minister lee kuan yew. Singapura i peak 4589m temasek peak 4374m ong teng cheong peak 4743m 2005. 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. Ong teng cheong, in the early 1970s, lee kuan yew asked me for an interview to get me involved to stand for election. If ong teng cheong were alive today, hed be laughing his teeth off at the clown show being played before us today. Ong teng cheong 19362002 was singapores first elected president. Temasek 4,374m, singapura i 4,589m4,550m, ong teng.
Ong was singapores first president elected by popular vote, serving a sixyear term from 1 september 1993 to 31 august 1999 after winning the 1993. 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. Mr ong was commonly known as the peoples president for standing his ground for the interest of the people even at the expense of his popularity among the ruling. If you would like to participate, visit the project page. I 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. Ong teng cheong is the first elected president of singapore. Singaporeans are fortunate to have a clean and able government for the last 35 years 30 august 1999, making his farewell speech. Follow future shipping activity from khoo teng cheong. 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. 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. Apr 01, 2012 a story about ong teng cheong s life done by the group called s. Straits times takes credit away from ong teng cheong to. There should be a picture of ong teng cheong in the infobox.
He was singapores fifth president, and the first to be elected by the people in the 1993 presidential election. A total of 952,5 voters cast their vote for him in the. The tale of 2 funerals the independent singapore medium. 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. Sep 09, 2016 if ong teng cheong were alive today, hed be laughing his teeth off at the clown show being played before us today. Was the original elected peoples president ong teng. Ong teng cheong will go down in history as singapores first elected president. We republish former president ong teng cheong s 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. As such, it is clear that temasek holdings was set up with companies built with our cpf and where more companies built with our cpf were transferred later on to temasek as well. Read this interview here mr ong gave, if you havent read it before. Ong teng cheong infopedia nlb eresources national library. Ong was the patron of the 1st singapore everest expedition in 1998, and his support for this mountaineering quest was invaluable. In his 2000 interview with asiaweeks 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. How the pap government tried to hide the truth about the.
Why ong teng cheong will always be our favourite president. Previously the head of state was elected by parliament. He was the nations fifth president, and served a sixyear term from 1 september 1993 to 31 august 1999. Mr ong teng cheong might have passed away more than 15 years ago, but singapores first elected president left a lasting legacy. Why is ong teng cheong one of my favourite politicians. As the first elected president, teng cheong had to work the twokey system so, there you. 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. 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. Director, ong teng cheong institute of labour studies otc provides a limited amount of ir and hr courses for companies. 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.
In july 2005, an expedition was led by david lim to summit virgin peaks in tien shan. And second, here was what then prime minister goh chok tong in 2002 said in his condolence letter to mr ongs family. Ong teng cheong labour leadership institute otci home. S thiagarajan joined ntuc in 1996 as a consultant in the ntuc industrial. We thought this shortened interview between ong teng cheong and asiaweek on the. That is pretty unequivocal from the curators of our history.
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. By augustine low saturday 8 february 2014 marks the 12th anniversary of the passing of president ong teng cheong. Lee kuan yew wanted to make ong teng cheong a minister so quickly despite ong having very little experience in politics. Teng cheong ong was born on month day 1936, at birth place, to keng wee ong. How the pap government tried to hide the truth about the cpf. This book tells how a seriousminded young man became one of singapores m. Singapores fifth president, ong teng cheong born 1936 took office in 1993. Singapore mountaineering records the mountain trekker. In 1982, then labour and communications minister ong teng cheong also revealed that these companies were built using the cpf of singaporeans. Established since 1965, ong teng chong building contractor is registered with the building and construction authority of singapore bca. 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. Apr 29, 2015 in 1982, then labour and communications minister ong teng cheong also revealed that these companies were built using the cpf of singaporeans.
With the new enactments in 1992, outgoing president wee became first to be bestowed with the new powers. He was also the nations fifth president, holding office between 1993 and 1999. 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. 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. Ong teng cheong was the fifth president of the republic of singapore. The death of former president s r nathan and the state funeral he has been accorded has raised the familiar thorny issue of whether another late former president mr ong teng cheong was denied a state funeral by the government of the day. Ong teng cheong was born in singapore on january 22, 1936. Ong teng cheong defeated but unbowed the independent. 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. Oral history interview with ong teng cheong transcript of cassette recording no.
I decided to write about the role of the elected president and relate it to the context of. Recognise ong teng cheong as spores first elected president. Quotes by mr ong teng cheong having a good government is better than having a good president to check on a bad government. And now, the ong teng cheong peak may have a companion. But for twenty years before that, the chineseeducated, foreigntrained architect was a stalwart of the nations. In school, we learn mostly about lee kuan yew and how his action embodies. Official portrait of ong teng cheong taken in 1993 5th president of singapore. On aug 22 last year, the late presidents two sons tze boon and tze guan, along with mr lim kim boon and mr leow kah shin, scaled an. Nathan, who held office from 1999 to 2011, was the. Feb 07, 2017 ong teng cheong is the first elected president of singapore. The cultural medallion was instituted in 1979 as an initiative of mr ong teng cheong. The president is no longer a ceremonial position, but has custodial powers to protect the financial reserves and to safeguard the integrity of the public service, said ong. Pm lee says expresident, who died last night, had deep sense of duty to nation, the straits times 23 august 2016, 5.
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. He was greeted at the airport by prime minister goh chok tong, and later played rounds with the pm, singapore cabinet ministers and president ong teng cheong. He was popularly elected after winning the mandate of the people. Historysg aims to be a firststop portal with recommended resources to guide. Tony tan project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Read our story on why ong teng cheong will always be our favourite president. On cheong jewellery crafted by time, cherished for generations.
Ong tingchhiong, ne le 22 janvier 1936 a singapour et mort le 8 fevrier 2002 dans. Ong teng cheongs son fined for beating red light and. Ong teng cheong books list of books by ong teng cheong. Aug 24, 2017 and now, the ong teng cheong peak may have a companion. The 8th of february is the anniversary of ex president ongs passing. Closed from 7 april to 1 june 2020 till further notice. Mar 09, 2016 singapores fifth president, ong teng cheong. 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.
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