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SR Nathan

SR Nathan is the sixth and longest-serving President of Singapore. A career civil servant, Mr Nathan served in several key ministries, under Singapore's pioneer leaders. He shares with DNA his…

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Ramon Navaratnam

Former Secretary-General of Malaysia's Transport Ministry and Former President of Transparency International Malaysia, Ramon Navaratnam speaks his mind. An outspoken critic of Malaysian politics…

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Kwa Chong Guan: "What's Singapore before British colonialism?"

Kwa Chong Guan is a Senior Fellow of S Rajaratnam School of International Studies and was the man who recognised the Oral History Centre and concurrently the old National Museum. In 1980s, he…

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JY Pillay

In this DNA interview, Chancellor of Singapore Management University and former top Singapore civil servant, J.Y. Pillay, tells of qualities of good leaders, and the leadership styles of his former…

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Herman Hochstadt

Herman Hochstadt's name is synonymous with the Singapore civil service, having helmed several ministries as Permanent Secretary. He tells DNA what it was like working with the founding fathers…

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Alimin Wahab

Alimin Wahab helmed several government offices in Brunei such as the Ministry of Defence, Petroleum Brunei and Royal Brunei, but he tells DNA that all he ever wanted was to be a teacher. He shares…

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