He talks about how his private-sector experience gives him an edge over the former senior minister. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Businessman and presidential hopeful George Goh has heard many “angry people” complain about the criterion for private-sector candidates to enter the presidential race.
“Do you know why he’s the heavyweight? It’s because they never raised the bar , that means they’re still at middleweight, right?” Now, I come to the third and this is the hardest one. The two key functions are very important: safeguarding the reserves, and the key appointments. The president’s role is very clear: You are representing all religions. Whether you are a Muslim or whether you are a Hindu, you are representing everyone. You have to be very clear about your role.Tharman’s whole life is the public sector, his whole life. From school till now, he only knows about the public sector.
Nevertheless, I have been an honorary ambassador to Morocco for seven years. I met quite a lot of people... ranging from the king’s adviser to the Moroccan royal family, to the Prime Minister and other ministers, and our Foreign Minister visited Morocco. I met so many agencies in Singapore during my stint as ambassador.
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