SINGAPORE: Singaporeans will be heading to the polls on Sep 1 to vote for the country's ninth president following the nominations of Mr Ng Kok Song, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Mr Tan Kin Lian as can
He had once contemplated becoming a clerk, but is now vying for the role of Singapore's next President. CNA speaks to former GIC chief investment officer Ng Kok Song on how it was his “mum’s tears” that motivated him to succeed in life and why his bid for presidency has nothing to do with power or glory.
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