Sense And Nonsense by Tan Bah Bah
This was what I wrote on May 14, 2023: “I cannot see beyond Khaw Boon Wan or Tharman Shanmugaratnam if he is not going off to the IMF/World Bank – or someone just as solid outside the establishment. PE2023 is important. So many issues to air. We have already wasted six years.”
So it looks like he intends to carry the official Singapore message or position in addition to his own views as a respected world figure on the financial stage. The international system is now under stress and undergoing a forced transformation because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the US-China rivalry. Singapore needs to be part of the conversations dealing with the problems.
Tharman’s candidacy should help repair the damage – and advance Singapore’s multi-racialism as an asset and not always be seen as a problem.
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