Singapore bade a final farewell to one of its founding fathers, Dr. Goh Keng Swee, in a solemn State Funeral service on Sunday afternoon at the Singapore Conference Hall. In his eulogy, PM Lee Hsien Loong traced Dr. Goh’s life-long contribution to Singapore. He reflected how Dr. Goh introduced drastic measures to cut government spending, including civil service salaries, when he was appointed Finance Minister in 1959. PM Lee said: “This was obviously unpopular, but Dr. Goh stood firm… Dr. […]
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