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Former Minister Khaw Boon Wan will be the chairman of Singapore Press Holdings’ not-for-profit media business, said Communications and Information Minister S Iswaran said in Parliament on Monday ...
Khaw Boon Wan (Chinese: 许文远; pinyin: Xǔ Wényuǎn; Jyutping: Heoi2 Man4 Jyun5; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khó͘ Bûn-oán; born 8 December 1952) [1] is a Malaysian-born Singaporean former politician who served as Minister for Transport between 2015 and 2020, Minister for National Development between 2011 and 2015, and Minister for Health between 2003 and 2011.
SPH readership has stagnated since the early-2000s, as Singaporeans increasingly turned to online media for their news consumption. [ 4 ] On May 6, 2021, SPH in response to shareholder pressures, had proposed that it would restructure itself and transfer its media business into a company limited by guarantee (CLG), which will be privately managed.
Khaw Boon Wan, a retired politician, was appointed as the chairman of the CLG. [27] On 10 September 2021, an extraordinary general meeting was convened over the restructuring proposal to transfer all media business-related assets and staff to SPH Media Trust. Approximately 97.55% of the 300 shareholders present voted in favour of the proposal. [28]
In early August, Minister of National Development Khaw Boon Wan echoed Lee Hsien Loong's sentiments on Tony Tan at a National Day banquet in Sembawang, stating that he will be an excellent president, and make the nation proud. In what could be construed as an endorsement, Khaw publicly wished Tony Tan will win the presidency. [67]
Khaw Boon Wan: Abolished: 27 July 2020; 4 years ago () The Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure was an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore. The ...
A man was killed by police after they say he fatally shot his wife and their 2-year-old daughter, and also injured their two other children, in Louisiana.
The Texas heiress who went viral for her $59 million Parisian "wedding of the century" is expecting her first baby with her felony-suspect husband, who is facing time behind bars for allegedly ...