SINGAPORE - Former top civil servant Ngiam Tong Dow, who worked closely with Singapore's founding leaders and was known for being outspoken, died peacefully on Thursday (August 20) morning, his family said.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Former top civil servant Ngiam Tong Dow, who worked closely with Singapore's founding leaders and was known for being outspoken, died peacefully on Thursday morning, his family said.His family told The Straits Times that he had been in ill health for four and a half years.
But a medical check-up showed he had contracted early-stage tuberculosis and was unfit for work. So he continued studying and won an open bursary to the University of Malaya, where he achieved first-class honours in economics. It paved the way for him to join the Economic Development Board in 1959.
Along the way, he notched up public service awards such as the Public Administration Medal in 1971, the Meritorious Service Medal in 1978, and the Distinguished Service Order in 1999. He credited the EDB for his hands-on approach to public service."Investment promotion then was all about hard foot slogging and personal persuasion, which teaches you to be very humble and patient," he said.
He left a lasting impression on Editor-At-Large at The Straits Times, Mr Han Fook Kwang, who had joined the EDB as an officer at age 25.
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