A mosque, a school and a training centre — these three buildings may not appear to be related at first glance. But what they have in common is their association with Singapore's former presidents. Before Singaporeans head to the polls on Sept 1 to vote for the country's ninth president, here's a look at how Singapore has honoured our former...
A mosque, a school and a training centre — these three buildings may not appear to be related at first glance.Before SingaporeansYusof was a journalist and established his own Malay newspaper, Utusan Melayu before he became Singapore's first president.
Roads and monuments named after him include Sheares Avenue, Sheares Link and the Benjamin Sheares Bridge.1.8km and stands at 29 metres, making it the country's longest and tallest bridge.In 2014, a campus for an adult education and training centre opened in Jurong East and it was dedicated to Singapore's third president, Devan Nair.
Nair was the first and only president to resign from office and his four-year stint makes him the country's president with the shortest term.Prior to becoming Singapore's fourth president in 1985, Wee Kim Wee was the editorial manager at The Straits Times.The Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information was established in 1992 and is the only full-fledged communication school in Singapore.
Known as "the people's president", Ong's legacy lives on with the Singapore Institute of Labour Studies.The institute has had another name change since then and is now known as the Ong Teng Cheong Labour Leadership Institute.
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