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Chitchat Who's this partner of S.R. Nathan's son?

yellowarse

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'Partner' can mean a gay partner or a cohabiting partner of the opposite sex. The former meaning is commoner in the States where heterosexual cohabiting couples are uncommon, whereas in the Scandinavian countries the latter meaning is almost always the case, since unmarried spouses and their kids are recognized by the state as a family unit and entitled to the same benefits as married couples.
 

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In the obituary of S.R. Nathan, next to his son's name, Osith, is Hooi.

Strangely, Hooi's status is given as partner with the word in parentheses.

Can someone provide some intel on Hooi, the partner of Osith? GoldenDragon, your input is appreciated.


Less than 24 hrs this thread garners 3100 views already. Currently more than 100 guests to this thread making it the day's top . :smile:
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CoffeeAhSoh

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In the obituary of S.R. Nathan, next to his son's name, Osith, is Hooi.

Strangely, Hooi's status is given as partner with the word in parentheses.

Can someone provide some intel on Hooi, the partner of Osith? GoldenDragon, your input is appreciated.



Is this Mr Osith ???


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shiokalingam

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Former Singapore president SR Nathan dies

Posted: 12:06 am, August 23, 2016 by editor
http://www.themalaysiantimes.com.my/former-singapore-president-sr-nathan-dies/



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SINGAPORE, August 22 : Singapore’s longest-serving president SR Nathan has died peacefully at Singapore General Hospital, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement on Monday night. He was 92.

“The Prime Minister and his Cabinet colleagues are sad to learn of the passing of Mr S R Nathan and would like to convey their condolences to his family,” the statement said.

“Arrangements for the public to pay respects and for the funeral will be announced later.”

Nathan, who turned 92 last month, had suffered a stroke on July 31, and was in critical condition.

He was Singapore’s sixth and longest-serving president, occupying the highest office of the land from 1999 to 2011.

Prior to serving as head of state, he had a distinguished 40-year career in public service that took him through the worlds of trade unions, security, and diplomacy.

In 1962, he joined the NTUC’s Labour Research Unit, handling negotiations between trade unions and employers at a time when labour unrest was widespread and pro-communist elements had infiltrated many unions.

Nathan also had two stints at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1961 to 1971 and from 1979 to 1982, the second as First Permanent Secretary.






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He led the Security and Intelligence Division from 1971 to 1979, and secured the release of hostages from the hijacked ferryboat Laju by accompanying the hijackers on a flight to Kuwait to guarantee their safe passage.

After Nathan retired from the civil service in 1982, he became executive chairman of media company The Straits Times Press (1975), the predecessor of Singapore Press Holdings.

He was later appointed High Commissioner to Malaysia from 1988 to 1990, and Ambassador to the United States from 1990 to 1996.

Upon his return from the US, Nathan was made Ambassador-at-Large and director of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS) at the Nanyang Technological University.

Just as he was preparing for retirement, he was asked to run for president in Singapore’s second presidential election. In 1999, he was elected unopposed to the first of two terms.

He was the first elected president to give approval for the Government’s drawdown of the nation’s reserves in 2009 amid a global financial crisis, a key power vested in the institution when it was introduced in 1991.

Nathan leaves behind his wife Urmila, son Osith and daughter Juthika, and three grandchildren.
 

yellowarse

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LKY is not a homophobic. For an old man, I think he is quite enlightened.


Old fart had long been a homophobic. Unmarried senior male civil servants were closely monitored and stalked. If it transpired that they had a male partner, they were asked to go discreetly. Male unmarried applicants above 35 were routinely interrogated about their 'undesirable' marital status.

Then it turned out that one of his grandsons was gay. He summoned a team of specialists and demanded to know how this came about. It was only when he was told that there could be a prenatal and genetic basis to homosexuality that he became 'enlightened' and went easy on gays. About the same time the govt started wooing the 'pink' dollar.
 

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At first war time say do odd jobs....
Now odd jobs not even mentioned....
The missing years
The silence is deafening

Can someone fill in the missing year gap from 1940 to 1950 which was deliberately left out? That is an important year time when Sillypore was screwed by Japanese army force and Nathan surely...has some interesting story in it too.
 

Narong Wongwan

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Can someone fill in the missing year gap from 1940 to 1950 which was deliberately left out? That is an important year time when Sillypore was screwed by Japanese army force and Nathan surely...has some interesting story in it too.

Dun make them spin more fairy tales.
Next they will say Nathan was actually from force 136 working undercover
 
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