Mr S Rajaratnam & Dr Goh Keng Swee
Mr Lim Kim San
Mr Ong Pang Boon
Mr Othman Wok
Mr Toh Chin Chye
Mr Eddie Barker
Mr David Marshall
without them, there won't be Singapore


Designed by: Ahting




June 2010



From all those research I've made, I really can see the things the founding fathers have done to Singapore.
They left such a big impact to the people around them
If we could take a look at what Singapore is today, I am sure we would tell ourselves that it really has changed, alot.


"In your opinion, who contribute more to Singapore’s progress, explain your answer.”


Well, I am not from Singapore hence, I can only count on the internet to give me information about them.

From my own opinion, I think Mr S Rajaratnam & Dr Goh Keng Swee contributed equally to Singapore's progress
All of the founding fathers and the government worked hand in hand to help Singapore.
They did their part.


Both have different opinions and they did different things but only have one goal, which is to bring a better future for the people in Singapore.
Dr Goh was responsible for projects that sought to improve on Singapore's cultural and leisure such as Jurong Bird Park and The Singapore Zoo.
Look at what it is now, it became a tourist attraction.


Mr SR penned down the National Pledge against the racial riots.
Students will recite the pledge every morning before having lessons.
it wasn't created for fun, if we take a look at the National Pledge, we can see that it's a message for all of us.
it was written to inculcate in all Singaporeans his vision of building one united Singapore regardless of race, language or religion.

If Dr Goh didn't exist, would tourist still come to Singapore to settle down?

If Mr SR didn't exist, would Singapore be peaceful as how it is today?

Each and every person are special in their own ways.

There isn't such thing as 'I would not care about *insertname* because *insertanothername* contributed more.
Each and every of them contributed enough to make Singapore a better place.
Without either one of them, there would be something missing, it will not be complete.
It all began with them.
Without them, there's no Singapore.

After retirement from politics,

Goh continued to be active in public life, serving as

Deputy Chairman of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (1981–1994),

Economic Adviser to the State Council of the People's Republic of China on coastal development and Adviser on tourism (1985),

Deputy Chairman of the MAS (1985 – 31 May 1992),

Chairman of the Singapore Totalisator Board (1988–1994),

a Director of Gateway Technologies Services Pte. Ltd. (from 1991),

adviser to the United Overseas Bank group (from 1 January 1993),

Chairman of N.M. Rothschild & Sons (Singapore) Ltd. (from 1994),

and Vice-Chairman of Hong Leong Asia Ltd. (from 1995).

Between 1983 and 1992,

he was Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Institute of East Asian Philosophies,

which was originally founded to study Confucianism.

The Institute later turned its focus on China's political and economic development,

renaming itself the Institute of East Asian Political Economy

and Goh continued as its Executive Chairman and the Chairman of its Board of Governors until 1995.

In April 1997, the Institute was reconstituted as the East Asian Institute,

an autonomous research organization under the auspices of the National University of Singapore.

In 1986, Goh separated from his first wife Alice.

He married his former Ministry of Education colleague Dr. Phua Swee Liang in 1991.

He suffered his first stroke in 1999 and another one in 2000 which affected the vision in his right eye.

According to Goh's daughter-in-law, Tan Siok Sun, this caused him to withdraw and become extremely quiet.

In July 2007 Tan published a biography entitled Goh Keng Swee: A Portrait.

Goh's second wife issued a statement claiming that Goh had not been consulted

on the book and had indicated to her that he did not want any book to be written about him.

"Therefore, the publication of this book is contrary to his wishes, and is a show of disregard and utmost disrespect to him." In an interview with The Straits Times,

Tan said she did not start the dispute between Mrs. Goh and

herself, nor did she wish to prolong it.

Goh died in the early morning of 14 May 2010 at the age of 91,

leaving behind his wife, his son, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.