Goh Keng Swee: A Singaporean for All Seasons - Cheong, Felix
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Dr Goh Keng Swee: The architect of Singapore's economy. The man who built the SAF from scratch. The brains behind Jurong Bird Park and Sentosa; the Renaissance man who mooted the founding of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Not forgetting, his role in setting up DBS Bank, the Economic Development Board and the Jurong Town Corporation. But how did this academic, by his own admission a reluctant politician, transform from an ideas man into founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew's chief troubleshooter? This is the premise of this graphic novel, Goh Keng Swee: A Singaporean for All Seasons. A…mehr

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Dr Goh Keng Swee: The architect of Singapore's economy. The man who built the SAF from scratch. The brains behind Jurong Bird Park and Sentosa; the Renaissance man who mooted the founding of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Not forgetting, his role in setting up DBS Bank, the Economic Development Board and the Jurong Town Corporation. But how did this academic, by his own admission a reluctant politician, transform from an ideas man into founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew's chief troubleshooter? This is the premise of this graphic novel, Goh Keng Swee: A Singaporean for All Seasons. A graphic novel that celebrates the visionary man behind the Jurong Industrial Estate and one of the country's brightest minds.
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Felix Cheong is the author of 20 books. His works have been widely anthologised and nominated for the prestigious Frank O' Connor Award and the Singapore Literature Prize.?Conferred the Young Artist Award in 2000 by the National Arts Council, he holds a master's in creative writing and is currently an adjunct lecturer with the National University of Singapore, Murdoch University, University of Newcastle and Curtin University. Felix Cheong is the author of 20 books. His works have been widely anthologized and nominated for the prestigious Frank O'Connor Award and the Singapore Literature Prize.. Conferred the Young Artist Award in 2000 by the National Arts Council, he holds a master's in creative writing and is currently an adjunct lecturer with the National University of Singapore, Murdoch University, University of Newcastle and Curtin University.Arif Rafhan is a Malaysian illustrator, comic artist and runs his neighborhood doodle class at home. He also provides doodle therapy service for corporate clients and government bodies. His online comics, #seketulsina is about his children being themselves. Cheah Sinann is a former editorial cartoonist with The Straits Times, where he also produced the popular comic strip The House of Lim. His cartoon strip Billy & Saltie, which highlights environmental issues appears in The Borneo Bulletin in Brunei, and The Daily Frontier in Bangladesh. His collection Billy & Saltie: Cool Croc was published in 2010. He has since published two graphic novels, The Bicycle Thief (2014) and Terumbu (2018).