Former minister Khaw Boon Wan has a proven track record for taking on difficult issues, said Minister for Communications and Information S. Iswaran in reply to WP chairman Sylvia Lim, on May 10, 2021. - The Straits Times/ANN
SINGAPORE, May 10 (Bloomberg): Singapore endorsed a former ruling party chairman to oversee the media business of a restructured Singapore Press Holdings Ltd., as a senior minister defended the independence of the city-state’s news outlets.
Communications and Information Minister S Iswaran told parliament Monday that former cabinet minister Khaw Boon Wan was the choice of both the government and SPH shareholders to lead the entity that will manage its media assets.
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