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Goh Chok Tong story: Lessons for 4G leaders

Four episodes that revealed what sort of leader he was.

Then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong at the National Day Parade in 1997. His biography, Standing Tall: The Goh Chok Tong Years, contains valuable insights to help Singaporeans understand the job of a prime minister and what qualities are called for to do it well. BERITA HARIAN FILE PHOTO
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What qualities should a prime minister possess?

The question is pertinent as Singapore awaits who the ruling party anoints to succeed Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

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