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S Rajaratnam

Marking the National Pledge at 60

More should be done to help school chidren better appreciate the significance of the national pledge, says the writer. .
More should be done to help school chidren better appreciate the significance of the national pledge, says the writer. .

Commentary

Beware the crocodile: The challenge for small states

In the brutal world of geopolitics, great powers are like crocodiles and small states need to be very careful even when they appear to smile.
In the brutal world of geopolitics, great powers are like crocodiles and small states need to be very careful even when they appear to smile.

Forum: Distinction between foreign policy of words and that of deeds

Rajaratnam biography: Treasure trove to be mined for younger generation

The book titled, The Lion’s Roar: The Authorised Biography of S. Rajaratnam, Volume Two written by Ms Irene Ng. 
The book titled, The Lion’s Roar: The Authorised Biography of S. Rajaratnam, Volume Two written by Ms Irene Ng. 

Here’s how Singapore can honour Rajaratnam’s legacy - by being a democracy of deeds

PM Lawrence Wong speaking at the official launch of the second volume of Mr S. Rajaratnam’s biography, The Lion’s Roar, on July 22.
PM Lawrence Wong speaking at the official launch of the second volume of Mr S. Rajaratnam’s biography, The Lion’s Roar, on July 22.

S. Rajaratnam: Recounting the life and work of one of Singapore’s core founding fathers

‘Marco Polo on his first visit to China’: When S. Rajaratnam met Zhou Enlai

(From left) Then Chinese premier Zhou Enlai meeting Singapore's then Foreign Minister S. Rajaratnam and Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Lee Khoon Choy in Beijing in 1975.
(From left) Then Chinese premier Zhou Enlai meeting Singapore's then Foreign Minister S. Rajaratnam and Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Lee Khoon Choy in Beijing in 1975.

Crafting the National Pledge: How S. Rajaratnam put S’pore’s essence into words

Chongfu School pupils reciting the pledge on Aug 25, 1966, a day after it was recited for the first time by students in all government and aided schools.
Chongfu School pupils reciting the pledge on Aug 25, 1966, a day after it was recited for the first time by students in all government and aided schools.

How S. Rajaratnam handled S’pore’s 1964 race riots in the face of ‘arsonists playing firemen’

Singapore’s then Culture Minister S. Rajaratnam and Deputy Prime Minister Toh Chin Chye visiting riot-stricken areas in their wards in an open-top vehicle on July 24, 1964, after the day’s curfew ended.
Singapore’s then Culture Minister S. Rajaratnam and Deputy Prime Minister Toh Chin Chye visiting riot-stricken areas in their wards in an open-top vehicle on July 24, 1964, after the day’s curfew ended.

S. Rajaratnam on the 1965 Separation: ‘My dreams were shattered’

Mr S. Rajaratnam briefing the press during his first week as foreign minister of newly independent Singapore in 1965.
Mr S. Rajaratnam briefing the press during his first week as foreign minister of newly independent Singapore in 1965.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.