SINGAPORE: Mr JY Pillay, the longest serving chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisors , heads the list of National Day Award recipients this year.“Naturally, I am very pleased to be receiving this totally unexpected award. I wish to thank those who deemed me worthy of it”, Mr Pillay told CNA in an email.
A top civil servant, he helmed senior positions in various ministries. He was also Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore . Dr Ee, who is also the Chairman of the Agency for Integrated Care, shared that the award has a special meaning to him.“My own father received a similar award in 1985. Roughly about the same age as me. So just thinking about it, if my dad was around, he would be very proud”, Dr Ee said.
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