SINGAPORE - Tribute was paid to Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam for his contributions over more than two decades in public service in his final parliamentary sitting on Thursday.
As Education Minister, Mr Tharman introduced the Direct School Admission scheme and removed streaming in primary schools. The nine NMPs are Mr Abdul Samad Abdul Wahab, Ms Janet Ang, Mr Mark Chay, Mr Cheng Hsing Yao, Professor Hoon Hian Teck, Professor Koh Lian Pin, Mr Raj Joshua Thomas, Dr Shahira Abdullah and Dr Tan Yia Swam.
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