Goh Chok Tong

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Goh Chok Tong
Order: 2nd Prime Minister of Singapore
Term of Office: November 26 1990August 12 2004
Date of Birth: May 20 1941
Place of Birth Singapore
Wife Tan Choo Leng
Occupation Economist
Political Party: PAP
Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (19902004)

Ong Teng Cheong (19901993)
Tony Tan Keng Yam (19952004)

Goh Chok Tong (Chinese: 4\�; (Simp.) /吳作棟; (Trad.) Hanyu Pinyin: Wú Zuòdòng; Minnan Gô· Chok-tòng; born May 20 1941), was the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from November 26 1990 to August 12 2004, succeeding Lee Kuan Yew. He served a total of fourteen years. He is currently Senior Minister of Singapore, and has been the secretary-general of the People's Action Party since 1992. He is also the chairman of the central bank of Singapore, the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

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[edit] Biography

Born into a Hokkien family, Goh previously studied in the Raffles Institution from 1955 to 1960. He is said to have been a very competitive swimmer.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in economics from the National University of Singapore, a Master of Arts in development economics from Williams College in the United States, and a Doctor of Law from the University of New South Wales in Australia.

Entering politics at the age of thirty-five, he was elected member of parliament for the Marine Parade GRC. He was appointed to the cabinet of Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, and served in many posts including Senior Minister of State for finance, Minister for Trade and Industry, and Minister Health and Defence.

In 1990 Lee resigned as Prime Minister and Goh was chosen to succeed him. Lee remained an influential member of his government, holding the post of Senior Minister.

Shortly before he stepped down as Prime Minister, and after a number of threats of Islamist terrorism in Singapore, Goh met local Islamic religious leaders in 2004, and made a visit to Iran, where he met the Iranian president, Mohammad Khatami, and visited local mosques. The Straits Times speculated that this was meant to develop relationships between Singapore and Iran.

Goh subsequently visited other Middle-Eastern countries as Senior Minister, with a view to improving diplomatic relationships and thus gaining wider busines opportunities for Singaporean businessmen, especially in the UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait.

Goh is married to Tan Choo Leng. They have a twin son and daughter. Their son, Goh Jin Hian, is a medical doctor at Mount Elizabeth Hospital.

[edit] Policies

The following are major policies and policy institutions initiated under Goh Chok Tong's administration:


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tea bowl for drinking tea

According to Chinese tradition, the original cup of tea was not invented but discovered in the course of daily affairs by the simple inhabitants in the hills of Min-nan, who found out the secret of preserving the essence of the green tea leaves. It was rolled and dried and good for keeping until when needed.

In modern China, virtually every dwelling--down to the simplest mud huts--has a set of tea implements for brewing a hot cup of tea. These implements are symbols of welcome for visitors or neighbors.

Traditionally, a visitor to a Chinese home will be expected to sit down and drink tea while talking; the Chinese consider having such visits while standing to be uncouth

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"Far deeper than the formal trends of common values in Chinese culture is found with simple plant known as tea. It is an essence discovered by the simple farmers while trying to enhance their tasteless water. Tea is found all over scattered in the many parts of China. Without tea, there will not be any real roots to the real cause of the Chinese culture."

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[edit] Medicine

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Wolfberry: cheap alternative to ginseng...2

Image:20100628.174711 20100628-wolfberries.jpg... There is a cheap alternative to precious Chinese herbs ginseng and lingzhi mushroom, and it is widely available in supermarkets around the Sultanate of Brunei.... The good news for Bruneians, however, is that wolfberry is ranked a close third behind these two herbs when it comes to content in germanium, and is relatively cheap in supermarkets at a few dollars per packet, and it can even be eaten directly without being cooked..According to Dr Sun, germanium is supposed to "clean" the blood and prevent blood clotting in the vessels, and will also help with metabolism to keep the body healthy. It also has an effect of bringing 10 times more oxygen to the blood cells to help with clearing body toxins, and slowing the ageing process. "If our blood cells lack oxygen, it can cause abnormal metabolism, resulting in excessive fatty acid. The abnormal metabolism can also cause pathological changes, which is also closely related to the formation of cancerous cells in the body," said Dr Sun. "The most important feature of germanium is its ability to induce the body cells to produce "interferon" which can regulate the immune system to fight against the virus and cancerous cells." -The Brunei Times/Asia News Network

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Even great cities eventually crumbled down and they don't lasts..

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MYSTERY
Babylon the great
The Mother of prostitutes
And of the Abominations of the Earth (Revelation chapter 17, Verse5)


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Woe! Woe, O great City,

dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet,
and glittering with gold, precious stones
and pearls!

Verse17:

In one hour such great wealth has been
brought to ruin!"
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