Singapore is going through a difficult transition, economically and politically, into a competitive new era that is not only about money and power. And now Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who was urged by Singaporeans to rise up as the country’s next Prime Minister, has been sworn in as Singapore’s 9th President.  He believes he can best serve Singapore in a different role …

Singapore’s former Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who resigned from the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) earlier this year, scored a landslide victory on Saturday to become the city-state’s ninth president, replacing Halimah Yacob. More than 2.48 million votes were cast, with 50,152 rejected votes. While Tharman grabbed 70.4% of the votes in a crushing victory in the presidential contest, …