“Goh Keng Swee and I had become less and less friendly. One day Keng Swee said to me, ‘I am going to appoint Mayer to the job I was planning
Read more…May 1961 : Passed Over For Economic Development Board
The Industrial Promotions Board was soon to be replaced by the Economic Development Board and James was touted to be the Chairman-designate (Straits Times 12 july 1959). But by this
Read more…May 1961 : The Strained Relationship with Goh Keng Swee
All I regret with PAP is PAP probably did not give it [Singapore] political freedom – individualfreedom. It had given it quite a lot of economic advancement. But it [politicalfreedom]
“When the Hong Lim by-elections took place, I did not participate because it was an entirely Chinese constituency, and my impact would be minimal. I remember at the Fullerton Square
“In one of my meetings with Harry, he had identified Madam Chan Choy Siong, the wife of Ong Pang Boon, as a great supporter of Ong Eng Guan. At that
The University Socialist Club was a popular forum for intellectual discussions. Even Lee Kuan Yew spoke at the forum on “University of Malaya – its past and present role in
Read more…June 1960 : Lee Kuan Yew Addresses the Socialist Club
James was not involved directly in the trade union dispute. He worked closely with Goh Keng Swee in the preparation of Singapore’s First development plan. The left sought to consolidate
James wrote an article published in the Petir, a publication of the P.A.P.
