The Other Singapore Story Author_Roberto Percacci Research Assistant

Research Assistant

He received training as a pilot with the RAF and carved a career in Wedgwood before establishing his own company bringing fine china and crystal to the Far East

he has proved a charismatic and occasionally controversial leader

and the third section

through the 1980s and 1990s when an essentially Confucian heritage received official recognition under the guise of "Asian values"

The Other Singapore Story Author_Roberto Percacci Research AssistantDescription About the Author This book tells the story of a young man who failed his PSLE examinations, but through sheer determination, perseverance and hard work is now a graduate teacher at a primary school in Singapore. Attending a full time vocational course (Maintenance Fitting) in the day and part time night classes, he scored his first success a GCE N Level certificate in 1989. While in National Service, he studied and sat for the O Level