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My wife and I are saddened by the passing of Dr Toh Chin Chye. Please accept our deepest condolences. I remember my first meeting with Dr Toh in 1976...
Dr Toh Chin Chye had made great contributions to Singapore. Details of his long and illustrious career have been covered in letters by the Prime...

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In 1793 the Emperor Qianlong airily dismissed the emissary of King George III on the grounds that China was the self-sufficient centre of the world...

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Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean paying his respects at the wake of Dr Toh Chin Chye at the latter's home in Greenview Crescent yesterday. Photo by DON WONG
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'S'pore has lost a great man'
President Tony Tan and his wife Mary Tan paying their respects at the wake of Dr Toh Chin Chye in his home at Greenview Crescent yesterday. Photo by DON WONG
SINGAPORE - Witty, decisive, prudent and intelligent. These were among the recollections of those who came to pay respects to one of Singapore's founding fathers, the former Deputy Prime Minister Toh Chin Chye, who died in his home yesterday morning, aged 90....
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