President Tharman Shamugaratnam presented President's Scholarships to three recipients on 14 August 2025.
The President's Scholarship is a state award, not a personal or private award.
Should the President's wife, Jane Itogi, be in the official photograph?
Defence Minister and Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan Chun Seng, who was also present at the function, was not included io the photograph.
Isn't it somewhat unusual for President Tharman Shamugaratnam's wife Jane Itogi to be in the photo together with World Health Organisation director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Indonesian Minister for Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin and Singapore Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung?
What was her role, if any, in a "high-level networking" dinner (as described by The Straits Times) hosted by Temasek Foundation to address global pandemic preparedness.
If I'm not mistaken, none of our former presidents' spouses were included in official photos in similar functions.
Updated: 12:20am on 8 May 2025
