Can someone explain why the yellow pages, of which Mah Bow Tan is a director, is allowed to live off the earnings of prostitution while the hardworking and enterprising citizens of this wonderful country aren't.
http://www.yellowpages.com.sg/search/all/escorts
http://www.yps.com.sg/board.asp?page=about
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[TD="class: subheadingBOLD, width: 98%"]MAH BOW TAN
Non-Executive Chairman & Independent Director
Member, Remuneration Committee
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[TD="class: normaltxt-justify"]Mr Mah Bow Tan has served in the Government, holding various portfolios until his retirement from government in May 2011. His involvement and experience spans the private and public sectors. In the private sector, he has been with Singapore Bus Services (SBS), Singapore News and Publications Ltd (SNPL) and Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH).
Mr Mah has served the Labour Movement in various capacities. He worked closely with the National Transport Workers Union (NTWU) as General Manager in the former SBS, and was Chairman of NTUC Comfort Cooperative Limited; Chairman of the Productivity Board; Chairman of the Singapore Institute of Labour Studies (now the Ong Teng Cheong Labour Leadership Institute); and Chairman of the Singapore Labour Foundation (2002 to 2011).
His awards include the Medal of Honour awarded by the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), and the Alumni Award for Achievement awarded by the University of New South Wales for his outstanding contribution to public service in Singapore. He has also been conferred an Honorary Doctor of Science degree by the University of New South Wales. Mr Mah was awarded the President’s and Colombo Plan Scholarships to study at the University of New South Wales, Australia, graduating with First Class Honours in Industrial Engineering in 1971 and a Master of Engineering degree in Operations Research in 1973.[/TD]
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