Four days after General Election 2020 - and unencumbered by duties and meetings for the first time in his adult life - Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong allowed himself a little chuckle.
In a Facebook post on July 14, he wrote about a health scare following the discovery of a white spot, possibly malignant, on his larynx last year. A biopsy was ruled out as he had a health complication. So a period of observation followed.
Already a subscriber? Log in
Read the full story and more at $9.90/month
Get exclusive reports and insights with more than 500 subscriber-only articles every month
ST One Digital
$9.90/month
No contract
ST app access on 1 mobile device
Unlock these benefits
All subscriber-only content on ST app and straitstimes.com
Easy access any time via ST app on 1 mobile device
E-paper with 2-week archive so you won't miss out on content that matters to you
