First NTUC president and prominent unionist Mahmud Awang dies, aged 93
SINGAPORE – Mr Mahmud Awang, one of the founders of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), and its first president, died last Sunday (Jan 3) in the evening, aged 93. Mr Awang, who was also a People’s Action Party (PAP) MP, was a prominent unionist who laid the foundations for Singapore’s pragmatic approach to union... » read more