Earlier this month, I bought a newly published book called OB Markers: My Straits Times Story by Cheong Yip Seng, the former chief editor of Singapore’s flagship newspaper.. OB, or out of bounds, markers indicate areas which are off limits to golfers, so that . It has years of history. It's like a bowl of china. You break it, I can piece it together, but it will never be the same." I was struck by the way the PM made his point – he knew the value and place of The Straits Times in Singapore's past, present and future.” ― Cheong Yip Author: Cheong Yip Seng. OB Markers is a brilliant behind the scenes look at the Straits Times, the most prominent and most-read paper in Singapore, through the eyes of Cheong Yip Seng, who joined ST in and served as editor-in-chief for 19 years ()/5.
Speaking at the launch of his memoirs on Friday, Cheong said even the "favourite instrument" of the government, to change editors in the newsroom, would be less effective over time. His page memoirs, entitled OB Markers: My Straits Times Story, recounts his 43 years as a newspaperman. He began as a cadet reporter in , rising to be. Cheong Yip Seng Is a well-known author, some of his books are a fascination for readers like in the OB Markers: My Straits Times Story book, this is one of the most wanted Cheong Yip Seng author readers around the world. OB Markers: My Straits Times Story Cheong Yip Seng Singapore: Straits Times Press, ISBN: Cheong Yip Seng's memoir is much more than just a "deep-background - off-the-record" of Lee Kuan Yew's years as Singapore's no. 1 newsmaker. It is a chronological and sensitive explanation of how the Republic's newspaper of record.
But Cheong Yip Seng, the former editor-in-chief of the The Straits Times (ST), has bucked this trend with his memoir, OB Markers: My Straits Times Story. ("Out of bounds" markers often refer to the. OB Markers: My Straits Times Story: Author: Yip Seng Cheong: Edition: illustrated: Publisher: Straits Times Press, ISBN: , Length: pages: Export Citation: BiBTeX. This memoir could not come at a more appropriate time, when Singapore's third generation leaders find themselves in headwinds of public opinion the first Prime Minister dealt with with a firm hand. Whether times have changed and Singapore's current leadership can no longer deal with The Straits Times the way Mr Lee dealt with Cheong Yip Seng and his predecessors is a question this book throws up.
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