The Big Guns

Broadcasting in Singapore and the Big Guns

The direction of broadcasting in Singapore is set by a group of important

people and highly qualified people from industry. Most were with the

Government. They were responsible for the health of broadcasting to

inform educate entertain the masses…also for the successes (and failures)

of many projects on Caldecott Hill. Here is a list of the Big Guns and the Hill.

Ministers: S. Rajaratnm, Othman Wok, Jek  Yuen Thong,Ong Teng Cheong,

Yeo Ning Hong, George Yeo, David Lim, Lee Yock Suan, Lee Boon Yang, Yaacob

Ibrahim (present)

Permanent Secretaries: Lee Siow Mong, JohnDuclos, P S Raman,

Hsu Tse Kwang, Cheng Tong Fatt, Goh Kim Leong, Tan Chin Name, Niam Chiang Meng, Chan Yeng Kit, Aubeck Kam

CEO of Authority: Ho Meng Kiat, Goh Liang Kwang, Christopher Chia,

Aubeck Yam, Koh Lin-Net, Gabriel Lim (present)

Chairman of Company: Ong Teng Cheong Choon Kong, Cheong, Wee Kim Wee, Wee Mon Cheng,

Yong Pung How, Cheng Wai Keung, Ho Kwong Pin,  Teo Ming Kin(present)

CEOs of Company:

1960s: John Duclos, PS Raman

1970s: Hsu Tse Kwang, Mrs Wong Lee Siok Tin

1990s: Moses Lee , Lim Hup Seng

2000s: Lee Cheok Yew, Anthong Chia, Sandra Buenoventura, Ernest Wong,

Lucas Chow, Shaun Seow (Present)

Note: CEO was called Director of Broadcasting in the 60s and 70s until the company was

corporatised to SBC in the 80s.

The broadcasting company on the Hill was known by various names viz

Department of Broadcasting, SBC, Singapore International Media and its

components RCS, TVS, STV12,  Media Corp (present)

The Ministry was called Ministry of Culture, Sports and Culture, Information

And the Arts, Information and Communiction and the Arts, Ministry of Information

And Communication

Authority: The Authority was called Singapore Broadcasting Authority (SBA)

and later Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA)

(Please email me for errors and omissions)