{"id":2790,"date":"2019-11-16T04:38:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T04:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"urn:uuid:a05ba2cb-3d38-4374-832b-a8a2dbf0efa3"},"modified":"2025-02-23T01:55:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T01:55:11","slug":"over-8000-copies-of-panjang-the-tall-boy-who-became-prime-minister-distributed-to-kindergartens-islandwide","status":"publish","type":"newsroom","link":"https:\/\/www.mapletree.com.sg\/jp\/newsroom\/over-8000-copies-of-panjang-the-tall-boy-who-became-prime-minister-distributed-to-kindergartens-islandwide\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 8,000 Copies of \u201cPanjang: The Tall Boy Who Became Prime Minister\u201d Distributed to Kindergartens Islandwide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\">Mapletree is the sole supporter of Panjang which tells the story of the childhood of Singapore&#8217;s second prime minister, Goh Chok Tong, and how he conquered his self-consciousness to become a leader<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SINGAPORE<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd (\u201cMapletree\u201d or the \u201cGroup\u201d) is pleased to support the publishing of an illustrated children book \u201cPanjang: The Tall Boy Who Became Prime Minister\u201d (\u201cPanjang\u201d). Over 8,000 copies of the books were distributed to PAP Community Foundation (PCF) kindergartens islandwide, My First Skools and MOE Kindergartens, as well as preschools operating within Mapletree properties in Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Hiew Yoon Khong, Group Chief Executive Officer of Mapletree, said, \u201cEducation as well as support for literary arts are key pillars in Mapletree\u2019s Corporate Social Responsibility programme. We hope that the inspirational story of ESM Goh will motivate young readers to embrace their challenges and achieve success in more ways than one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Published by homegrown international publisher World Scientific, Panjang was officially presented on 16 November 2019 (Saturday) at Marine Parade\u2019s PAP Community Foundation (PCF) Family Day. Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong graced the occasion. The book is written by Singapore Literature Prize-winning author Peh Shing Huei and illustrated by Drewscape aka Andrew Tan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mapletree.com.sg\/tachyon\/2024\/12\/Panjang-Book-EN.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mapletree.com.sg\/tachyon\/sites\/11\/2024\/12\/Panjang-Book-EN.jpg?resize=285%2C519&amp;zoom=1 285w, https:\/\/www.mapletree.com.sg\/tachyon\/sites\/11\/2024\/12\/Panjang-Book-EN.jpg?resize=285%2C519&amp;zoom=0.5 143w, https:\/\/www.mapletree.com.sg\/tachyon\/sites\/11\/2024\/12\/Panjang-Book-EN.jpg?resize=285%2C519&amp;zoom=0.25 71w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Book Image of &#8220;Panjang:&nbsp;The Tall Boy Who Became Prime Minister&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mapletree.com.sg\/tachyon\/2024\/12\/20191116_PanjangPrizeCeremony_Mapletree.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mapletree.com.sg\/tachyon\/sites\/11\/2024\/12\/20191116_PanjangPrizeCeremony_Mapletree.jpg?resize=450%2C360&amp;zoom=1 450w, https:\/\/www.mapletree.com.sg\/tachyon\/sites\/11\/2024\/12\/20191116_PanjangPrizeCeremony_Mapletree.jpg?resize=450%2C360&amp;zoom=0.5 225w, https:\/\/www.mapletree.com.sg\/tachyon\/sites\/11\/2024\/12\/20191116_PanjangPrizeCeremony_Mapletree.jpg?resize=450%2C360&amp;zoom=0.25 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Sponsorship Presentation Ceremony of Panjang: The Tall Boy Who Became Prime Minister at Marine Parade\u2019s PCF Family Day<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Panjang, which means \u201clong\u201d in Bahasa Melayu, is the childhood nickname of Singapore\u2019s second Prime Minister, who was the tallest kid in his class. In this children\u2019s book, Mr Goh\u2019s growing up years are fleshed out in colourful detail, including how Mr Goh discovered what made him stand out and how he eventually became class monitor, prefect, scout troop leader, captain of the swim team and chairman of the historical society.<br><br>This children\u2019s tale, closely accompanied with thoughtful illustrations, is an inspiring story of how one can embrace the things that make one different.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16319,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_trash_the_other_posts":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"editor_notices":[]},"tags":[578,114],"newsroom-category":[112,995],"csr-category":[1011],"class_list":["post-2790","newsroom","type-newsroom","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-578","tag-news"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Over 8,000 Copies of \u201cPanjang: The Tall Boy Who Became Prime Minister\u201d Distributed to Kindergartens Islandwide - MIPL Japan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mapletree-stag.altis.cloud\/jp\/newsroom\/over-8000-copies-of-panjang-the-tall-boy-who-became-prime-minister-distributed-to-kindergartens-islandwide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Over 8,000 Copies of \u201cPanjang: The Tall Boy Who Became Prime Minister\u201d Distributed to Kindergartens Islandwide - MIPL Japan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"SINGAPORE&nbsp;\u2013 Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd (\u201cMapletree\u201d or the \u201cGroup\u201d) is pleased to support the publishing of an illustrated children book \u201cPanjang: The Tall Boy Who Became Prime Minister\u201d (\u201cPanjang\u201d). 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