Tag: Ben Davis
Ben Davis: Thailand best choice when it comes to football
Speaking for the first time on the issue, Ben Davis told Thailand television channel True4U in an interview that was posted on its Facebook...
Breakdown in communication between Mindef and parents led youngster Ben Davis to play for...
South China Morning Post says a “breakdown in communication” over mandatory national service resulted in Singapore’s great football hope Ben Davis joining Thailand instead...
Dr Ng’s stout defence of Mindef
For fence-sitters on the Ben Davis National Service (NS) deferment saga, Ng Eng Hen’s defence of Mindef on Monday may have swayed them to...
Mindef reveals 114 scholars given NS disruptions from 2012-2017
Even as the media and the public question its policy on National Service (NS) postponement, the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) continues to remain silent....
Ben will return to S’pore to do NS, says father
The following is the full statement by Harvey Davis, the father of Ben Davis, in response to the latest statement by Mindef.
It is unfortunate...
Only 3 NS deferments for sportsmen in 15 years; but a dozen for scholars...
Senior Minister Of State for Defence Heng Chee How said on Tuesday that his ministry will reject Ben Davis’ appeal for National Service deferment...
Former ambassador Bilahari is wrong about Ben Davis’ situation
Former ambassador Bilahari Kausikan has waded into the debate over whether 17-year old footballer Ben Davis' situation warrants a deferment from National Service.
Ben's predicament...