"We Survived BMT Together": Ong Ye Kung Finds His Army Buddy | On The Red Dot

Nearly 40 years after Basic Military Training, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung recalls bonding with his BMT buddy, Eric Sim. As scrawny, laid-back teenagers, both shared a common survival tactic: stay under the radar. Now successful in their respective fields, Minister Ong hopes to find Eric and...

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