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SINGAPORE-Mr Ng Kok Song flashes his pearly whites when told that many people think the president of Singapore is but a figurehead and a toothless tiger.... “ I just had a new set of teeth, so not toothless, ” quips the 75-year-old former GIC chief investment officer, who announced his intention to run for president last Wednesday. Turning serious, he says: “ You are wrong, the president is not a toothless tiger.... While differences should be respected, he says they should not be allowed to d