Janadas Devan
| Janadas Devan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 (age 62–63) Singapore |
| Residence |
Austin, Texas, U.S. Singapore |
| Occupation |
Chief of government communications at the ministry of information, communication and the arts |
| Parent(s) | Devan Nair (father) |
Chief of government communications at the ministry of information, communication and the arts
Janadas Devan (born 1954) is a Singaporean journalist. He currently coordinates the Government's public communications as Chief of Government Communications at the Ministry of Communication and Information. He also holds a concurrent position as the Director for the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS). As a journalist he was formerly Review Editor of The Straits Times, the flagship English-language daily newspaper of the Singapore Press Holdings. He is the son of C.V. Devan Nair, the third President of Singapore. Devan studied at the National University of Singapore and Cornell University in New York.
Before becoming a journalist, Devan taught in universities in both Singapore and the United States. Subsequently, Devan began working for The Straits Times and Radio Singapore International. His work at RSI was mainly focused on international politics, with a special emphasis on US politics. His weekly show was called Call from America, ranging from topics such as Barack Obama's presidential campaign to the War in Iraq. Devan also wrote a column for The Straits Times. At one point, his contract with The Straits Times was terminated without any official explanation. He has stated that, "For reasons that remain unexplained, but which were clearly not journalistic, the column was halted." However, as of 2008, he is a regular contributor to the Straits Times.
On 27 October 2007, Devan wrote an article in The Straits Times entitled "377A debate and the rewriting of pluralism". In the article, Devan rebutted the parliamentary speech of Singapore Nominated Member of Parliament Thio Li-ann. NMP Thio had argued that Singapore, being a conservative society, cannot tolerate homosexuals, also stating that a secular society needs to listen to the religious authorities. She had also said that the minorities in a plural society must listen to the views of the majority. Devan wrote:
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