Archive for May, 2008
The International Herald Tribune gives a decent (and impartial) summary of the case: Critic confronts Lee in Singapore court With a deeply odd yet revealing quote from Lee: Lee expressed what seemed an extraordinary sense of vulnerability, even to the words of a lone critic, while his antagonist described a compulsion – even a mission [...]
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Tags: chee soon juan, defamation, iht, trial
Transcript of Chee Soon Juan’s closing submissions in the assessment of damages for defamation of Lee Kuan Yew and Lee Hsien Loong, courtesy of yoursdp.org: Unlike reputation, character cannot be bought: Chee’s closing submissions Can [Lee Kuan Yew] not grasp the fact that no amount of wealth and power can hold back the silent voices [...]
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Tags: chee soon juan, defamation, lee kuan yew, sdp, trial
Day 2 of the Chee Soon Juan/SDP defamation trial makes the Oddly Enough column on Reuters: Singapore politicians hurl insults in court “He is near psychopath,” Lee Kuan Yew said of Chee Soon Juan. “I don’t think even Solomon would be able to mediate between a psychopath and sane rational people,” he said, referring to [...]
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Tags: chee soon juan, defamation, psychopath, reuters, sdp, trial
On the first day of damages hearings for the defamation case against SDP leader Chee Soon Juan, Lee Kuan Yew made an unexpected appearance while his son, Lee Hsien Loong, was being cross-examined. Lee Kuan Yew is expected to take the stand himself on Tuesday, May 27th. Singapore Democrat: Lee Kuan Yew barges into courtroom
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Tags: chee soon juan, cross-examination, defamation, lee hsien loong, sdp, trial
Speech at Queenstown Stadium on May 25th, and a brief mention of a sore throat and the upcoming CSJ cross-examination. Channel News Asia, with video: MM Lee says giving subsidies will not solve Singapore’s problems “I read many letters in the press urging subsidies for all manner of things — seat belts for school buses, [...]
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Tags: channelnewsasia, singapore, sore throat, subsidies, workfare
Lee Kuan Yew will be speaking at the 14th International Conference on “The Future of Asia” in Tokyo, Japan on May 23rd, in a “Dialogue” with former LDP Secretary-General Hidenao Nakagawa. The event is not open to the public. Update: Lee cancelled his appearance with less than a day’s notice. No reason for the cancellation [...]
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Tags: future of asia, kwa geok choo, lee kuan yew, nikkei, tokyo, wife
The Singapore Democrats report: Officials from the Media Development Authority (MDA) barged in on a private screening of a film entitled One Nation Under Lee and demanded that the organisers hand over the DVD. The 45-minute movie is critical narration of how Mr Lee Kuan Yew rode to power championing democracy and then using it [...]
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Tags: mda, one nation under lee, sdp, singapore democrats
Mrs Lee in serious condition
Lee Kuan Yew’s wife, Kwa Geok Choo, has suffered a second serious stroke. Mrs Lee in serious condition THE wife of Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has been warded at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in a serious condition, said the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in a statement issued last night. Mrs Lee (picture), whose maiden [...]
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Tags: kwa geok choo, mrs lee, prime minister's office, sammyboy, stroke, wife
The (apparently) full text of the May 9 interview with CNA (Taiwan): Interview with Lee Kwan Yew, Minister Mentor, Government of Singapore Lee Kwang Yew [sic] the elder statesman of Asia discusses issues ranging from Taiwan-China relations rendering support to China’s views on Tibet&Taiwan. He reiterates his view of importance of economic growth and stable [...]
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Tags: central news agency, taiwan
Lee in Forbes: Two Images of China
A column by Lee in Forbes, regarding views of China in the West and in Hong Kong. Oddly, it’s datelined June 16, 2008, but published almost three weeks ahead of time. Two Images of China Huge crowds welcomed the torch parade. The usual pro-democracy demonstrators were outnumbered by crowds of ordinary people cheering on the [...]
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Tags: china, forbes, Olympics, tibet