Archive for May 29th, 2008
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
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