Lee Kuan Yew shows that his well-publicized threat to come back from the grave to keep things running may not be exaggerated.  Straits Times:

‘Unlike Kim Jong Il who says he is well but has not appeared, I thought I’d better say hello to you and to your guests and apologise for not being able to join you,’ Mr Lee quipped, referring to the reclusive North Korean leader who missed the country’s 60th anniversary celebrations last week, reportedly because he had a stroke.

Speaking from his hospital room, he told the forum: ‘They have put it right, but they want to keep on monitoring me tonight to make sure it stays right.’ …

The philanthropy rate in Singapore, measured as a proportion of gross domestic product, is only a fraction that of the United States’, noted Mr Lee, adding that the government is trying to increase it for instance by giving donations double tax deductions.

‘If we don’t have the successful showing that they care for the welfare of the unsuccessful, it is difficult to keep the Singapore team together,’ he said.

CNA has a video clip about the address, but it’s very poor quality and Lee’s words cannot be heard.