Archive for March, 2009
Lee Kuan Yew admits GIC made a mistake and tries to quell early election buzz. Interview with Reuters: Lee said GIC bought “too early” into global banks such as Citigroup (C.N) and UBS (UBSN.VX), which were both hammered by the financial meltdown that quickened in the second half of 2008. “How could we have known [...]
Filed under: Interview, Newspaper, Quotes | 2 Comments
Tags: citigroup, early election, financial crisis, gic, lee kuan yew, ubs
A reader asks: I’ve been searching for the SOURCE that says “LKY lives at the Istana” but to no avail. I KNOW for a fact that SR Nathan does not live there, and I am 70% sure that LKY does, but I simply cannot find where it says so. His daughter has mentioned before that [...]
Filed under: Question | 7 Comments
Tags: istana, lee kuan yew, oxley road, residence, sri temasek