Archive for May, 2009
The kind of news the Government loves best: successful foreign people saying nice things about Singapore, and nodding sagely while Lee tells them why they are inferior. CNA, with video: “Singapore is a real example of a country that has transformed herself from a third world country to a first world country in my own [...]
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Tags: democracy, india, infosys, leadership, lee kuan yew
Random comments by random people about last month’s Singapore beyond Lee Kuan Yew forum, ranging from sickening flattery to the mildest hint of criticism. AsiaOne: “SINGAPORE’S model of good governance, built on the principles of meritocracy, fairness and efficiency, has propelled it to great success. …” “Many youth from my generation are now extremely deferential [...]
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Tags: lee kuan yew, liberalization, people's action party, succession
S’pore’s green trump card
Lee Kuan Yew credits shrubbery for economic growth. Straits Times: SPRUCING up and greening Singapore with trees all over the island was a key economic strategy from Day One, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said on Wednesday night. … Professor Koh asked him at the start of the hour-long dialogue why cleaning up ‘dirty and [...]
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Tags: botanic gardens, economic growth, greenery, lee kuan yew
Review of Constructing Singapore: Elitism, Ethnicity and the Nation-Building project
SDP chief Chee Soon Juan reviews Constructing Singapore: Elitism, Ethnicity and the Nation (Amazon). Wall Street Journal: The “Singapore Story” — the title of the first volume of founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s autobiography — is that a mandarinate elite built a bastion of political and economic success on twin pillars of good governance: [...]
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Tags: chee soon juan, constructing singapore, discrimination, elitism, ethnicity, eugenics, fertility, michael barr, nation, race, sdp, zlatko skrbis