Archive for June 29th, 2009
State of the Lee
Last spotted: February 3, 2012 in Singapore
Last analyzed: February 3, 2012 in Singapore
Analysis
Mental acuity: Lee speaks coherently, with occasional gaps.
Physical health: Lee walks unassisted, albeit slowly, and moves his hands independently.
Next expected:
?State of Mrs Lee
Lee Kuan Yew's wife Kwa Geok Choo died on October 2, 2010.-
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Constructing Singapore: “pragmatism” and personalised power
The SDP provides some excerpts of Constructing Singapore: Elitism, Ethnicity and the Nation-Building Project by Michael D. Barr & Zlatko Skrbis (previously reviewed here). The oil that lubricates the Singapore system is the exercise of personal power. The personal character of power is demonstrated without much effort in the person of Lee Kuan Yew, who [...]
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Tags: constructing singapore, goh chok tong, lee hsien loong, lee kuan yew, michael barr, zlatko skrbis