Archive for June, 2009
Near content-free article from CNA, linked here solely for video analysis: SINGAPORE: Singapore is building on its good bilateral ties with Malaysia, following the recent introductory visit by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak to the Republic. These were further cemented on Tuesday when Singapore’s Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew met Prime Minister Najib and his [...]
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Tags: lee kuan yew, Malaysia, muhyiddin yasin, najib razak, state visit
Aviation’s future in Asia
Lee Kuan Yew at the IATA summit. Straits Times: THE future of the airline industry will move in tandem with the inexorable shift of economic activity from the Atlantic to the Pacific, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said here yesterday. … Mr Lee focused on broader growth trends. He noted that China’s and India’s economies [...]
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Tags: aviation, iata, lee kuan yew, south-east asia
The state media are back in full form. Straits Times: THE International Air Transport Association (Iata) on Monday paid tribute to Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew’s unique vision and leadership in founding one of the airline industry’s strongest carriers and most efficient airports, at its Annual General Meeting in Kuala Lumpur. The association, which represents [...]
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Tags: gic, iata, investments, lee kuan yew, singapore
Bernama reports on Lee’s trip to Malaysia next week — in an article curiously similar to one published by Malaysia Insider several days earlier? His eight-day visit, from June 8 to 15, starts with a meeting with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak as well as with several high-level officials, top editors and [...]
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Tags: ipoh, kelantan, lee kuan yew, Malaysia, pahang, penang, perak, state visit
Lee Kuan Yew will be speaking at the 65th Annual General Meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on June 8th, 5 PM. Access by invitation only.
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Tags: agm, iata, kuala lumpur, lee kuan yew
Kuan Yew’s trip to Malaysia next week sparks cynicism
A refreshingly frank Malaysian analysis of what Lee’s Malaysia trip actually means. Suara Keadilan: A proposed visit by Singapore’s Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew is being trumpeted by Malaysian premier Najib Razak as a ringing endorsement for his newly-installed administration, but has raised cynicism amongst veteran analysts who questioned the motives of both leaders. “Firstly, [...]
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Tags: democracy, keadilan, lee kuan yew, Malaysia, singapore