Archive for July, 2009
Reaction and analysis of Chip Goodyear’s surprise resignation from Temasek. Asia Sentinel: Exactly what Goodyear was proposing to do when he became actual chief executive is not clear. Some suggest he wanted to move into resources, others that he wanted to shake up the managements of the local state owned entities which are a major [...]
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Tags: lee wei ling, temasek, ho ching, lee family, chip goodyear, simon shorvon
Racial harmony is not a given
Lee Kuan Yew goes off messages — is this why no video footage is available? Straits Times: Speaking at the National Orange Ribbon Celebrations in Bishan, MM Lee told the crowd he would dispense with the speech prepared for him by one of the ministries. The Minister Mentor went on to speak passionately for half [...]
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Tags: lee kuan yew, national orange ribbon, racial harmony
Kuan Yew’s half-century
Move over Fidel Castro, Omar Bongo and Muammar Gaddafi: Lee Kuan Yew is now the longest-reigning (non-royal) ruler in the world. The Star: The Lee Kuan Yew “era” reached its 50-year mark on June 5, making Lee the longest surviving national leader in the world. It was on this day in 1959 that the Cambridge-trained [...]
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Tags: fidel castro, lee kuan yew, minister mentor, muammar gaddafi, omar bongo, retirement
Interesting opinion piece in MalaysiaKini: It is very amusing to see how Malaysians (probably of the minority races) have spasms of ecstasy when referring to Lee Kuan Yew (LKY) in Malaysian forums. From across the border in Malaysia, Singapore seems like Wonderland and LKY like a benevolent god. … However, Singapore has problems at present [...]
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Tags: lee kuan yew, mahathir, Malaysia, malaysiakini, singapore
Lee Kuan Yew on Changi, complete with obligatory dig at foreign experts. CNA: Speaking at the launch of the newly restructured Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the Changi Airport Group on Wednesday, Mr Lee – who was instrumental in developing Changi as an aviation hub – noted that the economic crisis has seriously [...]
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Tags: aviation, changi, changi airport group, lee kuan yew, temasek
Censors refuse to classify One Nation Under Lee
Singapore avoids the embarrassment of banning One Nation Under Lee by the simple expedient of refusing to classify it. Singapore Rebel: The Board of Film Censors (BFC) has refused to classify One Nation Under Lee (ONUL). The video documentary, directed by visual artist and activist Seelan Palay, was submitted to the authorities in May (see [...]
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Tags: board of film censors, one nation under lee, seelan palay