Archive for November, 2009
Mahathir attacks Lee once again. Temasek Review: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed has poured scorn on the oratory skills of Singapore’s former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in a documentary – “Mahathir” shown on the Starhub History Channel last Sunday at 8pm. … The elder statesman was no fan of Lee and […]
Filed under: Advance notice, Quotes, Television | 7 Comments
Tags: chinese, lee kuan yew, mahathir mohamed, malay, race relations
Facing yet another defeat in Singapore courts, Dow Jones finally gives up its appeal in the FEER defamation case, cuts its losses and agrees to pay damages. Asia Sentinel, including Dow Jones’ own statement: Dow Jones Corporation, the owner of the soon-to- be-defunct Far Eastern Economic Review, has capitulated and agreed to pay US$175,000 in […]
Filed under: Press release | 2 Comments
Tags: appeal, dow jones, far eastern economic review, feer, lee hsien loong, lee kuan yew, press freedom, singapore
Lee Kuan Yew at the APEC CEO Summit. The respected, the insightful, the quick-witted and the candid at CNA: Mr Lee was addressing delegates at the APEC CEO Summit in Singapore on Friday evening. The dialogue lasted just under an hour and touched on wide-ranging issues. Businessmen, academics and government officials gathered at the dialogue […]
Filed under: Conference, Quotes | 2 Comments
Tags: apec ceo summit, china, deng xiaoping, economy, lee kuan yew, united states
Lee Kuan Yew meets Chinese president Hu. Virtually content-free Xinhua article: Lee congratulated Hu on the great achievements China has made, saying China’s maintaining stability and continuity in its development is of great significance for the region. Singapore welcomes China to make greater economic achievements and is pleased to see China playing important roles in […]
Filed under: Conference, Quotes | 1 Comment
Tags: apec, hu jintao, lee kuan yew, singapore
Temasek Review unearths an interesting quote from last Sunday: In his speech at a grassroots event at Tanjong Pagar, MM Lee used the examples of Law Minister K. Shanmugam, an MP of Sembawang GRC, and Tanjong Pagar GRC MP Indranee Rajah to drive home his point. Mr Shanmugam, Mr Lee said, could make $6 million a […]
Filed under: Event, Quotes | 6 Comments
Tags: lee kuan yew, shanmugam, tanjong pagar
3% growth in 2010: MM
Lee Kuan Yew’s next economic prognostication. ST: SINGAPORE’S economy may grow by 3 per cent next year and Singaporeans must be prepared for slower growth for several years, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on Sunday. In a speech at the Tanjong Pagar GRC Tree Planting Day at Henderson Heights, he said Singapore will not […]
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Tags: economy, gdp, lee kuan yew
Lee Kuan Yew at another business forum. CNA: “I don’t think the world’s future will be decided by either Islamic fundamentalism or Christian reaction to it,” he said. “The big countries do not fight each other because they all have got nuclear bombs. Your contest in the future will be an economic one – who […]
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Tags: china, economy, india, leadership, lee kuan yew, The Future of Global Business, visa payments forum
Thank you MM Lee, for showing the way
A lovely example of that Straits Times trademark, the utterly sycophantic reader letter: I HAVE always been impressed with Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew for his vision and passion. But my respect for him has gone up a few more notches after his recent speech to encourage the study of Chinese language differently. Having believed […]
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Tags: bilingual education, lee kuan yew, mistakes, sycophancy