Archive for February 22nd, 2010
MM Lee calls on new Sultan
22Feb10
Lee Kuan Yew in Johor Bahru. Straits Times: MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew yesterday called on Sultan Ibrahim Ismail of Johor at the Istana Besar here to express his condolences over the death of the latter’s father, the late Sultan Iskandar Ismail. During their 30-minute meeting in the palace’s throne room yesterday afternoon, Sultan Ibrahim [...]
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Tags: johor, lee kuan yew, Malaysia, sultan ibrahim
Which Lee is the Prime Minister of Singapore?
The Temasek Review asks a simple question. If you were to ask 10 elderly Singaporeans in the streets randomly who the Prime Minister of Singapore is, chances are quite a number will answer “Lau Lee” in reference to Singapore’s octogenarian leader Lee Kuan Yew. Lee was the first Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to [...]
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Tags: lee hsien loong, lee kuan yew, minister mentor, temasek review