Archive for August, 2010
Former Permanent Secretary: I think our leaders have to accept that Singapore is larger than the PAP
Ngiam Tong Dow on Singapore after Lee Kuan Yew. Originally by the Straits Times in 2006, but reprinted recently by Temasek Review: Q. With all this pessimism surrounding Singapore’s prospects today, what’s your personal prognosis? Will Singapore survive Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew? A. Unequivocally yes, Singapore will survive SM Lee but provided he leaves [...]
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Tags: lee kuan yew, meritocracy, ngiam tong dow, people's action party, succession
Lee Kuan Yew opines on why Singapore needs strong government with hand-picked leaders like himself. Channel News Asia, with video: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has said Singapore’s policies are not set in stone. He said the ability to improve on what has been done and basic values like meritocracy have led to Singapore’s success. [...]
Filed under: Event, Interview, Quotes, Video | 7 Comments
Tags: english, integrity, leadership, lee kuan yew, meritocracy, national day, saf, strong government, succession
Youth Olympic Flame arrives
Lee Kuan Yew kicks off the Youth Olympics. ST: AGAINST the dusky evening skyline at Marina Bay Promenade, cheers erupted as Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew lit the cauldron at Marina Bay Promenade on Friday evening with the Youth Olympic Flame.
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Tags: lee kuan yew, olympic flame, singapore, youth olympics
Figuring out what happens after Lee Kuan Yew dies — via art. Time Out Singapore: What happens when Uncle Harry dies? That’s the question curator Valentine Willie asks of veteran Singapore artists Tang Da Wu, Jimmy Ong, Zai Kuning, Jason Lim and Vincent Leow, as well as the newer-generation Genevieve Chua, Alecia Neo and Jason [...]
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Tags: beyond lky, future, lee kuan yew, valentine willie
Why it’s time for Lee Kuan Yew to retire
The Temasek Review says what Singapore’s mainstream media won’t. There are some who think things will get worse if MM goes, and eventually when he is no longer there. Then, there will be no one to crack the whip. One can be sure, despite all his Act of God claims, he’s kicking ass over the [...]
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Tags: lee kuan yew, retirement, temasek review