Archive for September, 2010
MM treated for infection
And the story keeps changing: routine checkup, physiotherapy for fall, or now a chest infection? Straits Times: MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew was admitted to the Singapore General Hospital on Wednesday for treatment of a chest infection. Madam Yeong Yoon Ying, his press secretary, said in a statement on Wednesday night that Mr Lee planned [...]
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Tags: chest infection, health, lee kuan yew, sgh, singapore general hospital
MM turns up after fall
The Straits Times mentions what the previous CNA item only obliquely hinted at: THE audience at the Russia-Singapore Business Forum applauded Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew last night, after it emerged that he did not allow his treatment in hospital to keep him away from the dialogue. Mr Lee had needed physiotherapy because of a [...]
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Tags: fall, lee kuan yew, physiotherary
Lee Kuan Yew back in Singapore. CNA, with video: Mr Lee said Russia’s challenge was to develop its pool of entrepreneurs, just like Singapore. He said: “We’re trying to do that. But we are hampered by culture. We’re largely Chinese and Indians. And both Chinese and Indians, the best go into government, (they) don’t go [...]
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Tags: corruption, entrepreneurship, lee kuan yew, russia
Lee Kuan Yew in Kiev. Channel News Asia: Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has started his two-day official visit to Kiev, meeting Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich and Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov. President Yanukovich said the visit was a “truly significant event” because he believes Ukraine can learn a lot from Singapore, which has made [...]
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Tags: kiev, lee kuan yew, singapore, ukraine, victor yanukovich
MM Lee’s S’pore Dream
Lee Kuan Yew in Moscow. Straits Times: Mr Grant Alaverdian, 21, a master’s of business administration student from Armenia, started off by asking Mr Lee about the goals he would set for Singapore’s next generation of leaders. Mr Lee’s quick reply: ‘I’m not in charge anymore, it depends on what the present leaders envision for [...]
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Tags: goals, lee kuan yew, moscow, russia, skolkovo
Malaysia According to LKY
Mahathir Mohamed takes issue with Lee Kuan Yew’s recent interview. From his blog: 1. Mr Lee Kwan Yew, the Minister Mentor of Singapore is three years my senior. That means he and I practically grew up in the same period of time. That also means that I have been able to watch the progress of [...]
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Tags: lee kuan yew, mahathir mohamed, Malaysia, race relations, singapore
The New York Times interviews Lee Kuan Yew: “SO, when is the last leaf falling?” asked Lee Kuan Yew, the man who made Singapore in his own stern and unsentimental image, nearing his 87th birthday and contemplating age, infirmity and loss. “I can feel the gradual decline of energy and vitality,” said Mr. Lee, whose [...]
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Tags: health, kwa geok choo, lee kuan yew, succession
Lee Kuan Yew underlines that Singapore is not a melting pot. Channel News Asia, with video: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said secularism has allowed different ethnic communities to sustain their own culture and traditions. … Mr Lee began his speech in Malay, where he said it was heartening to see people of different races [...]
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Tags: immigration, lee kuan yew, racial harmony, ramadan, secularism
Happy Birthday MM
Lee Kuan Yew quietly celebrates his 87th birthday. AsiaOne: AS THE architect of modern-day Singapore celebrated his 87th birthday on Sept 16, this tiny nation went about its business without any revelry or the syrupy cheering that a leader of his stature would have enjoyed this day in any other clime. In a sense, the [...]
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Tags: birthday, cult of personality, lee kuan yew