Archive for February, 2012
CNA: One of Kazakhstan’s highest state awards has been conferred on former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew for promoting ties between the two countries. Mr Lee was conferred the Order of Friendship by the Ambassador of Kazakhstan, Yerlan Baudarbek-Kozhatayev, at the Istana on Tuesday. The ambassador also gave Mr Lee a medal representing Kazakhstan’s 20th [...]
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Tags: kazakhstan, lee kuan yew, order of friendship, singapore
Playing the broken record again. CNA, with video: Former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has called for the understanding of Singaporeans towards the government’s decision to continue taking in immigrants. Speaking at a Lunar New Year gathering in his constituency of Tanjong Pagar on Friday, Mr Lee said Singapore’s per capita income is one of [...]
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Tags: birth rate, chinese new year, immigration, lee kuan yew, tanjong pagar
