Archive for the ‘Spotted’ Category
Lee Kuan Yew is not dead. Photo from ST, and ZDNet with the story the mainstream media in Singapore did not cover: Singapore celebrated its 47th birthday yesterday and as I do most years, I stayed in to watch the annual parade on the telly along with my fellow citizens. But this year was a little […]
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Tags: dead, death, lee kuan yew, national day parade, ndp, rumour, twitter
Lee Kuan Yew is back. Straits Times: Former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew met his one-time West German counterpart Helmut Schmidt at the Shangri-La Hotel on Saturday. Mr Schmidt is in Singapore to tap Mr Lee’s views on international affairs for a book that he is writing. The interview on Saturday lasted three hours, and […]
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The Lees’ wealth is not often discussed, but as the figures here show, they certainly have quite a bit. Straits Times: Former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew on Monday launched what he described as the ‘most important book’ he has ever written and kicked off a fund to help children become bilingual early. Hoping that […]
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Tags: bilingualism, fund, lee kuan yew, my lifelong challenge, wealth
Lee Kuan Yew is trotted out on an orchestrated tour at upgraded HDB blocks. CNA: Officiating at the completion ceremony of the Lift Upgrading Programme on Saturday was Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, who was mobbed by residents eager for a handshake and a picture. One lucky […]
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Tags: hdb, lee kuan yew, lift upgrading, rumah tinggi
Lee Kuan Yew in Russia
Virtually content-free news items about Lee Kuan Yew meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin (ITAR-TASS) and business tycoon Oleg Deripaska (MFA). Lee returns to Singapore today.
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Still quiet on the Lee Kuan Yew news front, but he put in the obligatory appearance at the National Day celebrations. Straits Times: Joanne (ST.com HQ, 6:31pm): The audience has been practising a welcome drumbeat for the last few minutes as they wait for the Prime Minister, Senior Minister and Minister Mentor to arrive. They […]
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Tags: appearance, lee kuan yew, national day parade, singapore
MM Lee gets Rotary award
Lee Kuan Yew certainly can’t be faulted for thinking that he’ll live forever. Straits Times: Reading the citation before presenting the award at a gala dinner at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Rotary International president Lee Dong Kurn of South Korea described it as a ‘small token of the great respect that you have earned for […]
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Nice picture of Lee Kuan Yew looking like a human condom. CNA: The MP for Yio Chu Kang was set on fire by an ex-cabbie on Jan 11 during a constituency event. He suffered 14 per cent burns on his face, chest and arms. Among the visitors received was Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew who […]
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Tags: biohazard, giant condom, lee kuan yew, seng han thong
On the first day of damages hearings for the defamation case against SDP leader Chee Soon Juan, Lee Kuan Yew made an unexpected appearance while his son, Lee Hsien Loong, was being cross-examined. Lee Kuan Yew is expected to take the stand himself on Tuesday, May 27th. Singapore Democrat: Lee Kuan Yew barges into courtroom
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Tags: chee soon juan, cross-examination, defamation, lee hsien loong, sdp, trial
