Archive for the ‘Transcript’ Category
Solution to ageing population
Lee Kuan Yew on the Japanese and American economies. As quoted in the Straits Times: Prospects for the American economy:‘There are many opinions on this, but I think the majority opinion, and one which I subscribe to, is that the recovery will not be V-shaped. ‘Consumers are heavily in debt. Their credit cards are unpaid [...]
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Tags: ageing, economy, immigration, japan, lee kuan yew, recovery, united states
Lee Kuan Yew meets Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today. US State Dept: 4:30 p.m. Secretary Clinton holds a Bilateral Meeting with Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore, in the Treaty Room at the Department of State. UPDATE: Official remarks (just a few meaningless pleasantries) and video now available on State Dept site.
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The transcript of the Charlie Rose interview is now available: http://www.charlierose.com/download/transcript/10681 The Online Citizen has posted the interview in three parts on YouTube (part one, two, three). Some highlights at Bloomberg: “The first half of the 21st century, a large part of it, will still be the American,” Lee, 86, said in an interview with [...]
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Lee Kuan Yew makes a rare appearance in Parliament to “demolish” the heretical views of newly minted Nominated MP Viswa Sadasivan. CNA, with video: Speaking in Parliament – which he seldom does – Mr Lee explained that he did not intend to intervene in the parliamentary debate initially. But having read what a Nominated Member [...]
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Tags: constitution, equality, lee kuan yew, nmp, race, viswa sadasivan
S’pore’s meritocratic edge
Lee Kuan Yew gives a standard-issue lecture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic Academy. Straits Times: MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has urged Singaporeans not to delude themselves that they are a part of the First World in South-east Asia. Singapore is situated in a region with ‘special features’ which makes it particularly vulnerable, [...]
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Tags: asean, diplomacy, lee kuan yew, meritocracy
30 yrs of Mandarin Campaign
Lee Kuan Yew is still promoting Mandarin. Straits Times: THE Speak Mandarin Campaign marks a major milestone as it celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year. The initiative has come a long way since its inception by then Prime Minister Lee in 1979 where it was launched to promote a common mother tongue language and social [...]
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Lee Kuan Yew delivers a content-free speech in Brunei. BruDirect reports it as a paean of praise for the late Sultan: “At a turning point in its history, the Brunei Sultanate would have ceased to exist as an independent state without him. He put his position as Sultan and the fate of his people on [...]
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S’pore can weather storm
Lee Kuan Yew once again sounds less than reassuring, but at least he reminds Singaporeans that they can thank him for where they are today. Straits Times: “Singaporeans and their government are not in panic,’ he said. ‘We have got the wherewithal to survive this recession, even if it goes on for several years.” “Singaporeans [...]
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Tags: economy, panic, recession
Lee Kuan Yew is scheduled to appear on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS on Sunday Sep. 19th at 12 noon GMT, 8 PM Singapore (on Starhub cable). GPS features ex-PM of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, House Financial Services Cmte Chair Barney Frank (D-MA), author Niall Ferguson, RiverTwice Research pres. Zachary Karabell, Financial Times’ Martin Wolf and [...]
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The final part of the Lee vs Chee transcript (courtesy of Martyn See), containing Chee’s lawyer M. Ravi’s cross-examination of Lee Kuan Yew. Ravi : Mr Lee, I would like to give you a quote, “Never chase a lie, let it alone and it will run itself to death.” Do you agree with that? That [...]
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Tags: chee soon juan, defamation, m. ravi, trial
