Posts Tagged ‘chinese’
88 years of Lee Kuan Yew. AsiaOne: On his 88th birthday on Sept 16 , former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew launched the Chinese edition of the best-selling book, Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going. … Speaking in both English and Mandarin at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Mr Lee stressed the […]
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Tags: bilingualism, birthday, chinese, english, lee kuan yew, mandarin
Lee Kuan Yew suggests putting Singapore before Islam. AFP: Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew has urged local Muslims to “be less strict on Islamic observances” to aid integration and the city-state’s nation-building process. Singapore has a predominantly Chinese population, with minority races including Muslim Malays and Indians, and Lee has always stressed the importance […]
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Tags: chinese, integration, islam, lee kuan yew, muslims, opposition, pap, people's action party
Lee Kuan Yew doesn’t do Facebook. CNA, with video: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has stressed the need for the country to keep pace with emerging technologies to stay ahead of the game. Speaking at Hewlett-Packard’s 40th anniversary here, he noted how technology “extends the reach of every country”. … The second strategy was to […]
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Tags: blackberry, chinese, english, facebook, hewlett-packard, lee kuan yew, singapore, technology
Lee Kuan Yew insists that bilingualism is impossible and that English must take precedence over Chinese. CNA: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said Mandarin is important but it remains a second language in Singapore. So parents must be realistic in their expectations. Mr Lee was alluding to the furore which erupted after media reports that […]
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Tags: bilingualism, chinese, english, lee kuan yew, mandarin
Mahathir attacks Lee once again. Temasek Review: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed has poured scorn on the oratory skills of Singapore’s former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in a documentary – “Mahathir” shown on the Starhub History Channel last Sunday at 8pm. … The elder statesman was no fan of Lee and […]
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Tags: chinese, lee kuan yew, mahathir mohamed, malay, race relations
