Posts Tagged ‘legacy’
More from the Singapore Global Dialogue. CNA, with video: Singapore’s former minister mentor Lee Kuan Yew said it is unlikely that Singapore and Malaysia will merge in the future. … “Najib has brought forth a positive view of bilateral relations and the desire to develop southern Johor, the Iskandar region, using Singapore as a kind […]
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Tags: dominance, general elections, lee kuan yew, legacy, Malaysia, merger, opposition, pap, singapore, singapore global dialogue
Indexed video of NUS dialogue
21Oct09
Indexed video coverage of the entire NUS dialogue is now online at AsiaOne: » Influx of foreigners » Do or die! » Social divide in Singapore? » Recycling HDB flats? » Reaching out to the needy » Lower CO2 emissions = slower growth? » Singapore’s national identity at risk? » Youths don’t know what it’s […]
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Tags: carbon emissions, china, dialogue, foreigners, hdb, india, lee kuan yew, legacy, national identity, nus, poverty, social divide
Overturning Lee Kuan Yew’s legacy in Singapore
Analysis of Singapore after Lee Kuan Yew, intended for an audience not already familiar with the topic. Foreign Affairs: Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s storied first prime minister, gave his countrymen two things that elude most developing nations: stability and prosperity. Now, a new generation of Singaporeans with little recollection of Lee’s crusade against poverty and […]
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Tags: democracy, foreign affairs, general election, lee hsien loong, lee kuan yew, legacy, succession