Posts Tagged ‘singapore’
A review of OB Markers: My Straits Times Story, by Cheong Yip Seng, former Editor-in-Chief of the Singapore Press Holdings, published by Straits Times Press. Asia Sentinel: From the very first chapter of this book to the last, it is full of detailed and astonishing revelations about the mainstream media in Singapore. It is an incredible […]
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Tags: censorship, cheong yip seng, lee kuan yew, ob markers, singapore, singapore press holdings, straits times
CNA, with video: Singapore’s former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has said that the country is well-placed to ride on China’s growth. And while Singaporeans have a distinct advantage given their ability to read, write and speak both English and Mandarin, it does not mean they fully understand the Chinese culture. Speaking at the Business […]
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Tags: business china, china, lee kuan yew, mandarin, singapore
New books on Singapore and Lee Kuan Yew launched — in Malaysia, for obvious reasons. Malaysia Chronicle: Comparison and analysis about the styles and qualities of two notorious Southeast Asian autocrats – Lee Kuan Yew and Mahathir Mohamad – are bound to be reignited with the release of two books published this year to coincide […]
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Tags: lee kuan yew, low yit leng, mahathir mohamad, Malaysia, maria chin abdullah, operation spectrum, singapore, succession, tan wah piow, teo soh lung
Lee news is no news. BusinessWeek: Singapore will continue to take in foreigners even as citizens complain about overcrowding and increased competition for jobs, former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew said. “We have slowed down the intake of foreigners but we will continue taking in foreigners at a pace” that citizens “find comfortable,” Lee, 89, […]
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Tags: expats, foreign workers, immigration, lee kuan yew, population growth, singapore
Lee Kuan Yew on corruption-busting. Straits Times: Singapore’s graft-busting watchdog and its officers have contributed to the country’s standing, founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew said on Tuesday. They give confidence to investors, which has led to national progress and prosperity, he said, in hailing their efforts as the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) […]
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Tags: corrupt practices investigation bureau, corruption, cpib, lee kuan yew, singapore
Insight from The Star’s Seah Chiang Nee: The authoritative former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew had little use for public opinion when he was in power, preferring to set his own agenda. Now a year after he quit active politics, his son, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, has indicated that he wants to move away […]
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Tags: democracy, lee hsien loong, lee kuan yew, national conversation, public opinion, seah chiang nee, singapore
Lee Kuan Yew is back, and he wants more Singaporean babies. CNA: Former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has expressed concerns over Singapore’s low fertility rate. He was speaking in Mandarin and English at the Tanjong Pagar-Tiong Bahru National Day celebration dinner on Saturday. Mr Lee said Singapore’s birth rates have been steadily declining. He […]
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Tags: birth rate, children, demographics, immigration, lee kuan yew, population, singapore
A news article full of official denials that raises many more questions than it answers, the rumors being either that Shih either angered Lee Kuan Yew, or even more explosively, had an affair with Lee Hsien Loong. Focus Taiwan: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs rebutted rumors Thursday that Vice Foreign Minister Vanessa Shih is in […]
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Tags: affair, lee hsien loong, lee kuan yew, rumour, singapore, taiwan, vanessa shih
Lee Kuan Yew’s brother Freddy, who pulled off the uncommon trick of being invited to partner in a stockbroking firm after 18 years in the police force and retired into a life of luxury, has died. AsiaOne: Former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said goodbye to his younger brother, Freddy Lee Thiam Yew, at his […]
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Tags: brother, family, freddy lee, lee kuan yew, singapore, vickers ballas, wealth
Can you imagine Singapore without Lee Kuan Yew?
Reuters via ABS-CBN: They crammed into an art cafe in Singapore and pulled no punches, deriding authoritarian officials who ruled with an “iron fist” and complaining that government ministers with million-dollar salaries were out of touch. One woman, a middle-aged professional, got nods of agreement when she said modern Singapore’s founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, […]
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Tags: lee kuan yew, pap, people's action party, singapore, succession