Posts Tagged ‘succession’
No Lee 3G? AFP: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the son of Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew, said Thursday that he does not think that his children will enter politics. “They will have to decide but if you ask me now I think the odds are not on it,” he told the Davos meeting [...]
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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
The New York Times interviews Lee Kuan Yew: “SO, when is the last leaf falling?” asked Lee Kuan Yew, the man who made Singapore in his own stern and unsentimental image, nearing his 87th birthday and contemplating age, infirmity and loss. “I can feel the gradual decline of energy and vitality,” said Mr. Lee, whose [...]
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Tags: health, kwa geok choo, lee kuan yew, succession
Former Permanent Secretary: I think our leaders have to accept that Singapore is larger than the PAP
Ngiam Tong Dow on Singapore after Lee Kuan Yew. Originally by the Straits Times in 2006, but reprinted recently by Temasek Review: Q. With all this pessimism surrounding Singapore’s prospects today, what’s your personal prognosis? Will Singapore survive Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew? A. Unequivocally yes, Singapore will survive SM Lee but provided he leaves [...]
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Tags: lee kuan yew, meritocracy, ngiam tong dow, people's action party, succession
Lee Kuan Yew opines on why Singapore needs strong government with hand-picked leaders like himself. Channel News Asia, with video: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has said Singapore’s policies are not set in stone. He said the ability to improve on what has been done and basic values like meritocracy have led to Singapore’s success. [...]
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Tags: english, integrity, leadership, lee kuan yew, meritocracy, national day, saf, strong government, succession
The Temasek Review has a four-part series entitled The PAP in crisis. Part 4 of the series contemplates life after Lee Kuan Yew: Likely scenario in the post-LKY era Some political analysts have predicted that without the elder Lee to hold the fort, factions will eventually emerge in the PAP leading to a repeat of [...]
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Tags: crisis, lee kuan yew, pap, people's action party, succession, temasek review
Random comments by random people about last month’s Singapore beyond Lee Kuan Yew forum, ranging from sickening flattery to the mildest hint of criticism. AsiaOne: “SINGAPORE’S model of good governance, built on the principles of meritocracy, fairness and efficiency, has propelled it to great success. …” “Many youth from my generation are now extremely deferential [...]
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Tags: lee kuan yew, liberalization, people's action party, succession
This just may be the first time that the question of what will happen to Singapore after LKY’s death, the very reason this site was founded, has been discussed not only in an academic forum, but in Singapore’s government-controlled media. The Online Citizen offers the best coverage: Firstly, whether it is legitimate to pose the [...]
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S’pore congratulates Najib
Lee Kuan Yew (or at least his ghostwriter) is delighted to see another dynastic succession in a nominal democracy. Straits Times: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said of Datuk Seri Najib’s appointment: ‘Your father, Malaysia’s second Prime Minister, held the office with great distinction. He would have been very proud of you, were he still [...]
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Tags: lee kuan yew, Malaysia, najib razak, succession
Illness Underscores Singapore Transition
Wall Street Journal on the limited impact of Lee Kuan Yew’s illness: News that Singapore’s first and longest-serving Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, is suffering from a neurological problem affecting his ability to walk is the latest reminder of the generational shift under way in the Southeast Asian financial center. The ruling People’s Action Party [...]
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Tags: illness, lee kuan yew, neuropathy, sensory peripheral neuropathy, singapore, succession, transition, wall street journal