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Rubbish? Look who’s talking
The Online Citizen —
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Andrew Loh & Ravi Philemon “Come election time, they talk a lot of things, which is rubbish… This is a government which chooses its MPs very carefully; test them out before they become ministers that’s why it is working. The present ministers can last ten years…” That quote is by Minister Mentor (MM) ...1 day ago -
The good life for younger generation a problem for Singapore – Lee Kuan Yew
The Online Citizen —
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If every time we run into a problem and the younger generation has grown up for the last 20, 30 years knowing only improvements in life, more income, better surroundings, better everything… that’s a problem. MM Lee Kuan Yew Related Posts Life in Singapore Foreign workers are akin to the lowest life ...2 days ago -
The problem of genius in Singapore.
The boy who knew too much: a child prodigy —
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Singapore is notable for proclaiming itself as "No.1" in everything it can. At times, this is amusing, as ever more minor matters are proclaimed to be supreme achievements. Yet, in the realms of true achievements, Singapore is distinctly lacking. Where, for instance, are Singapores geniuses?By "genius", I do not mean ...4 days ago -
Lee Kuan Yew and Language Education in Singapore.
The boy who knew too much: a child prodigy —
Authority: 416
Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, was quoted, recently, in Petir, the Peoples Action Party magazine, as saying: "Initially, I believed that intelligence was equated to language ability. Later, I found that they are two different attributes - IQ and a facility for languages. My daughter, a neurologist, confirmed this,". ...5 days ago -
Why Chinese netizens are upset
News Clips —
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Nov 5, 2009 MM LEES COMMENTS ON U.S. ROLE IN ASIA MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yews recent comments in the United States have caused unhappiness among Chinas netizens. He had urged the US to remain engaged in Asia so as to balance Chinas military and economic clout. He also said Chinas blue-water fleet with aircraft ...6 days ago -
Lee Kuan Yew trails Lead.com, Lenovo in Googleverse
Looking for Words —
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Who says Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew dominates Singapore? Type the letters “l” and “e” in the Google search engine in Singapore, and see what you get. Lee Kuan Yew in Google Singapore The first word that pops up in the dropdown box is the domain name of an e-learning solutions provider. Next comes ...1 week ago -
Lee Kuan Yew trails Lead.com, Lenovo in Googleverse
Blowin' In The Wind —
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Who says Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew dominates Singapore? Type the letters "l" and "e" in the Google search engine in Singapore, and see what you get. The first word that pops up in the dropdown box is the domain name of an e-learning solutions provider. Next comes Lenovo the computer company. ...1 week ago -
Lee Kuan Yew and Obama, Lee Kuan Yew and Nixon
Looking for Words —
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President Barack Obama described Singapore’s Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew as “one of the legendary figures of Asia in the 20th and 21st centuries”. MM Lee was praised even more effusively by the late Richard Nixon — with whom and whose successor Gerald Ford — he enjoyed a warm relationship. In his ...1 week ago -
Singapore neither a nation nor a city – Ministers
The Online Citizen —
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Here is a report by Channelnewsasia in July 2009 on MM Lee saying that Singapore is not yet a nation: Despite achieving harmony amongst all races in Singapore, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said on Saturday that the country is still a work-in-progress when it comes to nationhood. “Are we a nation yet? I will not ...1 week ago -
Singapore neither a nation nor a country – Ministers
The Online Citizen —
Authority: 571
Here is a report by Channelnewsasia in July 2009 on MM Lee saying that Singapore is not yet a nation: Despite achieving harmony amongst all races in Singapore, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said on Saturday that the country is still a work-in-progress when it comes to nationhood. “Are we a nation yet? I will not ...1 week ago -
Lee Kuan Yew and Obama, Lee Kuan Yew and Nixon
Blowin' In The Wind —
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President Barack Obama described Singapores Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew as "one of the legendary figures of Asia in the 20th and 21st centuries". MM Lee was praised even more effusively by the late Richard Nixon --- with whom and whose successor Gerald Ford --- he enjoyed a warm relationship. In his ...1 week ago -
Lee Kuan Yew on Asia Pacific arrangements
East Asia Forum —
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Author: Peter Drysdale, ANU. Yesterday in Washington, Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the US-ASEAN Business Council. It was an occasion dignified by tributes from two former US Presidents and presentations from former Secretaries of State, Henry Kissinger and George ...1 week ago -
Obama welcomes ‘legendary’ Lee Kuan Yew
RaymondTeo.com | Investing Ideas, Stock Market News, Forex Trading —
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Obama welcomes ‘legendary’ Lee Kuan Yew WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama on Wednesday lauded Singapore ’s “legendary” founding father Lee Kuan Yew , as he sought advice ahead of his first trip to Asia since taking office. Obama told reporters before a meeting with Lee that he was ...1 week ago -
Charlie Rose Interviews Lee Kuan Yew
Reflections on Value Investing —
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Conversations from 2000, 2004, and 2009 Direct Link Also: From Third World to First: The Singapore Story: 1965-2000 In this memoir, the man most responsible for Singapores astonishing transformation from colonial backwater to economic powerhouse describes how he did it over the last four decades. ...1 week ago -
Kishore Mahbubani’s The New Asian Hemisphere: A book that every AU student - and every American - should read.
dormgrandpop —
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I have just finished reading one of those special books that provides a new lens through which to view the world and crystalizes thoughts previously held, but not crisply structured. It is intended for general readers and refreshingly devoid of international-relations academic jargon. Its author, a long-serving ...2 weeks ago -
Nature is Changing: Copenhagen and beyond – what does it mean for Asia?
Pulau Hantu —
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Event title: Nature is Changing: Copenhagen & Beyond – What does it mean for Asia? Date/Time: 11 Nov 2009, 5-7pm Venue: Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Auditorium, Level 3 Blk B, Faculty of Law, NUS Bukit Timah Campus, 469G Bukit Timah Road Singapore 259772 RSVP: Admission is free, but registration is ...2 weeks ago -
Doomsday Prediction??
Meiyen's corner —
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If the Doomsday prediction never comes true, New Zealand will remain as picturesque after a hundred years, with cows and goats roaming all over the country sparesely populated by humans. A hundred years later, Singapores foundation will remain rock solid. The tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and ...2 weeks ago -
India many nations, not 1 nation: Lee Kuan Yew
Blowin' In The Wind —
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What will India say to this? Singapores Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has blurted out what the Kashmiri insurgents and other separatists in northeastern India have maintained all along. India is not one nation, he said. "Its many nations." "It has 320 different languages and 32 official languages," he said on ...2 weeks ago -
Singapore too authoritative? Charlie Rose asked Lee Kuan Yew
Looking for Words —
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Singapore’s Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew did not say Yes or No when Charlie Rose asked him in a televised interview: “You’ve never had a moment where you thought Singapore was too authoritative, did you? Not one moment?” Instead, he said: “My job was to get the place going and get everybody a decent life ...2 weeks ago -
Singapore too authoritative? Charlie Rose asked Lee Kuan Yew
Blowin' In The Wind —
Authority: 473
Singapores Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew did not say Yes or No when Charlie Rose asked him in a televised interview: "You’ve never had a moment where you thought Singapore was too authoritative, did you? Not one moment?" Instead, he said: "My job was to get the place going and get everybody a decent life and a ...2 weeks ago
