Archive for the ‘Commentary’ Category
A Malaysian newspaper offers the kind of commentary you’d never see in Singapore’s state press. The Star: With the coming election tipped to swing against his governing party, the founding leader, Lee Kuan Yew, who is 87, has signalled his intention to continue in office. Speaking with a slight slur and looking his age, Lee […]
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Tags: general elections, health, lee kuan yew, Malaysia, the star
Straws for optimists
Alex Au on Lee Kuan Yew’s correction. Yawning Bread: When Lee Kuan Yew said, earlier this week, that he stood corrected over the remarks about Malays he made in the book Hard Truths, I thought to myself: That is the biggest sign of the People’s Action Party (PAP) getting election jitters yet. As someone very […]
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Tags: alex au, elections, hard truths, integration, lee kuan yew, malay, singapore
Guest essay at Yawning Bread: The internet and slow political liberalisation in Singapore has changed many things, mostly for the better. But now and then, one still sees little propaganda exercises and I think…aww, how sweet, how very nostalgic. Recently, these exercises have come about in the form of a curious sort of state orchestrated […]
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Tags: funeral, kwa geok choo, lee kuan yew, propaganda, singapore
Election buzz is in the air
Once again, the Malaysian media does a better job of reporting on Singapore’s politics than Singaporean media. The Star: Elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew may not, for the first time in 51 years, take part in a general election – if one is called in the next six months as widely expected. WITH election buzz […]
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Tags: elections, lee kuan yew, singapore
The Minister as Muse
Newsweek belatedly reports on the Beyond LKY exhibition of art featuring Lee Kuan Yew. Ong’s work is a relatively rare example of a contemporary artist incorporating Lee’s image, even though Lee has dominated Singapore’s political landscape since the young nation’s independence in 1965. Lee stepped down as prime minister in 1990 but has remained involved […]
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Tags: art, beyond lky, jimmy ong, lee kuan yew, newsweek
Happy Birthday MM
Lee Kuan Yew quietly celebrates his 87th birthday. AsiaOne: AS THE architect of modern-day Singapore celebrated his 87th birthday on Sept 16, this tiny nation went about its business without any revelry or the syrupy cheering that a leader of his stature would have enjoyed this day in any other clime. In a sense, the […]
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Tags: birthday, cult of personality, lee kuan yew
Malaysia According to LKY
Mahathir Mohamed takes issue with Lee Kuan Yew’s recent interview. From his blog: 1. Mr Lee Kwan Yew, the Minister Mentor of Singapore is three years my senior. That means he and I practically grew up in the same period of time. That also means that I have been able to watch the progress of […]
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Tags: lee kuan yew, mahathir mohamed, Malaysia, race relations, singapore
The Temasek Review says what Singapore’s mainstream media won’t. There are some who think things will get worse if MM goes, and eventually when he is no longer there. Then, there will be no one to crack the whip. One can be sure, despite all his Act of God claims, he’s kicking ass over the […]
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Tags: lee kuan yew, retirement, temasek review
Troubled Countries
Lee Kuan Yew pens a piece for a rotating column at Forbes, touching on the Koreas, Thailand and monetary union in East Asia with reference to the euro: It’s not clear what North Korea hoped to gain by this wanton act of state terrorism. But cross-border tensions tend to rally North Koreans around their leader, […]
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Tags: euro, lee kuan yew, monetary union, north korea, thailand
Lee Kuan Yew Watch 
“It cannot be government as usual”: Fallout from Lee’s resignation
Lee Kuan Yew replies to questions from the Sunday Times. AsiaOne: ‘It cannot be government as usual. Both former PMs withdrawing from the Government will indicate that it is not government as usual and that the PM can and will revise and revamp his policies going into this new situation,’ he said in an e-mailed […]
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Tags: cabinet, goh chok tong, lee hsien loong, lee kuan yew, new york times, opposition, pap, resignation