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Lee Kuan Yew makes his first appearance since his hospitalisation. CNA: Former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said that one key factor for Singapore’s success is the confidence people have in the country. Mr Lee was speaking at a dialogue organised by Standard Chartered Bank on Wednesday evening. Joining Mr Lee for the dialogue were […]
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Tags: confidence, institutions, lee kuan yew, paul volcker
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
Mercy, or just a tactical move? South China Morning Post: Prominent Singapore opposition leader Chee Soon Juan has been discharged from bankruptcy, the government said, after an unprecedented concession by two former prime ministers to whom he owed about S$500,000 (HK$3.2 million). Ex-prime ministers Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong agreed to accept a […]
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Tags: bankruptcy, chee soon juan, defamation, discharge, indonesia, lawsuit, lee kuan yew, loan, singapore democratic party, suharto
Lee Kuan Yew, of Seremban, Malaysia, is dead. Borneo Post: A motorcylist died after he was ran over by a lorry following his machine going out of control and skidding on the main road of Taman Bukit Galena here last night. In the 8pm incident, the victim, Lee Kuan Yew, 48, died at the […]
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LKY on HDB. CNA, with video: Former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said public housing has to keep up with the rising aspirations of Singaporeans and that the facilities and design of older estates should also not fall behind newer ones. … I started this campaign 50 years ago in the 1960s, I saw Hong […]
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Tags: hdb, housing, lee kuan yew, property, property prices, public housing, real estate
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
Straits Times: The 10 high-powered members of Total’s international advisory committee usually meet in Paris. But this year, they gathered in Singapore for the first time – to honour Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Singapore’s founding prime minister, who turned 89 last Sunday, has been a member of the French oil and gas giant’s international advisory […]
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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
Lee Kuan Yew rarely forgets, but occasionally forgives. Today: Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) Secretary-General Chee Soon Juan said today that former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong have accepted his offer of composition of S$30,000 to annul his bankruptcy. Dr Chee was declared a bankrupt in 2006 after failing […]
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Tags: bankruptcy, chee soon juan, defamation, goh chok tong, lawsuit, lee kuan yew, singapore democratic party
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
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