Archive for the ‘Quotes’ Category
Aviation’s future in Asia
Lee Kuan Yew at the IATA summit. Straits Times: THE future of the airline industry will move in tandem with the inexorable shift of economic activity from the Atlantic to the Pacific, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said here yesterday. … Mr Lee focused on broader growth trends. He noted that China’s and India’s economies […]
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Tags: aviation, iata, lee kuan yew, south-east asia
No let up on training
Lee Kuan Yew lectures the mayor of a city considerably larger than his own country. Straits Times: Singapore will not let up on training more people and having more graduates, even as unemploy ment is climbing during the current global economic crisis, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on Wednesday. That is because the country […]
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Tags: economic crisis, han zheng, lee kuan yew, recession, shanghai, training
More schizophrenic reporting about the Suzhou Industrial Park from the Singapore press. TODAY: FIFTEEN years on, the Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) is a success story which will continue to be replicated in other Chinese cities. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew who was in Suzhou for SIP’s celebrations of its 15th anniversary, said Singapore made the […]
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Tags: china, lee kuan yew, sip, suzhou, suzhou industrial park
Talents impress MM Lee
Embarrassingly fulsome praise from Lee Kuan Yew. Straits Times: CHINA is a country with lots of talented people, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on Monday, singling out Commerce Minister Chen Deming as a shining example. He praised Mr Chen, saying that Singapore would be fortunate to have such a talented man. ‘Chen Deming is […]
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Tags: chen deming, china, lee kuan yew, suzhou industrial park
Forge long-term ties
Lee Kuan Yew moves onto China, in time to visit the “famous” Suzhou Industrial Park. Straits Times: MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on Sunday urged Jiangsu provincial leaders to build a long-term relationship with their young Singapore counterparts. ‘Our relationship is not meant to last just one, two years, but for decades,’ he told Jiangsu […]
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Tags: china, jiangsu, lee kuan yew, suzhou industrial park
Asia can’t bank on its own
More Lee Kuan Yew in Tokyo. Straits Times: MOST Asian economies are unlikely to see a consumer-led recovery as it will take a long time for Asians to raise their level of consumption, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew told an international conference here on Friday. … But the Minister Mentor said: ‘I do not believe […]
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Tags: consumer-led recovery, consumption, economy, lee kuan yew, recession, tokyo
Long road to recovery: MM
Lee Kuan Yew in Tokyo. Straits Times: The recession and how to get out of it – these issues figured prominently when Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew met Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso yesterday. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, MM Lee said: ‘I think Japan and Singapore are equally badly hit. They’re going to […]
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Tags: japan, lee kuan yew, recession, recovery, taro aso, tokyo
S’pore’s green trump card
Lee Kuan Yew credits shrubbery for economic growth. Straits Times: SPRUCING up and greening Singapore with trees all over the island was a key economic strategy from Day One, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said on Wednesday night. … Professor Koh asked him at the start of the hour-long dialogue why cleaning up ‘dirty and […]
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Tags: botanic gardens, economic growth, greenery, lee kuan yew
Lee Kuan Yew goes sightseeing in Singapore. AsiaOne: THE Singapore Flyer had a special guest yesterday – Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, who boarded the world’s largest observatory wheel to experience both the sunset and night rides. MM Lee, on his first visit to the 165m high, $240-million Flyer which opened a year ago, had […]
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Tags: economy, green shoots, lee kuan yew, singapore flyer, swine flu, tourism
S’pore’s meritocratic edge
Lee Kuan Yew gives a standard-issue lecture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic Academy. Straits Times: MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has urged Singaporeans not to delude themselves that they are a part of the First World in South-east Asia. Singapore is situated in a region with ‘special features’ which makes it particularly vulnerable, […]
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Tags: asean, diplomacy, lee kuan yew, meritocracy
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