Archive for the ‘Quotes’ Category
Lee Kuan Yew backpedals on his controversial earlier remarks. ST: MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said on Monday he stands corrected on how well-integrated Malay-Muslims are in Singapore. He issued a statement late last night, referring to comments he made in the new book, Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going, and the […]
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Tags: integration, islam, lee kuan yew, muslims, singapore
Is Lee Kuan Yew worried about the Middle Eastern revolutions spreading to Singapore? CNA, with video: Speaking at the annual Tanjong Pagar Lunar New Year dinner on Friday, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew emphasised that as long as Singapore continues to give everyone equal opportunities, the country will do well. … Mr Lee said: “To […]
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Tags: lee kuan yew, meritocracy, stability, unity
Lee Kuan Yew suggests putting Singapore before Islam. AFP: Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew has urged local Muslims to “be less strict on Islamic observances” to aid integration and the city-state’s nation-building process. Singapore has a predominantly Chinese population, with minority races including Muslim Malays and Indians, and Lee has always stressed the importance […]
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Tags: chinese, integration, islam, lee kuan yew, muslims, opposition, pap, people's action party
More free book advertising by the Straits Times: Q: Does your food go through a tester before you eat it? A: (long chuckle) ‘What do I need that for? Who’s going to poison me? I’m not a defector from the KGB.’ Q: Do you believe in love, and love at first sight? A: ‘I don’t […]
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Tags: climate of fear, lee kuan yew, love
Lee Kuan Yew does not want his house to turn into a shrine. ST via Temasek Review: Now, the question is: Will the house at 38, Oxley Road survive its famous owner, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew? Broaching the subject was Mr Lee himself, during an interview with a team of Straits Times journalists for […]
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Tags: house, lee kuan yew, oxley road
Lee on immigration and population growth. AFP: Singapore needs young immigrants to save its economy from long-term decline as a result of a falling birth rate, elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew said in remarks published Wednesday. “At these low birth rates, we will rapidly age and shrink,” the 87-year-old Lee said in comments released to […]
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Tags: fertility, immigration, lee kuan yew, population growth, singapore
And that “we” (who?) do not want Chee Soon Juan and JB Jeyaretnam. Monsters and Critics: Singapore founder Lee Kuan Yew justified the city-state’s defence spending as necessary to resist any possible pressure from its larger neighbours. ‘Without a strong defence, there will be no Singapore,’ Lee said in an interview published by the Sunday […]
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Tags: chee soon juan, defense, jb jeyaretnam, lee kuan yew, military, opposition, singapore
And the WikiLeaks continue. Is there a neighbor that Lee Kuan Yew hasn’t insulted yet? Phnom Penh Post: Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew said Cambodia should not have been accepted into ASEAN due to its lack of shared values with the bloc’s founding members, according to a secret diplomatic cable released yesterday by the […]
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Tags: cambodia, laos, lee kuan yew, vietnam, wikileaks
More WikiLeaks about Lee’s foot-in-mouth syndrome, this time on Myanmar. Washington Post: Singapore statesman Lee Kuan Yew considered Myanmar’s junta leaders “stupid” and “dense,” according to classified U.S. documents released this week by WikiLeaks. The Singapore leader said dealing with Myanmar’s military regime was like “talking to dead people,” according to a confidential briefing on […]
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Tags: china, india, lee kuan yew, myanmar, wikileaks
More uncensored comments by Lee Kuan Yew released on WikiLeaks, with his opinions on the Anwar Ibrahim trial and Malaysian politics making the largest waves. Sydney Morning Herald: The cable that deals with Dr Anwar’s sodomy case, dated November 2008 and released exclusively to The Sun-Herald by WikiLeaks, states: ”The Australians said that Singapore’s intelligences […]
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Tags: anwar ibrahim, burma, china, india, japan, lee kuan yew, Malaysia, politics, sodo, thailand
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