Archive for the ‘Quotes’ Category
Lee Kuan Yew opines on why Singapore needs strong government with hand-picked leaders like himself. Channel News Asia, with video: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has said Singapore’s policies are not set in stone. He said the ability to improve on what has been done and basic values like meritocracy have led to Singapore’s success. […]
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Tags: english, integrity, leadership, lee kuan yew, meritocracy, national day, saf, strong government, succession
Lee leaves his audience in stiches with his opinions on retirement age and intellectual classes. CNA, with video: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has said that there should be no retirement age for workers. He made the point at a dialogue session with over 900 senior managers, government officials and unionists on Wednesday. The session […]
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Tags: immigration, intellectual class, lee kuan yew, retirement age
Here’s an interesting case of newspapers in Singapore and Malaysia spinning the same story in completely different ways. The Straits Times: THE Government’s best efforts are no match for Mother Nature. That was Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew’s take yesterday, as he said that little could have been done to avoid flooding after the recent […]
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Tags: flooding, floods, lee kuan yew, response, singapore
Lee Kuan Yew manages to insult four nations in two sentences. Today: But Mr Lee noted that corruption will be China’s greatest problem. Doing business in China requires connections, but Chinese officials understand that Singaporean businessmen are reliable and not corrupt. He said: “The Taiwanese are ruthless, Hong Kongers are shameless and Singaporeans are ignorant. […]
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Tags: china, english, hong kong, korea, lee kuan yew, singapore, taiwan
Temasek Review offers a cynical view of a PR appearance by Lee Kuan Yew. Speaking at the opening of the Bhai Maharaj Singh Memorial Temple yesterday, Lee claimed that the Sikh community has done well under the PAP’s unique “meritocratic system.” “The government has not disadvantaged any minority group. We are a multi-racial and multi-religious society. […]
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Tags: citizenship, immigration, lee kuan yew, sikh
Singapore makes another move to reduce dependence on Malaysia and Indonesia. ST: SINGAPORE will be importing liquified natural gas from Qatar and storing it in a facility currently under construction on Jurong Island. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew confirmed the country’s plans to diversify its gas supply, currently made up of gas piped in from […]
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Tags: lee kuan yew, lng, natural gas, qatar
Lee Kuan Yew insists that bilingualism is impossible and that English must take precedence over Chinese. CNA: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said Mandarin is important but it remains a second language in Singapore. So parents must be realistic in their expectations. Mr Lee was alluding to the furore which erupted after media reports that […]
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Tags: bilingualism, chinese, english, lee kuan yew, mandarin
Lee Kuan Yew gives a characteristically modest account of his financial skills. AsiaOne: Having shaped the financial industry with the late Dr Goh Keng Swee, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew rated his contribution to the financial industry an A or A-. He said “we could do better”, but also qualified that “the Singapore government always […]
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Tags: banks, financial regulation, lee kuan yew, property bubble, singapore
Lee Kuan Yew gives his seal of approval to the “striking” Marina Bay Sands. Both Adelson and Lee use golf carts to get around, but unlike Adelson, Lee stands without a cane. CNA, with video: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said it will take up to seven years for Singapore’s second Integrated Resort to reach […]
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Tags: casino, lee kuan yew, marina bay sands, sheldon adelson
Lee Kuan Yew Watch 
LKY’s prejudice
A throwaway quote in Plate’s new book incites wrath and an unflattering political cartoon in Sri Lanka. Daily Mirror: He is certainly ill-equipped to make a sweeping racist statement like the one he has made in his latest book that “Sinhalese who are less capable are putting down a minority of Jaffna Tamils who are […]
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Tags: conversations, lee kuan yew, sri lanka, tamil, tom plate