Archive for the ‘Quotes’ Category
Lee Kuan Yew on public housing in Singapore. CNA, with video: SINGAPORE: Public flats will continue to appreciate in value as long as the Singapore economy continues to grow. And with limited space, the future of public housing looks set to go up – with more skyscraper flats to be built. … He said: “The […]
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Mahathir attacks Lee once again. Temasek Review: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed has poured scorn on the oratory skills of Singapore’s former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in a documentary – “Mahathir” shown on the Starhub History Channel last Sunday at 8pm. … The elder statesman was no fan of Lee and […]
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Lee Kuan Yew at the APEC CEO Summit. The respected, the insightful, the quick-witted and the candid at CNA: Mr Lee was addressing delegates at the APEC CEO Summit in Singapore on Friday evening. The dialogue lasted just under an hour and touched on wide-ranging issues. Businessmen, academics and government officials gathered at the dialogue […]
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Lee Kuan Yew meets Chinese president Hu. Virtually content-free Xinhua article: Lee congratulated Hu on the great achievements China has made, saying China’s maintaining stability and continuity in its development is of great significance for the region. Singapore welcomes China to make greater economic achievements and is pleased to see China playing important roles in […]
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Temasek Review unearths an interesting quote from last Sunday: In his speech at a grassroots event at Tanjong Pagar, MM Lee used the examples of Law Minister K. Shanmugam, an MP of Sembawang GRC, and Tanjong Pagar GRC MP Indranee Rajah to drive home his point. Mr Shanmugam, Mr Lee said, could make $6 million a […]
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3% growth in 2010: MM
Lee Kuan Yew’s next economic prognostication. ST: SINGAPORE’S economy may grow by 3 per cent next year and Singaporeans must be prepared for slower growth for several years, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on Sunday. In a speech at the Tanjong Pagar GRC Tree Planting Day at Henderson Heights, he said Singapore will not […]
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Lee Kuan Yew at another business forum. CNA: “I don’t think the world’s future will be decided by either Islamic fundamentalism or Christian reaction to it,” he said. “The big countries do not fight each other because they all have got nuclear bombs. Your contest in the future will be an economic one – who […]
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Tags: china, economy, india, leadership, lee kuan yew, The Future of Global Business, visa payments forum
MM: US key in East Asia
Quotes from Lee’s speech yesterday. Straits Times: THE United States must be an important part of any new East Asian framework, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said on Wednesday, cautioning against defining the region in closed or racial terms. ‘Whatever the challenges, US core interests require that it remains the superior power on the Pacific. […]
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Lee Kuan Yew at NUS. Channel NewsAsia, with video: Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said that the growth of twin giants China and India will result in a new world order, even if in the absence of a global financial crisis. … He pointed out that China was growing at between 8 and 11 […]
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Lee Kuan Yew Watch 