Archive for the ‘Video’ Category
The kind of news the Government loves best: successful foreign people saying nice things about Singapore, and nodding sagely while Lee tells them why they are inferior. CNA, with video: “Singapore is a real example of a country that has transformed herself from a third world country to a first world country in my own […]
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Tags: democracy, india, infosys, leadership, lee kuan yew
Lee Kuan Yew on the future of Singapore. The unsaid “we” is, of course, the Chinese. CNA: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew painted a picture of the future on Friday at a National University of Singapore Society (NUSS) lecture, on the topic of “Singapore and Singaporeans – Quarter Century From Now”. … Mr Lee said: […]
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Tags: demographics, future, immigration, lee kuan yew
Life would be much easier if..
Lee Hsien Loong gets grilled about family connections, in a way that the local media would never dare to do. Some unintentional irony in the “not the way things work in Singapore” response there: it’s not that people can blame the Lees instead of the GLCs, it’s that people can’t (publicly) blame either. Straits Times: […]
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Tags: gic, ho ching, lee hsien loong, lee kuan yew, temasek
30 yrs of Mandarin Campaign
Lee Kuan Yew is still promoting Mandarin. Straits Times: THE Speak Mandarin Campaign marks a major milestone as it celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year. The initiative has come a long way since its inception by then Prime Minister Lee in 1979 where it was launched to promote a common mother tongue language and social […]
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Tags: campaign, dialects, lee kuan yew, mandarin
Lee Kuan Yew on immigration. Channel News Asia, with short video: Mr Lee said: “Singapore treats all our citizens equally, (both) Singapore-born and new citizens. What each of you earn or make in business depends upon your effort.” Mr Lee also urged the new citizens to get involved in civil organisations such as Residents’ Committees, […]
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Tags: citizenship, immigration, lee kuan yew, singapore
Lee Kuan Yew delivers a content-free speech in Brunei. BruDirect reports it as a paean of praise for the late Sultan: “At a turning point in its history, the Brunei Sultanate would have ceased to exist as an independent state without him. He put his position as Sultan and the fate of his people on […]
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Tags: brunei, lee kuan yew
MM: Help to save jobs
Lee Kuan Yew on the budget and recession. Straits Times: Saving jobs was uppermost on Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew’s mind, when asked his reaction to this year’s Budget. ‘The Budget is meant to save jobs,’ he told reporters during a visit to the East Coast Park. ‘That’s the first thing we have to do […]
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Tags: budget, downturn, east coast park, lee kuan yew, recession
After some three weeks of silence, Lee resurfaces at Nanyang Poly. CNA (with video): SINGAPORE: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has said the country needs to become a more diverse economy providing students with different outlets that fit their strengths and interests. Minister Mentor Lee said: “We now have to try and bring up people […]
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Tags: education, lee kuan yew, nanyang polytechnic
A full video webcast of the Clinton-Lee dialogue session is now available on the CGI site. It’s interesting to note how Lee’s full comments are much more pessimistic than Channel News Asia’s cheery opinion that “Mr Lee expressed confidence that the US Treasury would be able to revive the economy”: “Falling asset prices, people feel […]
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Tags: bill clinton, cgi, climate change, clinton global initiative, deflation, economy, lee kuan yew, recession
Lee Kuan Yew had a dialogue with Bill Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative Asia meeting at the Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong today. 4:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. A Conversation with Lee Kuan Yew, Minister Mentor and Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore Grand Ballroom Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and former […]
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Tags: bill clinton, cgi, clinton, financial crisis, hong kong, lee kuan yew
Lee Kuan Yew Watch 