Posts Tagged ‘barack obama’
Lee meets Medvedev, Hu
16Nov09
Lee Kuan Yew met Russian president Medvedev and China President Hu on the sidelines of the APEC summit. ITAR-TASS: Medvedev meets with Singaporean Minister Mentor People’s Daily: President’s Asian tour, attendance at APEC meeting a complete success: FM But the Temasek Review complains that Obama (who met only Lee Hsien Loong, not Lee Kuan Yew) […]
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Tags: apec, barack obama, dmitri medvedev, hu jintao, human rights, lee kuan yew, singapore
Lee meets Obama. AFP: US President Barack Obama on Wednesday lauded Singapore’s “legendary” founding father Lee Kuan Yew, as he sought advice ahead of his first trip to Asia since taking office. Obama told reporters before a meeting with Lee that he was looking forward to hearing his views on the evolving situation in the […]
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Lee Kuan Yew Watch 
Greater acclaim lies abroad for Minister Mentor
Interesting commentary from The Star: However, Singapore’s founding father has shown he still retains the world’s admiration for his role in the contemporary history of Singapore and the region. In Washington last week, he was accorded the first lifetime achievement award by the US-Asean Business Council – with tributes from the current US and two […]
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Tags: barack obama, henry kissinger, lee kuan yew, the star