Posts Tagged ‘diplomacy’
S’pore’s meritocratic edge
10Apr09
Lee Kuan Yew gives a standard-issue lecture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic Academy. Straits Times: MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has urged Singaporeans not to delude themselves that they are a part of the First World in South-east Asia. Singapore is situated in a region with ‘special features’ which makes it particularly vulnerable, […]
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Tags: asean, diplomacy, lee kuan yew, meritocracy