Posts Tagged ‘hagiography’
No word from Lee lately. Meanwhile, a scathing book review in the Vancouver Sun: If Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s founding father and at 89 still the “Minister Mentor” of his patrimony, feels he has been maligned in speech or print he is always swift to bring charges of criminal libel or slander. And Singapore’s judges, […]
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Tags: graham allison, grand master, hagiography, lee kuan yew, robert blackwill
Life with the Lees
Yet more unabashed hagiography of the Lee family, this one also involving Lee Wei Ling. Witness their warmth and kindness, even to maids! Straits Times: Mr Lee Kuan Yew returned home from his studies in Britain during her second year with the family. She witnessed his wedding – a simple affair where relatives were invited […]
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Tags: friendly, hagiography, lee kuan yew, lee wei ling, maid, ouyang, patient
A remarkable duet of hagiography. First a self-satisfied article by Lee Kuan Yew’s granddaughter Lee Wei Ling: My needs are simple and I live a spartan life. I choose to practise in the public sector because I want to serve all patients without needing to consider whether they can pay my fees. I try not […]
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Tags: daughter, hagiography, lee wei ling, national neuroscience institute