Posts Tagged ‘hard truths’
The Hard Truths and Islam controversy hasn’t quite died down yet. Now the book is banned in Malaysia, or is it? AsiaOne: The Department of Islamic Development of Malaysia (Jakim) has not banned a book by former Singapore prime minister Lee Kuan Yew that allegedly offends Muslims. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri […]
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Alex Au digs up some surprising quotes from Hard Truths. Yawning Bread: Q: Within the Singapore Cabinet, when there are discussion on issues, to what extent do ministers’ religious beliefs influence the positions they take, for example, on moral issues — casinos, homosexuality and so on. Does that ever come up? A: They’re modern thinking […]
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Tags: christianity, conversatism, gay, hard truths, homosexuality, lee kuan yew, lesbian
Lee Kuan Yew is about to reveal more “hard truths”, expect extensive press coverage and few surprises. ST: A NEW book based on 16 interviews with Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew will be launched next Friday. Entitled Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going, it covers a range of topics, such as the […]
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Tags: hard truths, lee kuan yew, new book, straits times
Lee Kuan Yew Watch 
Straws for optimists
Alex Au on Lee Kuan Yew’s correction. Yawning Bread: When Lee Kuan Yew said, earlier this week, that he stood corrected over the remarks about Malays he made in the book Hard Truths, I thought to myself: That is the biggest sign of the People’s Action Party (PAP) getting election jitters yet. As someone very […]
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Tags: alex au, elections, hard truths, integration, lee kuan yew, malay, singapore