No ban on Lee Kuan Yew’s book, says Malaysian minister

09Dec11

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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Ex-Singapore leader denies Islam slur

05Sep11

Lee Kuan Yew in hot water over remarks on Islam again — this time for something he said in 2005.  AFP via The Australian: SINGAPORE’s outspoken former leader Lee Kuan Yew has denied calling Islam a “venomous religion” after leaked US diplomatic cables set off a furore in the multiracial city-state. One of hundreds of […]

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Tags: islam, lee kuan yew, venomous religion, wikileaks

Malay integration: MM stands corrected

08Mar11

Lee Kuan Yew backpedals on his controversial earlier remarks.  ST: MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said on Monday he stands corrected on how well-integrated Malay-Muslims are in Singapore. He issued a statement late last night, referring to comments he made in the new book, Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going, and the […]

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Tags: integration, islam, lee kuan yew, muslims, singapore

MM’s views on Muslims not Govt’s

31Jan11

The Government backpedals on Lee Kuan Yew’s controversial remarks about Muslims.  AsiaOne: THE views on Singapore Muslims expressed by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew in a new book are his personal opinions, and not those of the Government, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. … Speaking to the media on the sidelines of a […]

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Tags: integration, islam, lee hsien loong, lee kuan yew, muslims, singapore

Lee Kuan Yew urges Muslims to ‘be less strict’

27Jan11

Lee Kuan Yew suggests putting Singapore before Islam.  AFP: Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew has urged local Muslims to “be less strict on Islamic observances” to aid integration and the city-state’s nation-building process. Singapore has a predominantly Chinese population, with minority races including Muslim Malays and Indians, and Lee has always stressed the importance […]

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Resurgence of Islam

16Jun09

Lee Kuan Yew is surprised to encounter Muslims in Malaysia.  Straits Times: MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew yesterday related an encounter with women clad in black from head to toe in the swimming pool of his hotel in Kelantan to show how a society’s culture changed with rising religiosity. … Mr Lee visited the Kelantan […]

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Tags: islam, kelantan, kota baru, lee kuan yew, muslim