Posts Tagged ‘minister mentor’
The Mentor of Singapore
An interesting new blog covering Lee’s reaction to various historic episodes. The Mentor of Singapore: The purpose of this blog is to educate Singaporeans (especially the generation that does not remember from whence Singapore came from) about the importance and relevance of Lee Kuan Yew as the mentor of Singapore. … Those who depict Mr […]
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Today: Joint Statement by SM Goh Chok Tong and MM Lee Kuan Yew We have studied the new political situation and thought how it can affect the future. We have made our contributions to the development of Singapore. The time has come for a younger generation to carry Singapore forward in a more difficult and […]
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Tags: cabinet, goh chok tong, lee kuan yew, minister mentor, mm, resignation
‘There won’t be another MM’
Son on father. ST: MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew is ‘unique’ and there will only be one ‘MM’, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday night. ‘You can give him any title, but he is Mr Lee Kuan Yew, he’s unique,’ PM Lee said at an NUS ministerial forum held at the University Cultural […]
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Tags: lee hsien loong, lee kuan yew, minister mentor, mm
Kuan Yew’s half-century
Move over Fidel Castro, Omar Bongo and Muammar Gaddafi: Lee Kuan Yew is now the longest-reigning (non-royal) ruler in the world. The Star: The Lee Kuan Yew “era” reached its 50-year mark on June 5, making Lee the longest surviving national leader in the world. It was on this day in 1959 that the Cambridge-trained […]
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Tags: fidel castro, lee kuan yew, minister mentor, muammar gaddafi, omar bongo, retirement
Lee Kuan Yew Watch 
Which Lee is the Prime Minister of Singapore?
The Temasek Review asks a simple question. If you were to ask 10 elderly Singaporeans in the streets randomly who the Prime Minister of Singapore is, chances are quite a number will answer “Lau Lee” in reference to Singapore’s octogenarian leader Lee Kuan Yew. Lee was the first Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to […]
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Tags: lee hsien loong, lee kuan yew, minister mentor, temasek review