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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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MM’s views on Muslims not Govt’s
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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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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