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Lee Kuan Yew makes a brief but silent appearance on video, standing unassisted and placing a hand on a globe. CNA: Former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew joined Tanjong Pagar and Radin Mas residents for the annual Tree Planting Day on Sunday (Nov 2). It was Mr Lee who started the tree planting campaign in […]
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Lee Kuan Yew gets a head start on celebrating his own birthday. ST: Although he was feeling unwell, former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew yesterday continued his perfect record of turning up at every National Day dinner of his Tanjong Pagar ward. Mr Lee, who turns 90 next month, was feeling weak yesterday but refused to […]
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Playing the broken record again. CNA, with video: Former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has called for the understanding of Singaporeans towards the government’s decision to continue taking in immigrants. Speaking at a Lunar New Year gathering in his constituency of Tanjong Pagar on Friday, Mr Lee said Singapore’s per capita income is one of […]
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Lee Kuan Yew cries crocodile tears over entering Parliament unopposed again. Straits Times: MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said he would have welcomed a contest in Tanjong Pagar GRC, which was returned unopposed on Wednesday. MM Lee said the Singapore Democratic Alliance which was to have fielded a team in the five-member GRC had made […]
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Lee Kuan Yew on why people should keep voting for the PAP. AsiaOne, with video: On Saturday, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew addressed residents of Tanjong Pagar GRC at Bukit Merah for the GRC’s Family Day. He spoke on why Singaporeans should take the coming election seriously. “Every General Election is a serious choice of the […]
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Lee Kuan Yew plans to stay in Parliament. 87 years old now, he will be 92 by the end of the five-year term. CNA: Singapore’s Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has confirmed his candidacy for Tanjong Pagar GRC in the coming general election. In a video posted on the People’s Action Party’s website, Mr Lee […]
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‘If I’m fit, I’ll contest’
Lee Kuan Yew hints that he may still run. Straits Times: MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said last night he is willing to contest the next general election, if his health allows for it. But the decision lies with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, he said. ‘If I’m fit, I’m prepared to stand. But whether […]
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Temasek Review unearths an interesting quote from last Sunday: In his speech at a grassroots event at Tanjong Pagar, MM Lee used the examples of Law Minister K. Shanmugam, an MP of Sembawang GRC, and Tanjong Pagar GRC MP Indranee Rajah to drive home his point. Mr Shanmugam, Mr Lee said, could make $6 million a […]
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Lee Kuan Yew Watch 