Lee Hsien Loong

Paradigm Shift In Singapore

Ramzy Baroud, Khaleej Times The APEC Summit, although answering a few questions, certainly delineated the new paradigm shift. It was a chance for Asia to assert itself, and for others to listen. But it also presented a new set...

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PM Lee to attend CHOGM in Trinidad and Tobago

By Hoe Yeen Nie/Imelda Saad, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 25 November 2009 0614 hrs SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will attend the three-day Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Trinidad and Tobago from Friday....

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Manufactured failure #6: the wrapup

Atlantic Online (blog) Manufactured failure #6: the wrapup Atlantic Online (blog) I think this is it for a while, in three extensive sub-parts! Background here. 1) Today the Columbia Journalism Review published part 2 of its...

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The Utility Of Electoral ’Suicide Squads’

Kelvin Teo Writes Is there any utility in electoral ’sucide squads’? Yes, there definitely is as it reduces the likelihood of bigwig ’special’ candidates appearing at ‘troubled’ GRCs other than their own, which may result in...

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Is Linking HDB Upgrading To Votes Pork Barrel Politics?

"Pork barrel is a derogatory term referring to appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative's district" Friday, October 7, 2005 at 07:24 JST...

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APEC delegates upbeat and hopeful about future, says George Yeo

By Imelda Saad, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 23 November 2009 1645 hrs SINGAPORE: Delegates of the recently concluded Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Singapore are upbeat about the future of the region....

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Always be mindful of harmony

Above: Dancers from Manjusri Secondary School.] By Zakir Hussain PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday underlined the need for religious groups to remain mindful of Singapore's multi-religious society even as they increase...

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Singapore: Bilingual Education Was Wrong, Lee Kuan Yew Says

Bilingual Education Was Wrong, Lee Kuan Yew Says Former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew on Tuesday admitted that Singapore's insistence on bilingual education has been wrong. The father of current Singaporean Prime...

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Training takes a hit with upturn in sight

By Cassandra Chew FEWER workers are signing up for training each month, a slowdown analysts suggest could be partly due to employers keeping them at the workplace in anticipation of increased orders ...

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Buddhist community helps to keep society harmonious: PM Lee

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, speaking at the opening of the S$12 million new building of the Singapore Buddhist Federation on Friday, said he is confident that the Buddhist community here will help maintain a...

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