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Unable to leave Singapore, Dr Chee Soon Juan records a video for the Oslo Freedom Forum

By Kirsten Han Mon, May 07, 2012 6:42PM UTC View Comments

In Singapore, all bankrupts are required to apply for permission before travelling out of the country. When Dr Chee Soon Juan, Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), was invited to speak at the Oslo Freedom Forum (currently underway in Norway), he was denied permission to leave Singapore to attend. The Associated Press reported that...

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Daughter: Singapore’s ex-PM Lee has nerve disease

By AP News Sun, Nov 06, 2011 8:45AM UTC View Comments

SINGAPORE (AP) — Former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew has a rare nerve disease that makes walking difficult, his daughter said Sunday. Lee, who led Singapore from 1959 to 1990, has been diagnosed with sensory peripheral neuropathy, a disease that affects nerves outside the central nervous system and undermines balance, Lee Wei Ling wrote...

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The myth of the bilingual Chinese Singaporean

By Regional Representatives Fri, Oct 14, 2011 3:28PM UTC View Comments

Lee Kuan Yew is worried about the erosion of the Chinese language in Singapore. Pic: AP.

By Sharon Chen In a dialogue session at the World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention, Singapore’s former prime minister Mr. Lee Kuan Yew shared his concerns over the erosion of the Chinese language. The Straits Times reports: Mr. Lee… is… concerned that some 30 years after English became the first language, the pendulum is now swinging too...

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Lee Kuan Yew celebrates 88th birthday, launches new book

By reddotrevolver Mon, Sep 19, 2011 9:23AM UTC View Comments

It was a birthday that ended with a big bang for former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew on September 16. Lee launched the Chinese edition of his best-selling book, Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going, to celebrate his 88th birthday – an auspicious number according to Chinese traditions. The book includes 16 interviews...

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Singapore: Encouraging immigration to solve population woes?

By Tng Ying Hui Sat, Sep 10, 2011 9:06AM UTC View Comments

At a dialogue held at the Nanyang Technology University (NTU) earlier this week, Singapore’s former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew told a crowd of 1,800 students that Singapore’s liberal immigration policy is necessary, as the country is facing an ageing population, coupled with decreasing birth rates. Mr Lee had responded to a question posed by...

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