LEE KUAN YEW 1. Historical Background of the Leader Lee Kuan Yew was born a British subject in at Kampong Java Road Singapore on September 16‚ 1923. He was born to Lee Chin Koon‚ an English-educated and a British subject‚ and Chua Jim Neo. He had three brothers and a sister namely‚ Dennis Lee‚ who was able to put up a law firm with Lee Kuan Yew called Lee & Lee‚ Freddy Lee‚ a stockbroker‚ Lee Suan Yew‚ who read medicine at the University of Cambridge‚ and Monica Lee. Lee Kuan Yew got married
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Lee Kuan Yew Lee Kuan Yew was the first Prime Minister of Singapore‚ governing for more than three decades from 1959 to 1990‚ including through Singapore’s independence from Malaysia in 1965. Lee had gone through his toughest period when Malaysia chose to separate itself from Singapore. He drew strength from it to create his vision of a Singapore that is “better and stronger” than Malaysia.. Lee is recognized as the founding father of independent Singapore‚ with the country being described as transitioning
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Lee Kwan-Yew is known for transforming Singapore‚ from a fishing village at its separation from Malaysia in 1960‚into one of the richest and most advanced countries in the world‚ in his lifetime. I hope Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli will make Lee his role model‚ not the greedy and failed Third World leaders‚ because his health is poor and he does not have children. Although he had to cool his heel because his predecessor hung onto power even after losing the election for his party‚ Mr. Oli has
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Lee Hsien Loong was sworn in as Singapore’s third Prime Minister on 12 August 2004. Mr Lee was first elected Member of Parliament (MP) in 1984 as a candidate of the People ’s Action Party (PAP) and has been re-elected six times‚ most recently in 2011 as an MP for the Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency. He was elected to the Central Executive Committee of the PAP in 1986‚ and became its Secretary-General in 2004. Mr Lee was appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of Trade and Industry
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neighbours‚ and increasing globalisation with Singapore’s open economy‚ has made it important to stay ahead of competition. In this essay‚ I will explore the main principles of good governance by Former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong‚ and current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Fundamentally these principles are all good but reality is much more complicated‚ when these principles that guide policy-making result in policies that produce certain trade-offs in society. Even though leaders
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severe radioactive substance leakage into the environment. This has huge implications on Japan’s agriculture industry as the radioactive leakage contaminated the surrounding farm lands. The lift was announced after a meeting between Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Japan’s premier Shinzo Abe in late May‚ making Singapore the first country that open the door to Japan’s food imports. CHANNEL & MARKETING MIX The National Federation of Agriculture Cooperative Associations (Zen-Noh)‚ a major wholesaler
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Examine the impact that foreigners have on Singapore. In Singapore‚ there has been a rise in the number of foreigners over the last few years. Foreigners‚ who include highly skilled professionals‚ lowly skilled workers‚ and even foreign students negative impact brought about by them. Foreigners are considered to be a double-edged sword by many Singaporeans. The impact that foreigners have on Singapore can be classified in terms of education‚ economic‚ social and political impact. Increasing
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not only the world’s number one airline‚ best airport‚ and busiest port of trade‚ but also the world’s fourth–highest per capita real income? The story of that transformation is told here by Singapore’s charismatic‚ controversial founding father‚ Lee Kuan Yew. Rising from a legacy of divisive colonialism‚ the devastation of the Second World War‚ and general poverty and disorder following the withdrawal of foreign forces‚ Singapore now is hailed as a city of the future. This miraculous history is
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Introduction The article that I have abstracted from the channelnewsasia.com‚ is about the recession that hit Singapore back in 2008. In the said article‚ the recession in 2008 was so bad‚ that it left many Singaporeans jobless due to high rate of retrenchment‚ that was possible to reach as high as it was during the 1998 Asian financial crisis and 2001 economic downturn that left up to 30‚000 workers retrenched. Besides causing loss of jobs for many workers‚ the recession in 2008 subsequently
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Counsel - Criminal Law in Thailand Part LXXXVII: Gambling - Bangkok Post‚ 13 November 2011). In a statement on 18 April 2005‚ Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong emphasised that there was a “pressing need” for Singapore to introduce new tourist attractions and revamp itself‚ and IRs provided a fresh‚ interesting and lucrative alternative (Statement by PM Lee Hsien Loong on Integrated Resorts‚ 18 April 2005). Furthermore‚ constructing the two Integrated Resorts meant that there would be a “spill over effect”
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