Now is the time to make fun of Lee Kuan Yew before they make it illegal. For goodness sake, he is not my founding father. “We’ve built a nation with our hands, the toil of people from a dozen lands”…
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I refer to Mr Walid Jumblatt’s letter, “Don’t let secular fundamentalism be the norm” (May 15), which was a reply to Mr Hairol Salim’s letter, “Efforts of Pink Dot ambassadors should be lauded, not condemned” (May 13). Secular fundamentalism connotes scorn…
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When thousands of Rohingya people from Myanmar were discovered floating in boats on the Southeast Asian seas much of the world was understandably gripped by this unfolding human tragedy. Voices of anger were raised; something had to be done to…
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The Singapore Government will offer an initial contribution of US$200,000 through ASEAN to support the efforts of countries such as Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia that have been aiding Rohingya refugees, said Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam on Saturday (May 23)….
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The Government is looking at introducing legislation to protect the name and image of the Republic’s founding Prime Minister, the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew, against commercial exploitation and misuse. Culture, Community and Youth Minister Lawrence Wong revealed this while…
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