Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has made public two letters containing the exchange between himself and the Transport Minister to avoid suspicions that the latter was asked to leave. The letter from Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew was dated today…
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Lui’s resignation – a sign of weak leadership from the top “Singapore will not encourage a culture where ministers resign whenever things go wrong on their watch, whether or not they are actually to blame,” Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong…
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Political analysts yesterday were surprised not just by the announcement of Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew’s departure but also its timing, given that the polls could be just weeks away. Given the People’s Action Party’s reputation for meticulous planning and…
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I am distraught that Minister Lui Tuck Yew is stepping down. I have known Mr. Lui since I was an 18 year old JC student when as a LTC in the Navy, he mentored me for the Temasek Seminar. He…
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Minister Lui Tuck Yew has announced that he won’t continue. Several people spoke with him, including myself, to try and get him to change his mind. But his mind was made up. People like Tuck Yew don’t come along every…
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