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Walter Berns, political scientist and philosopher, dies at 95
���Citizenship implies public-spiritedness,��� he wrote, ���and it is in this sense that it cannot be taken for granted; like patriotism, it has to be cultivated. They have to be cultivated because no one is born loving his country; such love is not natural.
Will a ban on public use of legal highs in Lincoln work?
Thousands of tourists visit the picturesque cathedral city every year, but council bosses are concerned it has been attracting a different type of visitor in recent times. Lincoln has become well-known for having a ready and cheap supply of legal.
Three vital lessons in leadership
But 50 years later, while we remember the man Harry Lee Kuan Yew, who transformed Singapore from a British colonial outpost into a prosperous, global city-state, we must not overlook some of his key lessons in leadership.. Mr Lee inherited a toxic.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: Lee Kuan Yew.
By Tham Yuen-C, Yeo Sam Jo and Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh, The Straits Times, 28 Mar 2015. More than 1.2 million people have paid their last respects to Mr Lee Kuan Yew at Parliament House and community tribute sites islandwide, as the public mourning period comes to an end on Saturday evening. About 415,000 people have done so at Parliament House where the queue for mourners officially closed at 8pm, Saturday, as scheduled. Some 850,000 people��.
How Mr Lee Kuan Yew shaped the public service
Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean speaking at a tribute event at the Kallang Theatre on March 27, 2015. At the annual dinner of the Administrative Service, DPM Teo said former prime minister Lee Kuan Yews commitment to clean government is .
Kenji Ekuan, designer of ubiquitous soy sauce dispenser, dies at 85
Mr. Ekuan crafted a tabletop bottle for Kikkoman Corp. in 1961, winning international popularity for the handy, flask-shaped condiment dispenser. He has said. ���Faced with that nothingness, I felt a great nostalgia for human culture,��� he told the.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: Lee Kuan Yew turns.
Lee Kuan Yew turns 90. Mr Lee: I am lucky to reach 90. By Elgin Toh, The Straits Times, 16 Sep 2013. AHEAD of marking a significant milestone in his life today, former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew told The Straits Times: I am lucky to reach.. Mr Lee reminds us that Singapore is a constant work-in-progress as he continues to work tirelessly to secure our future, even after more than five decades of public service... His conviction and personality shaped Singapore.
Singapore media and marketing companies give staff time.
David Tang, the boss of DDB Singapore ��� which has been encouraging its staff to leave work early to pay tribute ��� said: ���Its a week where we feel the enormous loss and gratitude for what Mr Lee Kuan Yew has done for us all. Never have so. Meanwhile, the websites of Singapores main national news providers, Straits Times and TODAY, remain ad-free, and digital advertising signage across the citystate is running tribute messages to the late PM. Tribute screens��.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: Mr Lee Kuan Yews.
By Charissa Yong, The Straits Times, 26 Mar 2015. OUTSIDE, thronging the roads, the public were waiting. But inside Sri Temasek on the grounds of the Istana, the family of Mr Lee Kuan Yew gathered after sunrise as the��.
Mr Lee Kuan Yew: Public Man, Private Life
Singapores founding Prime Minister was well-respected among world leaders and worked tirelessly even after stepping down, to make sure the country was in good stead, but behind closed doors, Mr Lee Kuan Yew was a loving husband who read poems by .
Did Mr Lee Kuan Yew create a Singapore in his own image?
Lee Kuan Yew was a chain-smoker until 1957, puffing away two packs a day. Then he lost his voice in the middle of campaigning for a City Council election and could not thank voters. He quit cold turkey, suffering withdrawal symptoms for a fortnight.
The Passing of An Era :: Mr Lee Kuan Yew 1923 - 2015
But I dont pretend to fully understand those times, circumstances, sentiments and politics; though I didnt agree with many of Singapores early social and manpower policies, and still dont fully agree with them now.. But the one thing I know, Im a beneficiary of the legacy Mr Lee Kuan Yew had left even before his twilight years- a stable economy, a relatively meritocratic society, an efficient public service, an internationally-envied passport and many national��.
Singapore Press Holdings to advertisers - Mumbrella Asia
Singapore Press Holdings to advertisers: We will not accept Lee Kuan Yew tribute ads. The Straits Times today. Todays edition of Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings, the publisher of Singapores biggest circulating newspaper The Straits. Tribute Advertisements to Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Mumbrella was told today that advertisers planning to run messages of respect are mostly local brands, ranging from financial services providers to consumer goods companies.
e-book revives key ideas of Mr Lee Kuan Yew
Excerpts of Lee Kuan Yew: The Man And His Ideas, are now available in the form of an e-book in The Straits Times Star app. It is published jointly by The Straits Times and Times Publishing as a public service to commemorate the life and work of Mr Lee.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: The Lee Kuan Yew I.
By Tommy Koh, Published The Straits Times, 25 Mar 2015. MR LEE Kuan Yew was the.. A conversation with Lee, whose life was devoted to service and who spent so much of his time on joint explorations, was a vote of confidence that sustained ones sense of purpose. The great tragedy of.. Times, 25 Mar 2015. MR LEE Kuan Yew had a strong view on how we should conduct ourselves on the international stage and how we wanted others to perceive Singapore.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: Lee Kuan Yew.
Mr Lee had three younger brothers and a sister who looked up to him and had regarded him as the man of the house during long periods when their father was away.. But they only know the public me.. In Fitzwilliam College, the chapel is holding a memorial service for Mr Lee.. The writer is a former Straits Times journalist and a member of the team involved in Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going, a book on former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yews world view.
Carl N. Degler, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of marginalized groups, dies.
(Photo by Ed Souza / Stanford News Service). He received. Reviewing the volume in the New York Times, Richard A. Shweder, a professor at the University of Chicago, described it as a ���masterly intellectual history of the reverberation of Darwinian.
Next-generation 5G mobile developments being shaped in Singapore
SINGAPORE - Next-generation mobile services that enable, say, real-time mobilisation of autonomous excavators for rescue of nuclear explosion victims could be five years away from reality, with Singapore being a key part of their development. Such next.
Singapores founding father Mr Lee Kuan Yew dies aged 91 at 3.18am on Monday
Mr Lees body will lie in state at Parliament House from Wednesday, March 25, to Saturday, March 28, for the public to pay their last respects. They can do so from 10 am to 8 pm daily during that time. A state funeral service for Mr Lee will be held at.
A Middle Ground Perspective on Lee Kuan Yews death.
I think the newspapers like Today, The Straits Times and Channel News Asia have spent more than enough time discussing LKYs good points.. In 1965, Singapore had a pretty established civil service (police, education, hospitals etc), public utilities (water, electricity, drainage), a thriving port, a transport network (an excellent national road network complete with a public transport system). Thus. Lim Kin San led the development of the public housing we had today.
Former FutureGov sales chiefs launch rival public sector events brand OpenGov
On Sagars LinkedIn profile page, he writes that the CIO Network ���has been set up to ensure that the public sector industry of Southeast Asia continues to have a platform that I created 5 years ago, whereby government technology professionals can.
Rod Taylor, virile leading man of ���The Birds��� and other dramas, dies at 84
The Australian-born Mr. Taylor arrived in Hollywood in the mid-1950s furnished with rugged good looks and a powerful physique shaped during years as a surfer and amateur boxer. He also displayed a zesty, at times impertinent, charisma.
Lee Kuan Yews Singapore - The Economist
ONE of the worlds great economic success stories, Singapore owes much of its prosperity to a record of honest and pragmatic government, the legacy of Lee Kuan Yew, who has died aged 91. He retired as. Born when Singapore was a British colony, the young Mr Lee saw the humiliation of the colonial power by Japan and the tough years of Japanese occupation.. That was a statistic even the Straits Times quoted... Whats wrong with staying in Public Housing?
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: Thank you, Mr Lee.
The more than 100,000 people who stood drenched in pouring rain all along the 15.4km route for Mr Lee Kuan Yews hour-long final journey through Singapore, from Parliament House to Kent Ridge, called out his name perhaps because it seemed the best way to say: Thank.. A young Singaporean, former Straits Times journalist and now civil servant Cassandra Chew, who had worked with Mr Lee on a book, said she was thankful to have been born in Singapore.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: Lee Kuan Yew.
He knew the value of having differing views within government, which partly explains his obsession with creaming off the most intellectually able to staff the public sector.. His political style, he would later say, was shaped by the school of hard knocks... That was the kind of power he had, said veteran journalist and political watcher Seah Chiang Nee, 75, who went with Mr Lee on his travels overseas as a Straits Times correspondent in the 1970s and early 1980s.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: Lee Kuan Yew.
By Chua Mui Hoong, Opinion Editor And Rachel Chang, Assistant Political Editor, The Straits Times, 24 Mar 2015. LEE Kuan Yew was a chain-smoker until 1957, puffing away two packs a day. Then he lost his voice in the��.
Straits Times publishes 24-page special morning edition in.
The Straits Times is publishing a 24-page special edition in tribute to Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of Singapore, who passed away in the early hours of this morning. The tabloid format edition hit the shelves at 10.30am��.
Sandy Socolow, news producer for Walter Cronkite at CBS, dies at 86
Sandy Socolow, a CBS News producer and executive who helped shape how Americans understood events such as the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal and the moon landing during his decades-long partnership with the anchor Walter Cronkite, died Jan. 31 at a.
Eulogies for Mr Lee Kuan Yew - If Only Singaporeans.
The Straits Times, 30 Mar 2015. THIS has been a dark week for Singapore. The light.. As Mrs Thatcher said: (Mr Lee) had a way of penetrating the fog of propaganda and expressing with unique clarity the issues of our times and the way to tackle them. He was never wrong. Hence, despite being so... ���He was convinced that a softhearted approach would undermine the ethos he wanted to embed deeply in public service.��� Mr Dhanabalan, who had resigned over��.
Tributes to Lee Kuan Yew - If Only Singaporeans Stopped to.
A leader who placed service before self-interest, Mr Lee stepped down as Prime Minister in 1990 to allow for a smooth leadership renewal after he had built up a younger team of Cabinet Ministers.. Public Figure �� 12,348 Likes. �� March 22 at 4:53pm ��. As for me, I have done what I had wanted to do, to the best of my ability. I am satisfied. Lee Kuan Yew, 2013. Singapore is what it is because of Mr Lee. We survived as a small nation and earned our place in the world��.
WWF launches video for run-up to Earth Hour
WWF has launched a global launch video for the run-up to its annual environmental awareness event Earth Hour, which is headquartered in Singapore. The two-minute film, conceptualised inhouse, features clips from public figures such as UN secretary .
State of the Union, State of the Presidency
So the victory-lap tone of the address, while still jarring given the straits his party finds itself in (how many elected Democrats can really laugh along with the presidents ���I won both of them��� crack about his electoral gifts?), was perhaps. If.