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Under The Angsana Tree: Lee Kuan Yew turns 90
In the week of Mr Lee Kuan Yews 90th birthday, international media outlets from The Economist to the South China Morning Post dissected his achievements and leadership style, lauding the elder statesmans commitment to long-term. During a recent conference on The Big Ideas Of Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Professor Chan Heng Chee, Singapores former ambassador to the United States, declared that Mr Lees most important contribution to Singapore was to have��.
OCCUPY CENTRAL - DAY 13: Full coverage of the days.
The Hong Kong government on Thursday cancelled talks with student leaders set for Friday, where they were supposed to discuss election reform issues as a step towards easing the current political stalemate.. 1.50am: As the pro-democracy Occupy protests begin their 14th straight day on the streets of Hong Kong, about a thousand people are settling in for the night in Admiralty, with more than 100 tents now dotted along the blockaded highway. In Mong Kok, some��.
Cool heads and warm hearts needed for regional peace and prosperity
Will China step over us? What can China bring to world peace, development and civilisation? Even former Singaporean leader Lee Kuan Yew suggested that the US needs to refocus on the Asia-Pacific. Contrary to Chinese wishes, the US is not really.
(In)Famous Quotes From Lee Kuan Yew | Askmelah.com
For the record, Askmelah was a great admirer of Lee Kuan Yew in the 70s and 80s, diminished somewhat in the 90s but completely disdain of his many controversial statements post millennium and has since stopped buying and reading his books.. [Askmelahs Note: Singaporeans esp the Chinese used to make a lot of babies, funny how the man himself who created the problem in the first place is now pretending that it is not his past policy failure and put the blame��.
OCCUPY CENTRAL - DAY SIX: Full coverage of the days.
10.25pm Mong Kok: Fighting breaks out but police failed to intervene for the first 10 minutes.. 10.10pm The Federation of Students last night put on hold a meeting with Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and blamed police for failing to protect their supporters.. 10.00pm Labour Party leader Lee Cheuk-yan condemns the violence in Mong Kok, saying the attackers had apparent triad links, and criticised the governments indifference towards the attacks.
Fresh clashes in Mong Kok ahead of televised talks to end.
New clashes broke out between protesters and police in Mong Kok early this morning, after a day which saw significant progress on attempts to bring students and the government round the table to thrash out a solution to��.
OCCUPY CENTRAL - NIGHT THREE: Full coverage of all the nights events
An Occupy spokesperson who spoke to South China Morning Post clarified that the threats were received before the movement officially kicked off early on Sunday morning. 11.09pm. The red star on Chinese military headquarters in Admiralty is flashing.
Hakka Chinese Political Leadership in East and Southeast.
Outside of China, the Hakkas also had many leaders, including former prime minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew and his son and current prime minister Lee Hsien Loong; former president of Taiwan, Lee Teng-hui; current president of Taiwan. They originally come from the Central Plain (Zhongyuan) around Luoyang in Henan, but have migrated in several waves toward the south between the third and eighth century AD... ���Asias Power Women Offer False Hope.
Beijing bans student leaders from taking trip to mainland to.
It is the first time Federation of Students representatives have had their entry permits terminated; three times in the past 26 years, delegations have been allowed to visit over sensitive issues.. Meanwhile, Markus Ederer, state secretary of Germanys Federal Foreign Office, told a law conference at the Chinese University of Hong Kong that people should recognise and accept the legal and political limits, respect the rule.. How could we hope for something better?
Cardboard dreams: a day with an elderly Hong Kong woman who must.
Dr Vivian Lou Wei-qun, the academic behind the HKCSS report, tells the South China Morning Post that there is so far no estimated number of elderly who collect waste as a living. ���We see them in the streets everyday but there is no specific.
Shinzo Abes Yasukuni Shrine offering angers China and.
If Korea and China are biased as you claim - than look at the history books in Malaysia and Singapore. In fact see what Lee Kuan Yew said about the Japanese; LKY is fortunate to be alive, he lost many friends and was��.
Hours to avoid tragedy, protesters told as thousands attend.
Leung described as most pressing the need for 3,000 civil servants to be allowed back to work tomorrow morning and for protesters to clear the area outside the Tamar headquarters. Occupy leader Benny Tai responded that��.
Protesters form new blockades in Mong Kok after night of chaotic clashes with.
Police strongly condemn those who participated in the unlawful assembly, charged police cordons and illegally occupied major thoroughfares in Mong Kok earlier this morning and last night. Such behaviours are neither peaceful nor non-violent, said.
Occupy supporters and police clash as Hong Kong protests.
Minutes after student leaders called on the thousands gathered at the Admiralty Occupy encampment, hundreds of protesters - wearing an assortment of hard hats and protective masks - thronged around government. A former student leader exiled from the mainland after the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown told RTHK today that he feared there would be bloodshed at the Admiralty rally.. If the SCMP doesnt remove this guy, it is complicit in his incitement.
Mahinda Rajapakse is a Sinhalese Extremist Says Lee.
Singapore was just rated as having the most competitive economy in the world and Lee Kuan Yew is regarded as the epitome of a successful and visionary leader. He is credited with being one of the first to predict the new��.
The boycott begins: thousands of students stage classroom.
Thousands of university students from across Hong Kong formed a sea of white as they arrived in Chinese University (CUHK) to join the week-long class boycott for democracy which began at 2pm... Last month, Beijing ruled that while Hong Kong can pick its leader by one person, one vote in 2017, only two or three candidates with majority support from a 1,200-strong nominating committee could run. Potential... This is the first line of the national anthem of PRC.
HK tourists nightmare at Italian Couchsurfing hosts home shows how travel.
Recent cases that highlight the inherent risks include a former police officer in Italy who lured more than a dozen young women from around the world - including two from Hong Kong - to his apartment near Venice through the Couchsurfing website before.
The boycott begins: thousands of students stage classroom walkout over.
Thousands of university students from across Hong Kong formed a sea of white as they arrived in Chinese University (CUHK) to join the week-long class boycott for democracy which began at 2pm. Students gathered at the university mall in Sha Tin, wearing .
British diplomats fuming over Hong Kongs snub of Hugo Swire
It is believed to be the first time since 1997 that Londons top representative on Hong Kong has not met with the citys most senior officials while visiting, and comes amid strained relations after British parliamentarians were denied entry to probe.
Hong Kong domestic helpers arrested in crackdown on live-out maids
One Hong Kong resident, understood to be an employer of one of the helpers, was also held for obstructing officers. Immigration officers arrested his wife yesterday afternoon. Both were released on bail. The employer told the South China Morning Post.
British diplomats fuming over Hong Kongs snub of Hugo.
Foreign Office minister was denied meetings to discuss political reform with the citys top two leaders during a visit earlier this month.. SCMP.com SCMP Tablet Edition SCMP Mobile Edition 10-year news archive. Subscribe now. That is at least my hope for the future... and the boss does not want to be challenged, because the boss is the boss because he is the boss (rule one of the Lee Kuan Yew school of public policy).. Ooops, thousand apology, off topic.
Talks fail to narrow gap between student leaders and Hong Kong government
Tens of thousands of people at the protest sites in Admiralty, Causeway Bay and Mong Kok watched the televised talks - the first face-to-face dialogue between top officials and activists in the citys history. Watch: Protesters watch and react to talks.
SmarTone mobile phone network goes down across Hong Kong
The issue is believed to have affected tens of thousands of SmarTones 1.9 million customers. When the network went down, users in Causeway Bay, Tsim Sha Tsui, Mid-Levels, Pok Fu Lam, North Point, Taikoo and Admiralty resorted to Wi-fi and social media .
Talks fail to narrow gap between student leaders and Hong.
Tens of thousands of people at the protest sites in Admiralty, Causeway Bay and Mong Kok watched the televised talks - the first face-to-face dialogue between top officials and activists in the citys history.. Executive councillor Starry Lee Wai-king said it appeared the students did not fully understand the principles of one country, two systems and the Basic Law.. This article appeared in the South China Morning Post print edition as Students, officials still far apart��.
Hong Kong protest leaders plan to go to Beijing on Saturday.
Hong Kong Federation of Students (HKFS) leader Alex Chow said late on Thursday he planned to travel to Beijing with fellow activists Eason Chung and Nathan Law and they hoped to meet Chinese leader Li Keqiang. News of.. Freedom of press/expression - last I know none of the anti-China medias like Apple and South China Morning Post have been closed nor their owners arrested. So what is.. My good lord, I hope they pay you more then 5 cents a post! 1.
Hong Kongs legal big guns tussle over rule of law
The Hong Kong government was accused of feeding the public a misleading explanation of the rule of law - moments after the secretary for justice accused the pro-democracy movement of blatantly challenging the rule of law and after the citys top judge .
Occupy supporters and police clash as Hong Kong protests escalate
Minutes after student leaders called on the thousands gathered at the Admiralty Occupy encampment, hundreds of protesters - wearing an assortment of hard hats and protective masks - thronged around government headquarters and Tamar Park and began.
Dont let China hold trade sway in Asia, US president Barack Obama warns
The United States and not China should write the trade rules for Asia, US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday night as he called on his country to speed up regional trade deals. In his annual State of the Union address in Washington, Obama warned .
Opinionist: Lee Kuan Yew on China: Shanghaiist
In this weekends edition of Opinionist, we present to you the China-relevant portions of Lee Kuan Yews latest interview with Haslinda Amin of Bloomberg News. At 84 this year, Lee was Singapores first Prime Minister and��.
Thousands offer hope to Singapores ailing former leader, Lee Kuan Yew
The health of Singapores founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew continued to deteriorate yesterday as thousands of well-wishers descended on different parts of the city-states main island to offer get-well messages, flowers and gifts. His son, current.
Beijing bans student leaders from taking trip to mainland to press for democracy
Three student leaders at the heart of the Occupy Central protests are demanding the Hong Kong government explain why their travel documents were invalidated yesterday, hours before they were to fly to Beijing to press their demands for true universal .
Hours to avoid tragedy, protesters told as thousands attend peace rally
With thousands of Occupy Central supporters cramming Admiralty for a peace rally to protest against attacks by triad thugs on Friday, the governments Tamar headquarters remained at the heart of week-long protests. As students dug in at flashpoints.
