If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: PM Lees interview.
Spore can learn from Japan on managing ageing issue: PM Lee. AS SINGAPORE ramps up its social spending, the Governments expenditure could rise to as much as a fifth of economic output, according to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.. Immediate issues include making sure there is adequate housing supply and improving public transport, he said, while a long-term concern is making sure Singapore can grow its economy and upgrade its workers so they��.
Spanish services sector grows in February, hiring picks up: PMI
Optimism at Spanish services companies was the strongest in 11 years as they expected sales to grow in 2015, the Markit survey found - a rosier outlook that was also reflected in the faster pace of new hiring, with job creation increasing to its.
Singapore can leverage a revived Silk Road
OPPORTUNITIES could emerge for Singapore from the proposal to revive the maritime Silk Road, given the Republics role as a major transportation, logistics and maritime hub, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said in Beijing, where he is attending the.
catherinelim.sg �� The GE 2011 Political Demise of Lee.
But none could have imagined that the biggest casualty would be Lee Kuan Yew, one of the founders of the PAP, Singapores first prime minister and subsequently, de facto Chief despite holding only an advisory role as Minister Mentor. Indeed.. In the 60s, he foresaw the dominant role of the English language for international trade, business, scientific technology and research, and made an all-out effort to promote the language in the schools, as well as make it the��.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: Singapore, China.
In whichever area Singapore chooses, whether it is modern connectivity or modern services, this will be a new platform of cooperation for our two countries, Mr Zhang added... Park with Spore DNA a model for urbanisation push.. Origins: The park began in 1994 as a bilateral project for Singapore to share industrialisation experiences with China and was backed by former Singapore prime minister Lee Kuan Yew and late Chinese strongman Deng Xiaoping.
Events leading up to Lee Kuan Yews state funeral
Parliament will have a special sitting on Thursday at 4pm to pay tribute to Mr Lee. The state funeral service will be held at 2pm on Sunday at the National University of Singapores University Cultural Centre, followed by a private cremation at Mandai .
Algae study to shed light on fish deaths
The study will involve isolating algal cells from natural seawater samples for DNA-sequencing. The cells will then be grown in pure cultures on which tests are run to determine the concentration levels that make them harmful to fish and conditions that.
US President Obama offers condolences, calls Lee Kuan Yew a true giant of.
US President Barack Obama has offered his condolences to the family of Singapores founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, who died early Monday morning, and said that he joins the people of Singapore in mourning the loss of this remarkable man.
Lee Kuan Yews condition improved slightly: PMO
The former prime minister remains sedated and on mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit at Singapore General Hospital (SGH), according to the PMO. He is continuing with his antibiotics, the statement added. Mr Lee had been warded at SGH on .
History comes to an end at Oxley Rd
Since Mr Lees death on March 23, Singaporeans have proposed various ideas to conserve his residence, with some suggesting that it should be turned into a museum or officially gazetted as a national heritage site. Said Mr. He disputed the idea that.
Anticipating details of Silver Support Scheme
It was Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong who first spoke of the Silver Support Scheme at his annual National Day Rally speech last August. This will benefit the roughly 10-20 per cent or so of Singaporeans - regarded as the more vulnerable people in.
Lee Kuan Yews condition largely unchanged: PMO
The father of current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and one of the founding members of The Peoples Action Party, Mr Lee has been accredited with the extraordinary transformation of Singapores economy. He served as prime minister from 1959, stepped .
PM Lee: Make service part of Spore culture, DNA
IF Singapore is to improve on its service standards, all the stakeholders - companies, service staff and customers - have to do their part, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The local service industry accounts for 70 per cent of total gross domestic.
Productivity drive should focus on topline growth now
I think you have to focus at the end of the day on what is going to create new value. Cost and process improvement - that is one thing. But creating new value must be the centrepiece. Somehow, when we talk about restructuring, its all on the cost.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: Lee Kuan Yew turns.
Speaking to The Straits Times ahead of Mr Lees birthday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said his fathers greatest achievement was building a nation nobody believed possible... Parliament honours his singular mission, dedication in forging Spore. By Robin Chan, The.. Through several decades of service as Prime Minister of Singapore and in other high governmental positions you have commanded. prestige in international political and business circles.
Singapore Cabinet: Masagos made full minister; new heads for Social and Family.
PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Wednesday made several changes to his Cabinet line-up, with five office-holders involved in this latest reshuffle. The changes are part of continuing leadership renewal in Singapore, the Prime Ministers Office (PMO) .
Singapore Budget 2015: Key policy measures
The Business Times. Tue, May 19, 2015. A budget focused on building Singapores future, was how Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam summed up his close to two-and-a-half-hour long speech in Parliament on Monday. SPH.
Is Singapore the Perfect Country for Our Times? - If Only.
Spore a canary in the gold mine of globalisation. naturally disoriented, even before you hit the customs booths that feature bowls of mints, dire warnings about the death penalty for those bringing in drugs, and digital comment cards asking if the service was to your liking.. Singapores defining achievement is summed up in the title of its former prime minister Lee Kuan Yews memoir, From Third World To First... You dont need to be rich to make a difference to.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: Lee Kuan Yews.
After nearly 2-1/2 hours of heartfelt eulogies at a moving state funeral service at the University Cultural Centre (UCC), those four words summed up the thoughts of the 10 speakers, at times personal, poetic or profound. The more than... Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday called on Singaporeans to continue Mr Lee Kuan Yews lifes work by making this island nation a great metropolis that reflects the ideals of their founding prime minister. In a 40-minute��.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: Spore brand name.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is visiting China this week, will be making his first visit to the park today.. Singapores role as the middleman to draw foreign investment into China, and explains why many Chinese provinces and cities are keen to get the Singapore stamp on the myriad of industrial, business and high-tech parks mushrooming across the country.. CHENGDU (Sichuan) - Industrial parks are getting a makeover in China to keep up with the times.
Tributes from Chiam, Mahathir
TWO men who had crossed swords numerous times with Lee Kuan Yew paid their last respects to Singapores first prime minister on Friday. Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad expressed his sadness at Mr Lees passing, while opposition.
Spore cant ease up on foreign worker limits, says PM Lee
Spore cant ease up on foreign worker limits, says PM Lee. By Maryam Mokhtar, The Straits Times, 8 May 2014. SOME bosses of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have had to turn away business or rope in family��.
The Legacy of Lee Kuan Yew and the Myth of Trade-Offs
Much as I understand that it is in the Wests fundamental DNA to assert certain inalienable freedoms, as a Singaporean, I strenuously object that there has been any such trade-off. Some of my.. By Joyce Hooi, The Business Times, 28 Mar 2015... Singapores Prime Minister, Mr Lee Hsien Loong, has stated recently that the country is investing in the future for its children and grandchildren, while older economies in the West are creating massive debt for them.
MPs pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew in special sitting of.
MPs hail Mr Lees 60 years in House Longest-serving MP had served Tanjong Pagar since 1955, became founding PM, and shaped todays Singapore By Chua Mui Hoong, Opinion Editor, The Straits Times, 27 Mar 2015.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: Next-gen leaders.
Succession planning has long been part of the Governments DNA, and PM Lee embarked on the task from the moment he took office in 2004. But with four out of 19 current office-holders already 60 and older, and five more��.
Breast milk sold online often contains cows milk:
One in 10 samples of breast milk sold on the Internet in the United States was found to be contaminated with cows milk or formula, US researchers said Monday. The study in the journal Pediatrics raised new safety concerns about a practice that many.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: Kishore Mahbubani.
What is surprising is that there is now remarkable peace in the region, as a result of the culture of musyawarah and mufakat (consultation and consensus in Bahasa Indonesia) which ASEAN has carefully cultivated. Another positive.. As Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong pointed out in his speech at the NUSS 60th Anniversary Lecture on Oct 3 last year: The climate is changing and the Arctic Ocean is melting... Spores challenge: Be confident while being paranoid
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: May Day 2014
PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong outlined plans for a hat-trick of improvements to take the country forward, pledging initiatives for better workers, better jobs and better lives... Mr Ma Wei Cheng, general secretary of the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees, told The Straits Times that the civil service took the lead in re-hiring older workers up to the age of 65 six months before the changes to the law.. As a result, he was forced to make a living working part-time.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: No degree, no.
The Public Service Division says there is no official glass ceiling for non-graduates - they can technically get promoted as long as they do well. Yet, in recent times, few, if any, have made it to the top echelons of a statutory��.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: Parliament.
���Xenophobia, I hope, will not take root but this group has been organising it for many years, Im told 20 years, and this time round we have this reaction from Singaporeans,��� said Mr Fong. ���I think. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong indicated on Facebook late Friday, that even though the debate is over, the Government will continue working on issues such as refining the Central Provident Fund system to better provide for.. Flood of ideas for Spore golden jubilee bash
Parliament pays emotional tribute to its longest-serving MP
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (centre right, in black) and his wife Rosmah Mansor paying their respects to Mr Lee Kuan Yew at Parliament House. With them are. World leaders are disrupting their schedules to come personally to attend his.
At the feet of gods | Yawning Bread
These suspicions however hint at an ugly side of the ���Singapore establishment��� and bureaucracy. They contest the oft-bandied claim that here we have a competent, nay, meticulous meritocracy, and that integrity is in the DNA of public officers.. On 19 April 2010, it was reported (Sunday Times, 18 April 2010, Peranakan dealer stands by valuation) that Lui Tuck Yew, the Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, had apologised to the Tans, I would��.