Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
SINGAPORE : President SR Nathan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong have sent their congratulations to their Chinese counterparts as China prepares to celebrate its 59th National Day on Wednesday.
Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
SINGAPORE : Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said he is saddened to learn of JB Jeyaretnam's death.
Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Changi Airport will be corporatised by July 2009. It will be split into two entities - a regulatory arm and a new airport company. The regulatory arm will oversee functions such as air traffic services, air services negotiations, safety, customer service and economic regulations. The new civil aviation authority will be piloted by Mr Lee Hsien Yang as Chairman. The airport...
Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
SINGAPORE: Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam will make an official visit to Singapore on Wednesday. He will call on President S R Nathan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who will also host an official dinner in honour of the Mauritius leader. Prime Minister Ramgoolam will also attend the Global Indian Diaspora conference on Friday and Saturday, and will be the chief guest for...
Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | yesterday
SINGAPORE: Ties between Singapore and India are set to grow even further as some 600 non-resident Indians gather here for the Indian Diaspora conference this week. This is the first time the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas conference is held out of India, ever since it started a few years ago. The Singapore conference will be opened this Friday by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Senior Minister Goh...
theonlinecitizen (Free subscription) | yesterday
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong were even more artless. In their condolence messages, released to the media, they came across as self-serving, taking the opportunity to burnish their own reputations, painting themselves as principled and magnanimous. Alex Au
Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said Singapore clan associations can do more to help preserve the traditions and cultures of the local Chinese.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
... concern soaring inflation and the global would hurt the city’s economic growth. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Aug. 8 that Singapore’s economy would expand 4 percent to 5 percent, less than an earlier estimate of 4 percent to 6 percent.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
... in 1963 but broke away as an independent state two years later, led by then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, a contemporary of Jeyaretnam and his most bitter foe.In 1981, Jeyaretnam seemed poised to carve out a power base when he entered Parliament as a Workers Party lawmaker. But the opposition has made little headway, proving at most a minor irritant to the ruling elite — with Jeyaretnam as its most...
theonlinecitizen (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
... arrived at about 10pm, was greeted by Mr Jeyaretnam’s son, Philip.(See condolence letter from PM Lee to JBJ’s two sons, Kenneth and Philip below.)Here is a short video :———CONDOLENCE LETTER FROM PRIME MINISTER LEE HSIEN LOONG ON DEMISE OF JB JEYARETNAM30 September 2008Mr Kenneth JeyaretnamMr Philip JeyaretnamDear Kenneth and Philip JeyaretnamI was sad to learn that your father, Mr Joshua...
CNN (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Jeyaretnam declared bankruptcy in 2001 after being fined about $367,000 in damages stemming from defamation lawsuits brought by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, former prime ministers Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong, and others. Jeyaretnam said he emerged from bankruptcy last year.
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
... fined about US$367,000 in damages stemming from defamation lawsuits brought by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, former prime ministers Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong, and others. Jeyaretnam said he emerged from bankruptcy last year.The People's Action Party, which has ruled Singapore since independence from Malaysia in 1965, holds 82 out of 84 elected seats in Parliament.Today in Asia - Pacific...
Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
... it", he said. The plans for next year's road closures are set to be reviewed. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday night that the authorities would be looking into how inconveniences to the public could be minimised - for example, by cutting down the road closures to just one or two days. The parties involved in the study will include organisers Singapore GP, the Traffic Police,...
