Vinayak I've been at the receiving end of Singapore government's dislike of free media. I worked at far eastern economic review. An issue where I wrote about temasek got into trouble as it had an interview with Chee soon Juan. So, yes, I know, and do look up my pieces on Singapore and the free press besides other things.
But like every individual, there were some sensible things Harry Lee did Salil Sent from my iPhone > On 11 Sep 2015, at 07:44, Vinayak Hegde <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 10:25 AM, Salil61 <[email protected]> wrote: >> Interesting Ethiopian example! I lived in Singapore for eight years in the >> 90s. Singapore and Malaysia were free the same time. If I recall correctly >> Singapore changed no name - all British names renamed and are the same to >> this day. As James Bloodworth jokes, everything in Malaysia got renamed >> Merdeka (independence) in Malaysia. When he was asked why Singapore didn't >> change names of landmarks, Lee Kuan Yew said, "we should build some first." >> . And no vanity monuments built either. Many pragmatic Singaporeans agreed. >> Lee wanted his house destroyed so it doesn't become a museum after his >> death. Many things to dislike about Lee, but not this u emotionalism. > > I am unsure why Lee Kuan Yew is help up as a paragon of governance (He > obviously got some things right no doubt) as there are a lot of big > chinks his armour. You need no landmarks (such as your house) when > your family effectively controls the country and suppresses dissent. > The PAP might be defeated in the upcoming historic election. > > eg. > http://qz.com/497287/singapore-blogger-roy-ngerng-sued-by-prime-minister-lee/ > > <quote> > The Lee dynasty that runs Singapore has always been touchy about > criticism. Like his father, the late Lee Kuan Yew, prime minister Lee > Hsien Loong and his People’s Action Party (PAP) have a habit of suing > their detractors for defamation or for “scandalizing the court,” > leaving many of them in financial ruin. > </quote> > > Thanks > Vinayak >
