Singapore's 11th Parliament has just been dissolved today, paving way for the island's general elections which should be held within 3 months from today. The ruling party, PAP, being in control of the country since its independence in 1965 has also one of the highest-paid country leader in the world- Lee Hsien Loong earns USD3.9 million dwarfs Obama salary of USD400,000 per year!
The pre-Election fever in the coming weeks ahead should be something exciting for the island's 2.3 million voters.
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Lee Kuan Yew on Racial Matters in Singapore
Check out The NST's (Singapore) publication of LKY's speech at the Singapore Parliament recently. The link is here. Mentor Minister Lee gives a very down-to-earth and realistic viewpoint on race relations, which is radically different and from what led to the Malaysia-Singapore separation in 1965. Also please checkout diverse readers' comments on the same article, here. The readers strike a good point on the difference between 'fair' and being 'equal'.
Check out the You Tube videos here and here.
Sheer bravado and hard work for nation-building? I think this is one element that's missing from the typical Malaysian who spends his or her time mostly worrying about racial 'fairness' or 'equality'.
Every Malaysian should look at themselves in the mirror every morning and ask what they can do for their country and not ask what the country can do for them (phrase from John F. Kennedy).
Check out the You Tube videos here and here.
Sheer bravado and hard work for nation-building? I think this is one element that's missing from the typical Malaysian who spends his or her time mostly worrying about racial 'fairness' or 'equality'.
Every Malaysian should look at themselves in the mirror every morning and ask what they can do for their country and not ask what the country can do for them (phrase from John F. Kennedy).
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