There has been a great deal of debate about whether Lee Kuan Yew single-handedly transformed Singapore from a fishing village into a first-world country and plenty of postulations that without him, Singapore will not be where it is today. Without going into historical details (because history is like a bad case of Rashomon on an… Read More »
So did Lee Kuan Yew single-handedly shaped Singapore and transformed it from fishing village to sprawling metropolis? Watch this video of Singapore in 1957 and judge for yourself if the fishing village miracle is revisionist history at its best. Related stories: Blind gratitude is not gratitude The Intolerance of Grief What LKY’s death tells us… Read More »
I just found a piece of news online that is more than a hundred years old.
Despite the Pakatan Rakyat not winning the election due to massive fraud by Barisan Nasional, you have taught the cowards in Singapore a valuable lesson on how to vote without fear. True, the PAP may not employ the same dirty tricks played by BN, but what do you call gerrymandering, pork barrel politics such as… Read More »
Legend has it that a Hindu saint who was visiting the Ganges River to take a bath found a group of family members on the banks, shouting in anger at each other. He turned to his disciples, smiled and asked: “Why do people in anger shout at each other?” The disciples thought for a while… Read More »