MM Lee kicks off "Pioneers of Singapore" series

• Gazelle

  6 Aug 07, 16:50

  
  By May Wong, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 06 August 2007 1635 hrs
  
  SINGAPORE : Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew will kick off the "Pioneers of Singapore" series on Monday afternoon.
  
  The seminar series is a platform to share stories and insights on the development of Singapore.
  
  It will be conducted every two months at The Arts House.
  
  The seminar will also see first generation pioneers such as former Cabinet Minister, S Dhanabalan and ex-Economic Development Board Chairman, Ngiam Tong Dow, talking about the future of Singapore.
  
  The event is organised by the EDB Society and The Straits Times.
  
  Some 200 people including academics and CEOs are expected to attend Monday's inaugural session. - CNA/ch
  
  
• will4

  6 Aug 07, 16:50

  I hoped to see it soon.
• Gazelle

  6 Aug 07, 16:50

  Let hope the whiners will stop accusing MM Lee of trying to claim credit for building Singapore.
• Gazelle

  6 Aug 07, 16:55

  Originally posted by will4:

  I hoped to see it soon.

  I hope the will published it or show it on TV.
• Mat Toro

  6 Aug 07, 16:56

  its important we learn from the pioneers of singapore, how they worked and fought for what we have today.
  The problem with all these whiners is, they are too spoilt.
  Thats why MM Lee is promoting this thing.
  
• will4

  6 Aug 07, 16:57

  Originally posted by Gazelle:

  I hope the will published it or show it on TV.

  It should be shown everyday on TV as for the other programme should be postponed to a later period.
• reddressman

  9 Aug 07, 01:22

  I would like to say that I admire the founder of singapura - Sir Stamford Raffles of Great Britain.
  
  Also, sangnilah utama. That guy dam garang siah.
  
  Without the founding fathers of this dot, where got the rest children of the island running around, some naked and eat peesai?
• Not4rent

  9 Aug 07, 01:25

  i love MM lee
  
  he is a great man. without him there will be no first world spore
• Meat Pao

  9 Aug 07, 02:06

  He is an exceptional leader, but Singapore became like this because of the common people of Singapore. Not because of an exceptional leader.
  
  Meat Pao.
• miserable

  9 Aug 07, 02:13

  In this series, is Mr Teh Cheang Wan involved ???
  
  http://infopedia.nlb.gov.sg/articles/SIP_669_2005-01-11.html
• caleb_chiang

  9 Aug 07, 02:24

  I believe that all the whinners do not believe that politics is a family business... This is not the "L**" dynasty... this is Singapore.
• walesa

  9 Aug 07, 03:17

  Originally posted by Mat Toro:

  its important we learn from the pioneers of singapore, how they worked and fought for what we have today.
  
  

  Indeed, you should be grateful for having a press that is ranked 154th in the world for press freedom, human rights violations that ranks below some self-proclaimed dictatorships and for living in the 17th most expensive city in the world with a wage index that doesn't even commensurate with Nicosia's.
  
  You ought to launch a campaign to have the despot's body embalmed when he dies, so you can pay your homage for his "greatness"...
• O_ok

  9 Aug 07, 03:26

  did somebody say something about whiners?
• Trump_Card

  9 Aug 07, 03:30

  I hope credits will be given where due ... The success of modern singapore cannot only be attributed to him but many others too ...
• Chintulan

  9 Aug 07, 05:13

  There is a old saying in chinese " old wong selling water melon , he of course
  will praise his own product ". ( Lao Wang Mai qua , ze mai ze qua ).