It seems to me inevitable that at some point, a minority prime minister - Indian, Malay, Eurasian, or some mixture - is going to be a feature of the political landscape. She subsequently won the election by walkover when two other presidential hopefuls were disqualified by the Elections Department. In that survey, 69 per cent of 897 respondents said they would support Tharman as a candidate to become prime minister. A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 04, 2015, with the headline ''Matter of time' before S'pore has non-Chinese PM'. Dr Tan lost the 2011 presidential election by less than 0.35 per cent of votes to establishment pick, Tony Tan. Workers’ Party (WP) politician Yee Jenn Jong raised critical questions after Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong defended the reserved presidential election, at the People’s Action Party (PAP) convention last Sunday (Nov 10). During his long rule, Singapore became the most-prosperous country in Southeast Asia. 7 years ago. Asked whether he would be prime minister, DPM Tharman Shanmugaratnam said he did not see himself taking on the job. 43-year-old Coco and her 50-year-old husband have been living in an HDB apartment for 15 years, without a lift lobby on their floor. He was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. In 2000, Lawrence Koh represented a top-rated book about Lee Kuan Yew’s childhood years, Growing Up with Lee Kuan Yew. 63 quotes from Lee Kuan Yew: 'I am often accused of interfering in the private lives of citizens. According to him, it’s all ‘utter rubbish’ and people are saying what is ‘politically correct’. He also acknowledged that attitudes towards race had shifted as English provided more of a common ground. You have reached your limit of subscriber-only articles this month. The gift link for this subscriber-only article has expired. But a log-in is still required for our PDFs. I enjoy playing half-back and making the long passes, but I am not the striker. He wrote: "We have put together an account using evidence from the British archives as well as CPM sources, which confirm that Mr Lee Kuan Yew told the truth. Singapore -- How does a wheelchair-bound woman move around when her HDB flat has no lift access? Join ST's Telegram channel here and get the latest breaking news delivered to you. We won't always get it the way we expect it to be, but we think very hard about succession in Singapore. Lee Hsien Loong echoed his father’s views in 2008, shortly after Barack Obama got elected as the first black president of the United States of America. During a parliamentary sitting on Monday (Apr 5), members of Parliament (MPs) on... © The Independent News & Media Pte Ltd, Singapore. They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. ... My favorite parts are LKY's response when the reporter asked his opinion on the future of China speaking as a Chinese who understands China. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's first project with Netflix will highlight one of the Duke's most passionate causes. ", "It is a pretty strong common space, an education system where everyone is educated with first-language English. Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew passed away at 03:18 am local time Mon., at the age of 91. It is important for us to ensure that we have that safeguard.”. Mr Deng, at … u/The_Turk2. Lee Kuan Yew is no more. All this explains his incredulity that poll results show that 90% of Singaporeans have no problem with having a non-Chinese PM. "We've got a meritocracy, it is an open system," he said yesterday, noting that people share experiences like national service and are educated largely in English, and that the common space is expanding. - WP politician asks... Wheelchair-bound woman struggles getting in and out of home because of inconsiderate neighbours and no lift access, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce their first Netflix series, S’pore to contribute S$27.7m to IMF for low-income countries coping with Covid-19, MPs show support. Read 3 articles daily and stand to win ST rewards, including the ST News Tablet worth $398. Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam has said it is a matter of time before Singapore gets a non-Chinese prime minister. During his long rule, Singapore became the … The question of whether and when Singapore may see a minority prime minister has come up in recent years. At a blogger’s event specially organised for the launch, the “elephant in the room” in everybody’s head loomed large. She told me: "Tell Lee Kuan Yew I will always support him. Mr Yee asked whether PM Lee’s reasoning that minorities would feel disenfranchised and the founding values of the nation would erode if a non-Chinese almost never becomes President would apply to the Office of the Prime Minister. He was best known as the first prime minister of Singapore, also regarded as the founding father of modern Singapore served for more than three decades from 1959 to 1990, making him the longest-serving PM in history. This article is now fully available for you, Please verify your e-mail to read this subscriber-only article in full. Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's founding father, retires from cabinet This article is more than 9 years old Former PM, who led country from independence in 1959 to … All three of Singapore’s Prime Minister since independence have been Chinese, and the person identified as the most likely to succeed PM Lee and become Singapore’s fourth Prime Minister – Heng Swee Keat – is also Chinese. 2021. No. In March this year, Heng Swee Keat said that Singapore might not be ready for a non-Chinese PM as he spoke to students at a Nanyang Technological University (NTU) forum. He said: “Will it happen soon? 26 January. And more importantly, to go beyond what Singapore has achieved in multiculturalism. I don’t think so, because you have to win votes. 198402868E. Richard Harrington / Stringer Today corruption.net is looking at why he will be remembered for his relentless fight against ant-corruption. Posted by. Yes, if I did not, had I not done that, we wouldn't be here today. When something causes offence, like people making reckless remarks or offensive posts, we have to take action. DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM, on a non-Chinese becoming prime minister of Singapore, DPM Tharman, who is also the Finance Minister, said: "Singapore is evolving. Madam Halimah’s seat at Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC has been vacant since she left the ward and the Government did not call for a by-election. At yesterday's hour-long dialogue, a member of the audience asked Mr Tharman what he felt were the "key tenets of a more positive narrative of an ageing Singapore" and ways to achieve it. The common space where everyone is growing up in is much larger than it used to be. "Are we ready for a non-Chinese PM then?" Pointing out that it would have been the vote of Singaporeans if Madam Halimah did not win an open election and that Singaporeans should be trusted with their ability to discern, Mr Yee wrote on Facebook: Asserting that Singaporeans are not unhappy with Madam Halimah as a person but are frustrated with the process that deprived them of their opportunity to elect a president in an open contest, Mr Yee continued: PM Lee, his father Lee Kuan Yew and his presumptive successor Heng Swee Keat have all publicly said that they don’t feel Singapore is ready for a non-Chinese PM. Independence was thrust upon Singapore. He will be remembered by many for many reasons. Lee Kuan Yew and his cabinet also took their oaths of office on June 5, 1959, in the City Hall Chamber. Mr Goh said making the presidency an elected one did not preclude Malays, but acknowledged that one man, one vote might see the Malay candidate struggling to get elected. Asserting that they are ready for a non-Chinese PM, some hoped for a “miracle” that Mr Tharman would assume the top post while others opined that they do not like Mr Heng as much as they like Mr Tharman. In 1992, craftsman Lai Kui Fang introduced authentic oil artworks of Lee Kuan Yew’s 1959 swearing-in service as prime minister, which are important for the National Museum of Singapore’s assortment. At a later panel discussion, Ambassador-at-Large Tommy Koh noted that there had not been a Malay president since Mr Yusof Ishak in the 1960s. Those observing the delegation Lee Kuan Yew led on his first official visit to China in 1976 would have noticed the presence of interpreters, even though both sides appeared to be ethnic Chinese. Mr Zakaria was chairing a dialogue at the SG50+ Conference on what lies ahead for Singapore, organised by the Institute of Policy Studies and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Singaporeans told Mr Tharman that he is still the clear “people’s choice” for PM when he later congratulated Mr Heng on his appointment as Deputy Prime Minister – an appointment which marked Mr Heng as the Government’s choice to become the next PM. A Blackbox survey commissioned by Yahoo Singapore confirmed the results of our poll. PM Lee said he thought it was possible for Singapore to have a non- Chinese prime minister, but it may not happen soon. It is also about overlapping circles," he said. At the same time, we must proactively strengthen our structures and institutions that support our multiracial and multi-religious society.”, PM Lee called the President a “unifying symbol” of multiracial Singapore and asked: “How would the minorities feel if the president of Singapore were almost always Chinese? “Please do not twist facts”: Netizens chide Education Minister after claiming rise in imported cases not due to travellers entering S’pore . During his leadership, Singapore separated from the Federation of Malaysia in 1965 and grew from an underdeveloped colonial outpost with no natural … PM Lee said he thought it was possible for Singapore to have a non- Chinese prime minister, but it may not happen soon. He, however, added that "if good candidates came along... the time will come when the Malay candidate would be elected". When Mr Zakaria asked if he would do the job, Mr Tharman drew a sporting analogy. Until we resolve the issues, subscribers need not log in to access ST Digital articles. You go through common experiences together, national service, so it is a matter of time.". That was almost 20 years ago. On Sunday, PM Lee told PAP cadres that the reserved election issue was a “political minus for the government, for the PAP” in the short term but added that he is “convinced that we did the right thing.”. "Unless I am forced to be, and I don't think I will be forced to it because we've got choices. NON-CHINESE PM? By registering, you agree to our T&C and Privacy Policy. Days after Mr Barack Obama was elected in 2008, becoming the first black American president, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was asked whether Singapore was ready for a non-Chinese prime minister at a dialogue with Malay-Muslim community leaders. Harry and his wife Meghan... Singapore – Parliamentarians supported Singapore's US$20.57 million (S$27.7 million) contribution to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) initiatives to help the vulnerable and low-income countries cope with the Covid-19 pandemic. March 23, 2016, marks the first death anniversary of Singapore’s founding father and long-serving Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. In 2012, despite PM Lee accepting a 36 percent pay cut to S$2.2 million, he is still the world’s most well paid head of government – four times Barack Obama’s yearly salary. The building underwent major renovations from 1987 to 1991. It is up to PAP to decide if S’pore is ready to have non-Chinese PM, not the people: WP’s Yee Jenn Jong. In 1965, on the day we became independent, Mr Lee Kuan Yew said Singapore is “not a Malay nation, not a Chinese nation, not an Indian nation. She and her generation knew that, to use a Chinese phrase, "跟着李光耀走不会死的" - if you follow Lee Kuan Yew, you will survive. In LKY’s universe, his ancient blood feud against … Mr Lee Kuan Yew once said that former Cabinet Minister S. Dhanabalan was one of the four men he considered as his successor, but decided against him as he felt Singapore was “not ready” for a non-Chinese prime minister. He informed me that PM Lee Kuan Yew would be arriving in Anuradhapura two days later, with Minister Gamini Dissanayake in attendance. "It seems to me inevitable that at some point, a minority prime minister - Indian, Malay, Eurasian, or some mixture - is going to be a feature of the political landscape. Lee Kuan Yew, GCMG, CH was a Singaporean politician. In the long term, such a scenario will foment deep unhappiness, and erode the founding values of our nation.”. He asked Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong if a Malay could be elected president. Here it … PM Lee, his father Lee Kuan Yew and his presumptive successor Heng Swee Keat have all publicly said that they don’t feel Singapore is ready for a non-Chinese PM. I know what he has done for me and Singapore." Singapore's friendly relations with China are a product of Lee Kuan Yew's dedication towards non-interference and his vision for peace, prosperity and stability. We've got a meritocracy, it is an open system. Speech by Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Minister Mentor, at the S. Rajaratnam Lecture, 09 April 2009, 5:30 pm at Shangri-La Hotel. 35. As the world recalls his achievements, Lee's espousal of "Asian values" inspired by Confucianism has made him a … Out of 2,316 responses, most (1882 votes) voted for Tharman to lead Singapore into the future. We all have our preferences and I was always, in sports, playing centre-half rather than centre-forward. After all, both PM Lee Hsien Loong and MCI Minister Dr Yaacob Ibrahimspoke out against Pin Pin’s film, stating that it gave a one-sided account of what occurred back in the 1960s and did not do justice to the people who gave their li… When asked whether it is Singapore or the PAP that is not ready for a non-Chinese PM, Mr Heng asserted that the older generation is not prepared to accept a minority PM. And these sentiments—who votes for whom, and what makes him identify with that person—these are sentiments which will not disappear completely for a long time, even if people do not talk about it, even if people wish they did not feel it.”. We have been experiencing some problems with subscriber log-ins and apologise for the inconvenience caused. I was born in 1948, and I am 48 years old (this was 1996). Lee Kuan Yew, (born September 16, 1923, Singapore—died March 23, 2015, Singapore), politician and lawyer who was prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. Asserting that the fault lines of race, language and religion “have not really disappeared” and that the decision was made for the “long-term good,” he said: “We have to continue managing racial and religious issues closely and sensitively. Mr Lee’s government amended the constitution to reserve presidential elections for a particular racial group if no one from that group has been president for five continuous terms prior to the 2017 presidential election. Lee Kuan Yew was the prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990, making him the longest-serving PM in history. The 2017 election was subsequently reserved for Malay candidates since the Government said no one from the racial group had been president in the last five terms. In the 1980s, founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew said he had considered then-Minister for National Development, S Dhanabalan, to be the Prime Minister of Singapore, but decided that the country was not ready for an Indian head of government. Close. “If only you could be our PM” – Singaporeans tell Tharman as he lauds Heng Swee Keat, Ex-GIC chief economist joins chorus of Singaporeans asking why “people’s choice” Tharman dropped out of PM race, Whopping 92% of Singaporeans in viral poll vote for Tharman to become next PM, Send in your scoops to news@theindependent.sg. Founded by Harry in 2014, the Invictus Games is the Paralympics-style competition for wounded service personnel and veterans. Archived. Lee Kuan Yew was a very popular public figure in Singapore. Interview with PM of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew on the Vietnam War (1967) Video. Mr Yee points out that PM Lee's statement on the importance of racial equality for the President contradicts the Government's repeated claims that Singaporeans are not ready for a non-Chinese PM. He said this to assure the minorities in Singapore that they would always be protected and … But for an election, it becomes an issue.”, Referring to the reserved presidential election, Mr Heng defended the government’s position saying it is “not contradictory.” He reasoned: “It is precisely because we need to place this emphasis institutionally that we recognise that we have not arrived. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months. The award China recently conferred on founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew is a strong affirmation of his longstanding support for the country’s reform and opening up as well as the friendship between the two countries, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said, reported The Straits Times. THE FUNDAMENTALS OF SINGAPORE’S FOREIGN POLICY: THEN AND NOW. Days after Mr Heng said that he does not believe Singaporeans are ready for a non-Chinese PM, a whopping 92 per cent of 19,900 individuals responding to a viral Facebook poll voted for Tharman Shanmugaratnam to succeed PM Lee and become the nation’s next head of Government, instead of Mr Heng. Share gift link below with your friends and family. The PAP government’s decisions to amend the constitution and reserve the election for Malay candidates were perceived as a contentious move since Tan Cheng Bock had announced his intention to contest the 2017 election months before that. ", He added: "We've got a crop of people who are in the fray already and entering the fray who will provide future leadership.". During his long rule, Singapore became the… Taking issue with this last statement, WP member Yee Jenn Jong asked why the PAP thinks Madam Halimah would have lost an open election based on her race since a minority candidate that has contested past presidential election has never lost in the history of independent Singapore. Was the reprint of the book a strategy to counter Tan Pin Pin’s To Singapore, with Love? Lee Kuan Yew delivered the 37th Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Lecture on November 21, 2005 in New Delhi. Lee Kuan Yew laid foundation for China-Singapore ties: PM Lee. "Let me put it this way. I was to give the PM of Singapore the ancient city treatment for 40 minutes, and to remember to show him where Fa Hien the Chinese pilgrim cried, during his sojourn at the Abhayagiri monastery. While detractors have been quick to criticise Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, it is imperative to bear in mind that he is, after all, only human. LEAVING HIS MARK ON SINGAPORE China's then-Senior Vice-Premier Deng Xiaoping being welcomed to Singapore by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. The past three ministers since Singapore gained independence in 1965 have been Chinese: Lee Kuan Yew, Goh Chok Tong, and Lee Hsien Loong. Pointing out that PM Lee’s statement on the importance of racial equality for the President contradicts the Government’s repeated claims that Singaporeans are not ready for a non-Chinese PM, Mr Yee asked: Addressing his party’s members and activists last Sunday, PM Lee said the PAP “must never, ever be afraid to do what is right for Singapore” and cited the 2017 reserved presidential election as an example of a “right thing” the PAP Government did, despite some backlash. Lee was born into a Chinese family that had been established in Singapore since the 19th century. He was the co-founder and first secretary-general of the People's Action Party, and led the party to a landslide victory in 1959. Lee Kuan Yew also spelled as Lee Kwan Yew 李光耀 is known as a very successful politician, born in Singapore, Mr.Lee successfully turned Singapore from a third world to first world.The other 2 non western countries that managed to reach developed status are Taiwan and South Korea, but both are still behind Singapore in term of Human Development Index (HDI) and Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). In October 1951, a large shipment of opium was hijacked by … • The Online Citizen . SPH Digital News / Copyright © 2021 Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. Co. Regn. "First of all I cant speak as a Chinese because I am a Singaporean. "Nehru's speeches resonated with me," he said. Speaker of Parliament and PAP MP Halimah Yacob subsequently vacated her parliamentary position to contest the 2017 presidential election. SINGAPORE, Dec 29, 2018, The Straits Times. Noting that many students might be happy to have a non-Chinese PM, Heng said that his “own experience in walking the ground, in working with different people from all walks of life, is that the views — if you go by age and by life experience — would be very different.”, He added: “I do think that at the right time when enough people think that we may have a minority leader, a minority who becomes the leader of the country, that is something that we can all hope for.”, Mr Heng asserted that he witnessed Singapore’s reluctance to accept a non-Chinese PM as he observed the elections: “I can tell you that it is not easy because it triggers all the feelings about race, which are not obvious. In remembrance of our founder, Lee Kuan Yew, we commemorate his third death anniversary with this video. All done! Many Singaporeans got triggered over the weekend after Singapore finance minister Heng Swee Keat made comments reported by local media that the country was not ready for a non-Chinese prime minister (PM).
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