3. The Lee Family’s Saga – The Prime Minister’s Dilemma

June 20, 2017

Prime Minister (PM) Lee Hsien Loong is in a damn if I do and damn if I don’t situation. While the Preservation of Monuments Act does not explicitly mentioned 38 Oxley Road, still the authorities have the right to decide what to do with the house. There’s no provision for exemption for any property or […]

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2. The Lee Family’s Saga – Take A Helicopter View

June 20, 2017

1. The Lee Family’s saga so far has been a lose-lose-lose proposition. 2. With dirty linen being hang in public, it has not made anybody look good. 3. Just as importantly, the saga has brought no honor to Mr Lee Kuan Yew but only disrepute to the Lee family. It’s sad to see that some […]

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1. The Lee Family’s Saga – Seek Peace And Be A Peace Maker – Within The Family And Without.

June 20, 2017

Conflicts can happen to any family at any time and on any issue. By making conflicts known publicly, it may not serve the greater good of the people and country. It may not help improve your family, loved ones, and community. Why not settle these conflicts behind closed doors? Why not explore all possibilities for […]

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Prime Minister (PM) Lee Hsien Loong is in a damn if I do and damn if I don’t situation.

June 19, 2017

While the Preservation of Monuments Act does not explicitly mentioned 38 Oxley Road, still the authorities have the right to decide what to do with the house. There’s no provision for exemption for any property or owner of any property. If the PM intervenes and influences decision about the house, he may be conflicted and […]

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Seek Peace And Be A Peace Maker – Within The Family And Without.

June 19, 2017

Conflicts can happen to any family at any time and on any issue. By making conflicts known publicly, it may not serve the greater good of the people and country. It may not help improve your family, loved ones, and community. Why not settle these conflicts behind closed doors? Why not explore all possibilities for […]

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Rise Of The Middle Kingdom

May 22, 2017

From a historical perspective, when Chinese rulers became powerful, they may not have an expansionist policy. But they have a tendency to exert their weight and get neighbouring countries to pay tributes to them. The years of being abused by foreign forces may not have made them any wiser or more empathetic. China believes it’s […]

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Singapore – China Relations: A Chess Game?

May 22, 2017

https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-18/singapore-out-in-the-cold-as-southeast-asia-chases-china-cash 1. There’s a chess game going on between Singapore and China to see who would make a disadvantageous move. On one hand, China is sending negative signals. On the other hand, they know that Singapore is still of use to them. Singapore has been China’s largest foreign investor since 2013 and a nett contributor […]

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Living The Way

May 18, 2017

Embarrassment can occur anytime. It happened to me recently. Once I invited some of my students to my house. It was part of a course that I personally conducted in my company. The objective was to show them how I lived, worked, played and learned in my house. Prayerfully, it would help them avoid my […]

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Conversation With Life

May 18, 2017

There were conversations that I wished did not have to end. The more I thought about a few of them, the more I wish I could continue them because there were messages not communicated and files not closed in my mind. What I am about to describe to you is one of such conversations. It […]

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Breaking The “Jar” Of Pain

May 18, 2017

When my children were younger, my family and I were avid jungle trekkers. Almost every school holiday, we would be on some obscure trails and bashing through a jungle. On one trip, we were staying in a small guesthouse in Thailand before setting off on another trekking trip. This was one of those “self-service” lodges. […]

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