By admin, on August 9th, 2011

NTU Convocation 2011 Ceremony 14 Closing Speech

Closing Speech by NTU School of Communication and Information Valedictorian.

P.S. Watch for the expletive ‘f**king’ at the end of Ms Trinetta Chong’s speech.

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By admin, on July 2nd, 2011

Winning back public trust after GE

Excerpt of Mr Ngiam Tong Dow’s article in The Straits Times of 2 July 2011 (Page A36):

“Changes in two aspects of PAP policies can help build more trust: ministerial salary, and being more open about national reserves.

“The forumula used for benchmarking ministerial salaries to top earners in the private sector is perceived as a case of heads you win, tails we lose. Worse, it is regarded as self-serving…

“There is considerable misunderstanding over the governance of Singapore’s reserves. Few people understand just what the reserves are composed of and which agency is responsible for which portion of the funds.”

Source: The Straits Times 2 July 2011 (Page A36)

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By admin, on May 16th, 2011

Are you really so ‘soft’?

Source: ‘Conversations with Lee Kuan Yew’, a book by Tom Plate

I ask:

Are you really so ‘soft’? On the other hand, are you really such an ‘authoritarian’? Are you content to be known this way to your people? If not, how?

The answer comes back from the coughing LKY without irony or apology:

‘Authoritarian’ means one has not got the consent of the people to your politics. My policies have been endorsed by the electorate every four to five years by a clear majority, never below 60 percent. I do not consider myself authoritarian.

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