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Dear Straits Times, I refer to the 14 Nov 2011 report on Prof Ezra Vogel’s new book on Deng Xiaoping. You referred to Lee Kuan Yew as the one who founded a nation of two million. That description is inappropriate. Lee Kuan Yew didn’t found the nation of Singapore, the nationhood of Singapore was thrust upon us when we were... 

Dear Mr Tom Plate, I refer to your article which was carried by the Straits Times on 10 Nov 2011. Exceptional leaders are sometimes exceptional only because the works of others have gone to their credit. Lee Kuan Yew is no exception. Without Dr Albert Winsemius, without Goh Keng Swee, without Singaporeans, Lee Kuan Yew would... 

Dear Straits Times, I refer to the 20 Dec 2011 ST Forum letter by Mrs Eunice Lim. CEO's contribution MRS EUNICE LIM: 'Under chief executive officer Saw Phaik Hwa, SMRT has added to Singapore's vibrancy. We can shop and dine at MRT stations which no longer look bland but blend into Singapore's shopping landscape. By generating...