MM Lee: Singapore needs strong defence to exist
Singapore founder Lee Kuan Yew justified the city-state's defence spending as necessary to resist any possible pressure from its larger neighbours. 'Without a strong defence, there will be no Singapore,' Lee said in an interview published by the Sunday Times newspaper. 'It will become a satellite, cowed and intimidated by its...
Is there a genius in all of us?
Those who think geniuses are born and not made should think again, says author David Shenk. Where do athletic and artistic abilities come from? With phrases like "gifted musician", "natural athlete" and "innate intelligence", we have long assumed that talent is a genetic thing some of us have and others don't. But new science...
SPH publishes new book on MM Lee Kuan Yew’s ‘Hard Truths’
A NEW book to be launched on Jan 21 will offer a rare glimpse into the mind of the most influential man in Singapore's history. Lee Kuan Yew Titled 'Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going', it is based on 16 interviews the Minister Mentor gave to seven journalists from The Straits Times from December 2008 to October...
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