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Dear Mr President Barack Obama,   I refer to your recent compliment to our Minister Mentor, Mr Lee Kuan Yew.  You said Mr Lee 'helped to trigger the Asian economic miracle.'  But just how momentous or crucial has this 'trigger' been?   The 'Asian economic miracle' began with the miracles of the four East Asian dragons of... 

I refer to your report "US ties, challenges for China, Singapore's role" dated 29 Oct 2009. MM Lee was reported to have advised our neighbours not to assume that the Americans will be in Vietnam forever and to be prepared so as to avoid being overrun by the communists.  But the Americans have maintained their presence in Southeast... 

To: Editor of Temasek Review, I recognize that Temasek Review's tone has a decided anti-foreigner bias.  I have no quarrel with this editorial bias.  However, I would like to point out that there is a difference between accurately reporting news or raising issues that have anti-foreigner overtones, and deliberately coloring...