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Volume 11 for The Australian at , (18 March)...... 45 Foreword ...... ix Interview with Terry McCarthy, The Independent at the Note from Mr ........ xiii Istana, Singapore (4 April) ...... 53 Preface to Volumes 11 to 19 ...... xv Interview with Stanford Sesser, The New Yorker at the Istana, Singapore (15 April)...... 65 1990 Second Interview with Stanford Sesser, The New Yorker at the Istana, Singapore (29 April) ...... 79 Interview with Makoto Harada, Correspondent, Interview with John Vinocur, Executive Editor Nippon Hoso Kyokai at the Istana, ­ and Michael Richardson, Editor for Asia, the Singapore (18 December) ...... 3 International Herald Tribune at the Istana, Interview with Hirotsugu Koike, Asian News Singapore (30 April)...... 87 Chief, Nihon Keizai Shimbun at the Istana, Interview with Jim Rohwer, The Economist Singapore (20 December) ...... 6 at the Istana, Singapore (7 May)...... 92 Interview with Wasuke Miyake, Former Japanese Achieving Legitimacy—from Ground Level to the Ambassador to Singapore at the Istana, International Arena (9 May)...... 98 Singapore (21 December) ...... 17 Interview with Wasuke Miyaki, Former Japanese Ambassador to Singapore, for Mainichi Shimbun 1991 at the Istana, Singapore (8 July) ...... 108

Interview with Tatsuo Yamaguchi, Japanese Interview with Alexander Thomson, the British Ambassador to Singapore, for Gaiko Forum Broadcasting Corporation at the Istana, Singapore Magazine at the Istana, Singapore (8 January). . . .21 (2 August)...... 114 Maintaining Core Cultural Values through How the Overseas Chinese Can Help China Changes (17 February) ...... 30 (10 August)...... 125 The Importance of a Chinese Language Newspaper A Long Association with the Chin Woo Athletic for Students (21 February)...... 33 Association (12 August) ...... 132 Interview with Reiko Kinoshita, Asahi Monthly Interview with Vladimir Kovalenko, the TASS at the Istana, Singapore (13 March) ...... 35 News Agency (13 September)...... 133 Interview with Russell w . Skelton, Asia The Road to a Market Economy Correspondent, the News Limited (20 September) ...... 138

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Not Pro-Business, but Pro-People 1992 (11 and 13 October)...... 147 Interview with Nayan Chanda, Editor, Sticking to the Right Policies (8 February) ...... 215 The Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly at ’s Key Role in the Industrialisation the Istana, Singapore (14 October) ...... 153 of East Asia (13 February) ...... 218 Interview with Nobumichi Izumi, Manila Bureau Chief, How Members of Parliament Can Affect Nihon Keizai Shimbun at the Istana, the Value of HDB Flats (28 March) ...... 224 Singapore (15 October)...... 161 Growing Private Enterprise (30 March)...... 227 Interview with Jay Branegan, Foreign Correspondent Interview with Charles Wallace, Southeast Asia in , the TIME Magazine at the Correspondent, the Times at the Istana, Istana, Singapore (17 October)...... 164 Singapore (9 April)...... 229 Interview with Makoto Harada, Correspondent, East Asia in the New Era: The Prospects of Nippon Hoso Kyokai at the Istana, Cooperation (11 May)...... 237 Singapore (18 October)...... 168 The Dawn of the Pacific Century (13 May)...... 243 Interview with Hirohisa Kato, Executive The Destiny of the Pacific Rim (20 May)...... 250 Managing Editor, Yomiuri Shimbun at the Istana, Interview with Barry Wain, Editor, The Asian Wall Street Singapore (25 October)...... 170 Journal at the Istana, Singapore (8 June)...... 258 The Polytechnic Route to a University Degree Interview with Greg Sheridan, Foreign Editor, The (26 October) ...... 173 Australian (9 June)...... 263 Interview with k . Narayanan, Special Correspondent Interview with Senior Executives of the International for Southeast Asia, the United News of India at the Herald Tribune at the Istana, Singapore Istana, Singapore (4 November)...... 175 (19 June)...... 268 Why Some Schools Should be Privately Interview with Hirotsugu Koike, Editorial Funded (4 November)...... 179 Writer, Nihon Keizai Shimbun at the Istana, Interview with Urban Lehner, Bureau Chief, Singapore (13 July)...... 274 The Wall Street Journal at the Interview with Jim Rohwer, Asia Istana, Singapore (12 November) ...... 181 Correspondent, The Economist at the Istana, Interview with Nathan Gardels, Editor, the Global Singapore (13 August)...... 282 Viewpoint at the Istana, Singapore Keep Moving Up amid Competition and (20 November) ...... 185 New Pressures (15 August)...... 285 Written Answers to Peter Mackler, the Agence Interview with Cai Xi Mei, Correspondent, France-Presse in an Interview at the Istana, the Xinhua News Agency at the Istana, Singapore (23 November)...... 198 Singapore (25 August)...... 288 Interview with Roger Mitton, Senior Interview with Jim Impoco, Tokyo Bureau Chief, Correspondent, the Asiaweek at the Istana, the US News & World Report at the Istana, Singapore (27 November)...... 199 Singapore (27 August)...... 295 Interview with Lee Duk-yul, Managing Director, Interview with Tony Clifton, the at the Istana, the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation at the Singapore (8 September)...... 296 Istana, Singapore (19 December) ...... 203

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Article from Lee Kuan Yew for Interview with Alice Kao, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, the Global Affairs (20 October)...... 298 United Daily News and Jenny Yang at the Istana, Discipline, Not Democracy, for Singapore (26 August)...... 423 Development (18 November) ...... 309 A New Focal Attraction for Sentosa (4 September). . .434 The Essential Pre-Conditions for Interview with Song Cheol-bok, Senior Staff Democracy (20 November)...... 316 Reporter, Kyunghyang Shinmun at the Istana, A Tale of Two Cities—Twenty Years Singapore (29 September)...... 435 on (14 December)...... 328 Interview with Clayton Jones, Staff Writer, Interview with Mau Chi Wang, the Hong Kong The Christian Science Monitor at the Istana, Economic Times (15 December) ...... 338 Singapore (29 September)...... 441 Interview with Paul Blustein, Foreign Service Writer, at the Istana, 1993 Singapore (7 October)...... 451 Interview with Lance Knobel, Managing Editor, Efforts to Overcome the Dearth of Entrepreneurs the World Link at the Istana, Singapore in Singapore (8 January)...... 351 (21 October) ...... 454 Interview with Huang Chao-sung, Chief Editor, the Interview with Pete Engardio, Hong Kong China Times (Taiwan) (Assisted by Hsu Chung- Correspondent, the Businessweek at the mau) at the Istana, Singapore (13 January). . . . .358 Istana, Singapore (26 October)...... 461 Interview with Philippe Grangereau, The Link between Fair Trade and World Peace Libération (18 January)...... 370 (29 October) ...... 463 Interview with Sandra Burton, the TIME Magazine Interview with Karen Elliott House, The Asian at the Istana, Singapore (12 March) ...... 380 Wall Street Journal at the Istana, Singapore Interview with Woon Tai Ho, the Singapore (2 November) ...... 469 Broadcasting Corporation, for a Documentary If I Were in Charge of an African Nation Entitled The Story of the Overseas Chinese at the (8 November) ...... 472 Istana, Singapore (30 April) ...... 385 Interview with Kiyoshi Yamaguchi, Nippon Interview with Paul Sheehan, United States Hoso Kyokai at the Istana, Singapore Correspondent, the Australian Business Monthly (11 November) ...... 482 at the Istana, Singapore (3 May)...... 391 East Asia: In Search of Stability (15 November). . . . .484 Interview with Jim Rohwer, The Economist at the Istana, Singapore (22 June)...... 397 Question-and-Answer Session at the Amex Bank Review Awards Global Forum (15 November). . .489 Interview with Yoichi Funabashi, Senior Staff Writer, Asahi Shimbun at the Istana, How Vietnam Can Increase Its Growth Singapore (24 June)...... 400 Rate Further (17 November)...... 495 Senior Minister’s Answers to Questions from Networking and Guanxi—Using the Overseas Loy Teck Juan, Lianhe Zaobao on Lee Kuan Chinese Network to Build Up Trade and Yew’s Speeches in the Last Forty Years, a Investments (22 November)...... 496 Book of Chinese Translations of Mr . ee’sl How Clan Associations Can Stay Relevant Speeches (30 June) ...... 411 (15 December)...... 504

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1994 Interview with John Alexander, Editor-in-Chief, Greg Hywood, Editor, Interview with Fareed Zakaria, Managing and Stephen Mills, Foreign Editor, Director, the Foreign Affairs Magazine The Australian Financial Review (5 January) ...... 507 in Sydney, Australia (18 April) ...... 573 Interview with Kim Seong Jin, Vice-Chairman Bringing Australia and East Asia Together of Daewoo Corporation and Former Korean (20 April)...... 577 Ambassador to Singapore, for Chosun Ilbo The Role of Australian Universities in Bridging at the Istana, Singapore (19 January) ...... 518 Australia and Asia (21 April) ...... 583 Interview with Peter Seidlitz, Correspondent, Interview with the Local Press at the End of the Visit Handelsblatt at the Istana, Singapore to New Zealand and Australia in Perth, (19 February)...... 529 Australia (23 April)...... 586 Written Answers to Questions from Cai Xi Mei, Interview with the Local Press, the Xinhua News Agency (22 February)...... 532 and Lianhe Zaobao (8 May) ...... 588 Interview with Lewis M . Simons, Tokyo Bureau Chief, The Rise of East Asia in the World Economy: Knight Ridder, for the San Jose Mercury News at Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Implications the Istana, Singapore (22 March) ...... 533 (19 May)...... 590 Interview with Jim Rohwer, The Economist Interview with Michael Richardson, Correspondent, for His Book Asia Rising at the Istana, the International Herald Tribune at the Istana, Singapore (23 March)...... 539 Singapore (26 May)...... 595 Boarding Facilities at Interview with Professor Mary Turnbull for Dateline (25 March) ...... 542 Singapore: 150 Years of The Straits Times at Interview with Choo Lian Liang, Senior Controller, the the Istana, Singapore (16 June)...... 600 Singapore Broadcasting Corporation at the Istana, Upgrading Community Centres to Keep Up with Singapore (30 March)...... 543 Changes (1 July)...... 610 Interview with James r . Gaines, Managing Speech and Question-and-Answer Session with Editor, Joelle Attinger, Chief of Students from the National University of Correspondents, and William Dowell, Southeast Singapore and the Nanyang Technological Asia Bureau Chief, the TIME Magazine at the University at the National University of Istana, Singapore (2 April) ...... 552 Singapore (29 July)...... 611 The Singapore Experience in Going Regional (14 April)...... 562 Bibliography...... 625 What ‘The Lucky Country’ Needs to Stay Internet Sources...... 631 Competitive (18 April) ...... 567 Index...... 641

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VOLUME 12 1995

Foreword ...... ix Interview with P. N. Balji and , The New Paper at the Istana, Singapore (9 January) ...... 71 Note from Mr. Lee Kuan Yew ...... xiii The Incipient Asian Renaissance (5 February) ...... 85 Preface to Volumes 11 to 19 ...... xv The Pacific Renaissance: Challenges for 1994 Multinational Corporations (8 March) ...... 89 Unlocking the Full Potential of the Travel and Interview with Allen Neuharth and Bernard Kalb, Tourism Industry (13 March) ...... 96 the Freedom Forum at the Istana, Singapore The Need to Buck Conventional Western (10 September) ...... 3 Wisdom on Asia (20 March) ...... 100 Singapore—A Regional Financial Centre Interview with the Commonwealth Magazine at the (24 September) ...... 5 Istana, Singapore (3 April) ...... 103 World Economic Forecast for the Rest of the Interview with Ee Boon Lee, the National Trades 20th Century (5 October) ...... 12 Union Congress News at the Istana, Singapore The Value of Confucianism in a Modern Era (13 April) ...... 111 (5 October) ...... 17 The Rejuvenation of Tanjong Pagar (30 April) . . . . .118 The East Asian Challenge and Its Impact on Europe Interview with Urban Lehner, The Asian Wall and North America (13 October) ...... 20 Street Journal at the Istana, Singapore Interview with Dr. Kenichi Ohmae, Fuji TV at the (3 May) ...... 119 Istana, Singapore (21 October) ...... 29 Interview with Shigeru Murai, Nippon Hoso Kyokai Interview with , the Television at the Istana, Singapore (9 May) ...... 124 Corporation of Singapore at the Istana, Deregulation and Liberalisation (19 May) ...... 128 Singapore (24 October) ...... 45 Interview with Professor Han Sung Joo, Former Interview with Matthias Nass, Die Zeit at the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea, Istana, Singapore (15 November) ...... 49 Seoul Broadcasting System at the Istana, Japan’s Role in the 21st Century Singapore (23 May) ...... 136 (17 November) ...... 56 Interview with Iain Simpson, British Broadcasting Interview with Tomoko Sata, Asahi Shimbun Corporation Correspondent at the at the Istana, Singapore (19 December) ...... 60 Istana, Singapore (14 June) ...... 144

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Interview with Michael Bociurkiw, the Forbes Interview with Sir Charles Powell for the British Magazine at the Istana, Singapore (29 June) . . . .148 Broadcasting Corporation’s In Search of Interview with Olivier Weber, Senior Journalist, National Interest (15 January) ...... 251 Le Point at the Istana, Singapore (4 July) ...... 151 Contributions of President Interview with Hatuhisa Takashima, Nippon Hoso (22 January) ...... 259 Kyokai at the Istana, Singapore (18 July) ...... 156 Interview with Karsten Prager, the TIME Magazine Interview with Henry Kamm, The New York Times at the Istana, Singapore (9 February) ...... 263 at the Istana, Singapore (3 August) ...... 164 China Can Afford to Be Patient About Taiwan A Brief History of the United Overseas Bank (3 March) ...... 269 (6 August) ...... 170 Will Singapore Be Another Slow-Growing Choosing Only What Works for Singapore, Not Developed Nation? (14 March) ...... 273 What Western Pundits Prescribe (12 August) . . .172 Interview with Robert Dowling and Pete Engardio, Foresight of the Hong Kong Tycoons Behind the Business Week at the Istana, Singapore Development of the Complex (15 April) ...... 314 (30 August) ...... 178 Interview with Tom Brokaw, the National The Rise of East Asia: Challenges and Opportunities Broadcasting Company at the Business Council (20 September) ...... 179 Meeting, Williamsburg Lodge and Conference Centre, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of Interview with Nathan Gardels, Global Viewpoint America (10 May) ...... 316 at the Istana, Singapore (26 September) ...... 187 Interview with Urban Lehner, the Asian Wall Street How Singapore Can Add Value to French Businesses Journal at the Istana, Singapore (3 June) ...... 328 in Asia (16 October) ...... 197 Picking Up the Gauntlet: Will Singapore Survive Keeping Singapore Green Is Hard Work (20 October) . .202 Lee Kuan Yew? (7 June) ...... 332 Interview with Peter Seidlitz, Handelsblatt at the Interview with Andrew Tanzer, the Forbes Magazine at Istana, Singapore (22 November) ...... 205 the Istana, Singapore (8 June) ...... 341 Interview with William Echikson, World Media Asia—How It Became a Dynamo of World Network at the Istana, Singapore Economies (17 June) ...... 346 (28 November) ...... 213 Industrial Relations Issues in the 21st Century Interview with Yap Lop Poon, Editor-in-Chief, Yazhou (10 July) ...... 354 Zhoukan at the Istana, Singapore (15 December) . . .218 Pegging Ministers’ Pay to that of the Top Earners Forecasting the Growth of Asian Countries Up to in the Private Sector (19 July) ...... 375 2050 (18 December) ...... 224 Interview with the Television Corporation of Interview with Alain Peyrefitte, Le Figaro at the Singapore for the Economic Development Istana, Singapore (22 December) ...... 232 Board Documentary on 35 Years of Economic 1996 Development at the Istana, Singapore (22 July) ...... 409 Staying Relevant to Survive (4 January) ...... 241 Television Corporation of Singapore Special A Tryst with Destiny (5 January) ...... 245 Youth Forum ‘Chase a Rainbow’, in Singapore (24 July) ...... 415

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Interview by Koh Buck Song, The Sunday Times 1997 at the Istana, Singapore (29 July) ...... 429 The East Asian Backdrop Has Never Been More Interview with China’s Talents Magazine at the Favourable (16 August) ...... 434 Istana, Singapore (24 January) ...... 507 Asia and the World in the 21st Century Interview with William Rees-Mogg for The (4 September) ...... 437 Sunday Times and the Times at the Istana, Singapore (31 January) ...... 515 Interview with Michael Bociurkiw, the Forbes Magazine at the Istana, Singapore Stabilised International Outlook Will Benefit (18 September) ...... 444 East Asia (10 February) ...... 530 Excerpts from an Interview by Michael Sheridan, Interview with Nicholas Cumming-Bruce, The Sunday Times at the Istana, Singapore The Guardian at the Istana, Singapore (24 September) ...... 448 (11 February) ...... 536 Excerpts from an Interview with Tom Plate, Interview with Caspar Weinberger and Columnist, The at the Christopher Forbes, the Forbes Magazine, Istana, Singapore (27 September) ...... 452 at the Istana, Singapore (17 February) ...... 539 The Maturing of the East Asian Economies Interview with Dr. Charles Kao, the Commonwealth (8 October) ...... 455 at the Istana, Singapore (20 February) ...... 544 Interview with Fred Katayama for the Cable Interview with Stuart Coxe, Producer of the News Network’s Business Asia in New York, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation at the the United States of America (10 November) . . .461 Istana, Singapore (3 March) ...... 551 America and Asia (11 November) ...... 464 Interview with Henry Grunwald, US Ambassador to Austria and Former Editor-in-Chief for the TIME Interview with Lou Dobbs for the Cable News Magazine at the Istana, Singapore (5 March) . . .563 Network’s Moneyline, the United States of America (12 November) ...... 471 Interview with Paul Steiger, John Bussey, Darren Mcdermott and Peter Waldman, The Wall Street Integrating China into the International Journal at the Istana, Singapore (22 April) ...... 566 Community (19 November) ...... 472 Interview with Peter Montagnon, Asia Editor, Upgrading Programme and the Increase in the the Financial Times at the Istana, Value of Housing and Development Singapore (2 May) ...... 568 Board Flats (26 November) ...... 478 Interview with Dr. Achille D’amelia, Italian Rai A Toast to Lim Kim San (28 November) ...... 479 TG2 at the Istana, Singapore (13 May) ...... 571 Shaping a Common Future and Sharing a ‘One Country, Two Systems’ Will Work for Common Destiny (5 December) ...... 484 Hong Kong, China and Asia (16 May) ...... 573 A Cabinet Minister’s Attention for Every Interview with Louis Kraar, the Fortune Magazine, Constituency (15 December) ...... 495 at the Istana, Singapore (28 May) ...... 579 The Promises and Practices of Key Opposition Countdown to 1997: Roadmap to Hong Kong’s Personalities (26 December) ...... 496 Continued Prosperity (24 June) ...... 588 Theory Vs Practice in Good Governance Hong Kong’s and China’s Futures are (30 December) ...... 499 Intertwined (27 June) ...... 593

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Global Competition and the Need to Respond Bibliography ...... 605 (15 August) ...... 598 Internet Sources ...... 611 Overseas Chinese as Transnational Arbitrageurs Index ...... 621 of China (26 August)...... 601

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Volume 13 1998

Foreword ...... ix How and When Will East Asia Recover? (21 January) ...... 65 Note from Mr ..Lee Kuan Yew...... xiii Interview with Pichai Chuensuksawadi, the Bangkok Preface...... xv Post, Pana Janviroj, The Nation, the Singapore Press and Other Foreign Papers in Bangkok, 1997 Thailand (22 January)...... 76 The US-Japan-China Triangle Underpins Currency Crisis—Is the Worst Over? (7 February) . . . .83 East Asia’s Stability (12 September)...... 3 Interview with Jochen Buchsteiner, the Die Zeit at the East Asia: Economic Prospects (21 September)...... 13 Istana, Singapore (9 February) ...... 87 Interview with Michael Bociurkiw, Forbes Magazine The Reforms that East Asia Must Undertake at the Istana, Singapore (24 September) ...... 19 (20 February)...... 91 Extending the Raffles Institution to the Region Interview with Dr . hong Seok Hyun, Kim Young (4 October) ...... 21 Hie and Lee Hyo Joon, the Joong-Ang Ilbo at the How the United States Can Maintain Its Position Istana, Singapore (23 February) ...... 101 in a Changing East Asia (23 October)...... 24 Interview with Andrew Tanzer, Forbes Magazine Interview with Jerry Norton, Reuters at the at the Istana, Singapore (24 February) ...... 106 Istana, Singapore (17 November) ...... 29 Interview with Terry Mccarthy, East Asia Interview with Bernd Zeisemer and Stefan Baron, Correspondent, Time Magazine at the Istana, the Wirtschaftswoche at the Istana, Singapore Singapore (4 March)...... 110 (24 November) ...... 37 Interview with Newsweek Magazine at the Istana, The Role for Chinese Associations in the Singapore (5 March)...... 114 21st Century (25 November)...... 50 Immortalised at Madame Tussaud’s (6 March). . . . .117 Interview with Hsu Chung Mao and Interview with Stefan Aust, Chief Editor and Jurgen Huang Chao-Sung, the China Times at the Kremb, Beijing Bureau Chief, the Der Spiegel Istana, Singapore (16 December) ...... 51 at the Istana, Singapore (23 March) ...... 117

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Interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation Written Answers to Questions from John Arbouw, in London, the United Kingdom (21 May). . . . .123 The Bulletin (17 September)...... 283 Interview with Toshihisa Komaki, the Nikkei at the Thoughts on the Financial Crisis and Bilateral Hotel Okura, Tokyo, Japan (5 June)...... 124 Relations (20 September) ...... 285 Interview with Steven Strasser, Asia Editor, Newsweek Written Answers to Questions from Lynette Na, Magazine at the Istana, Singapore (9 June). . . . .128 Correspondent, The Sun (29 September)...... 300 Interview with The Straits Times at the Istana, Telephone Interview with Greg Sheridan, Singapore (19 June)...... 132 The Australian (30 September)...... 301 Interview with the Business Week at the Istana, Asia in Crisis: Risks and Chances (8 October)...... 304 Singapore (24 June)...... 134 Meltdown in East Asia (23 October)...... 309 To Prepare for Difficult Years Ahead (28 June). . . . .138 The Impact of the Internet on the Media Interview with Hisayoshi Uno, Japanese and Society (29 October)...... 316 Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Behalf Interview with Peter Montagnon, the Financial of the Asahi Shimbun International at the Istana, Times at the Istana, Singapore (13 November) . . .323 Singapore (10 July)...... 139 Interview with Larry Jagan, BBC World Service Written Answers to Questions from Zhu (East Asia Today) at the National University Changdu, Chief Correspondent of the Xinhua Hospital, Singapore (23 November) ...... 327 News Agency (30 July)...... 144 Interview with Steven Strasser, Asia Editor, We Have Been through Worse and Survived Newsweek Magazine at the Istana, Singapore (15 August)...... 147 (24 November) ...... 329 First Interview with Peter David Pedersen Interview with Hisao Tonedachi and Toshihisa at the Istana, Singapore (20 August)...... 150 Komaki, the Nikkei Shimbun at the Istana, Second Interview with Peter David Pedersen Singapore (29 November)...... 333 at the Istana, Singapore (21 August)...... 172 Interview with Toshihisa Komaki, the Nihon Third Interview with Peter David Pedersen Keizai Shimbun at the Istana, Singapore at the Istana, Singapore (24 August)...... 197 (30 November) ...... 336 Fourth Interview with Peter David Pedersen Sembawang Shipyard’s Success: Moving up the at the Istana, Singapore (25 August)...... 222 Value Chain (1 December) ...... 354 A Personal Encounter with Cardiovascular Question-and-Answer Session with Riz Khan on Disease (1 September)...... 246 Q & A Asia Programme, Cable News Network Interview with Cnbc, Ard, Atv and the Sydney in Singapore (11 December)...... 355 Morning Herald for the Launch of The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew at the Istana, Singapore (11 September)...... 250 1999 Press Conference for Local and Foreign Press for the Interview with William Safire, Columnist, the New York Launch of The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Times in Davos, Switzerland (31 January)...... 369 Yew at the Istana, Singapore (15 September). . . . .268 Interview with Peter Foges, Adam Smith’s Money Looking Back at 75 (16 September)...... 279 World in Davos, Switzerland (31 January)...... 388

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Interview with Nathan Gardels, Editor, the Global Interview with Osamu Kobayashi, Editor-in-Chief, the Viewpoint in Davos, Switzerland (1 February). . . .392 Nikkei Business in Tokyo, Japan (3 June) ...... 493 Interview with Chua Lee Hoong, The Straits Times Dialogue between Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew and and Teo Chia Leen, the Television Corporation Koichi Kato at ‘The Future of Asia’ Conference of Singapore in Davos, Switzerland in Tokyo, Japan (3 June)...... 498 (2 February) ...... 399 Interview with Deborah Collis, the Reuters Television Riding Out a Period of Strain with Neighbours Asia in Tokyo, Japan (4 June)...... 520 (20 February)...... 403 The Aftermath of the Asian Economic Interview with Graeme Hunt, the National Crisis (6 June)...... 525 Business Review in New Zealand (24 March) . . . .406 Interview with the Cable News Network The Asian Economies: Implications of in Hong Kong (7 June)...... 535 What Happened and Prospects for the Future Interview with Maria Ressa, the Cable News (26 March) ...... 415 Network at the Istana, Singapore (23 July). . . . .538 Press Conference with the Singapore Press in Interview with Max Christern, the Nrc Auckland, New Zealand (27 March)...... 421 Handelsblad at the Istana, Singapore (30 July). . . .540 Interview with the Lianhe Zaobao for the Speak Interview with The Straits Times Mandarin Campaign’s 20th Anniversary Book at the at the Istana, Singapore (7 August)...... 547 Istana, Singapore (6 April) ...... 429 Overcoming Singlish and a Small Talent Pool to Interview with Emilia Casella, the International Herald Compete Globally (14 August)...... 554 Tribune Television’s Global Economic Review at the Bonding through Singapore 21 (18 September). . . . .560 Istana, Singapore (8 April) ...... 438 Speech at the Central Party School, Beijing, Lateline Programme Live Interview via Satellite China (23 September)...... 562 with Tony Jones, the Australian Broadcasting Press Conference with the Singapore Press in Corporation at the Television Corporation of Beijing, China (24 September)...... 566 Singapore, Singapore (15 April) ...... 445 Interview with China Central Television Interview with Roger Mitton, Ann Morrison and in Shanghai, China (28 September)...... 571 Andrea Hamilton, Asiaweek Magazine at the Istana, Singapore (3 May)...... 451 International Press Conference in Shanghai, China (29 September)...... 578 Interview with Christopher Lockwood, the Daily Telegraph in London, the United Kingdom China—An Economic Giant? (29 September)...... 583 (17 May)...... 461 Press Conference with the Singapore Press in Interview with the Financial Times in London, Shanghai, China (30 September)...... 595 the United Kingdom (17 May) ...... 473 Interview with Michael Bociurkiw, the Interview with Larry Jagan, Bbc World Forbes ASAP (7 October) ...... 602 Service (East Asia Today) in London, Written Answers to Questions by Nigel Holloway, the United Kingdom (17 May) ...... 485 the Forbes Global Finance (7 October)...... 605 Interview with Toshihisa Komaki, Senior Staff Writer, Confucian Values in the Information the Nikkei in Tokyo, Japan (3 June)...... 488 Technology Age (7 October)...... 606

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Interview with Leong Ching, the Television Bibliography...... 625 Corporation of Singapore at the Istana, Internet Sources...... 631 Singapore (14 October)...... 609 Index...... 641 Speech and Question-and-Answer Session at the at the Ritz Carlton, Millenia Singapore (19 October)...... 616

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Volume 14 Interview with David Willis, The British Broadcasting Corporation News at the Istana, Foreword ...... ix Singapore (2 December)...... 82. Note from Mr . Lee Kuan Yew...... xiii Written Interview with Dr . Gong Byeong-Ho, Korean Centre for Free Enterprise (3 December) ...... 88 Preface to Volumes 11 to 19 ...... xv Interview with Dr . Yoichi Funabashi, Asahi Shimbun 1999 at the Istana, Singapore (7 December) ...... 93 Interview with Kim Dae-Joong, The Chosun Ilbo Speech at the Seoul Economic Forum 1999 at the Istana, Singapore (9 December) ...... 102 Organised by the Federation of Korean Interview with CNBC Asia at the Istana, Industries in Seoul, Korea (22 October) ...... 3 Singapore (11 December) ...... 111 Interview with Korean Broadcasting System in Seoul, First Interview with Yoshinori Imai, Nippon Hoso Korea (23 October)...... 8 Kyokai at the Istana, Singapore Hong Kong in Transition (25 October)...... 17. (18 December)...... 123 Interview with Frank Ching, The Far Eastern Second Interview with Yoshinori Imai, Nippon Economic Review in China (26 October)...... 36 Hoso Kyokai at the Istana, Singapore Press Conference with the Singapore Media in (21 December)...... 131 Hong Kong (27 October)...... 41 Key Factors for Success in Response to Crisis Interview with Daniel Sloan, Reuters at the Istana, (28 December)...... 140 Singapore (9 November)...... 47. Interview with David Lamb, The Los Angeles Times 2000 at the Istana, Singapore (15 November) ...... 53 The Role of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce Interview with Tom Plate, The Los Angeles Times and Industry in Singapore’s Development at the Istana, Singapore (16 November) ...... 62 (28 January) ...... 147 Interview with Leong Ching, Television Corporation Interview with Benny Cheung, Radio Television of Singapore at the Istana, Singapore Hong Kong at the Istana, Singapore (17 November) ...... 70. (4 February) ...... 150 Attributes for Success (25 November)...... 75. Introducing Risk to the Singaporean Mindset Interview with Hisao Tonedachi and Toshihisa (10 February)...... 160 Komaki, Nikkei Shimbun at the Istana, How will Singapore Compete in a Global Singapore (29 November)...... 78. Economy? (15 February)...... 163

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Asia in the New Economy (9 March) ...... 184 East Asia’s Status in the 21st Century (16 August). . .296 Positioning to be a Leading Infocomm Hub Press Conference in Kuala Lumpur, (31 March) ...... 189 (17 August)...... 301 Local Legal Fraternity and the Digital Interview with Dan Sloan, Reuters at the Istana, Revolution (11 April) ...... 191 Singapore (19 August)...... 311 Interview with Peter Day, The British Broadcasting Nanyang Girls’ High, the Leading Girls’ Special Corporation’s Global Business at the Istana, Assistance Plan School (26 August) ...... 317 Singapore (14 April)...... 201 Interview with Michael Bociurkiw, Forbes Interview with Dr .Han Sang Jin, Korean Magazine at the Istana, Singapore (28 August). . . 318 Broadcasting System at the Istana, Singapore Interview with Irene Ng, The Straits Times and (15 April)...... 209 Chen Hwai Liang, Zaobao at the Istana, Interview with Melinda Liu, Dorinda Elliot and Singapore (29 August)...... 321 Brook Larmer, Newsweek at the Istana, International Trade in Digital Economy: Thriving Singapore (3 May)...... 219 with Change (6 September)...... 328 Interview with Bernard Krisher, Asiaweek Interview with Ann Morrison, Asiaweek at the Istana, Singapore (15 May)...... 221 at the Istana, Singapore (8 September)...... 331 Interview with Michael Vatikiotis, Phil Revzin, Interview with Debra Soon, Channel NewsAsia at David Plott and Ben Dolven, The Far Eastern the Istana, Singapore (13 September)...... 339 Economic Review at the Istana, Singapore Press Conference on the Second Volume of Mr . Lee (26 May)...... 229 Kuan Yew’s Memoirs, From Third World to First at Interview with Toshihisa Komaki, Nikkei the Istana, Singapore (14 September) ...... 346 in Tokyo, Japan (8 June)...... 232 Interview with Chi Yuan, Chinese Television Discussion with Professor Robert Scalapino Network at the Istana, Singapore at the Nikkei Conference in Tokyo, Japan (15 September) ...... 358 (8 June)...... 236 Singapore’s Survival and Probity (16 September) . . . .364 The Profound Implications of China’s Entry into Raising Competence at Every Level the New Economy (14 June)...... 256 (16 September) ...... 365 Press Conference in Beijing, China (14 June) . . . . .262 Interview with Dalton Tanonaka, Cable News Interview with Dennis Wholey, US Public Network’s Programme Asia Tonight at Broadcasting Station at the Istana, Singapore STA Tower, Singapore (18 September)...... 366 (25 July)...... 266 Interview with Yih Shyh-Ming, China Television Interview with Abdullah Ahmad, New Straits Company at the Istana, Singapore Times at the Istana, Singapore (3 August). . . . .279 (19 September) ...... 369 Local Environments have become Global Nikkei in Singapore (22 September) ...... 376 Concerns (7 August)...... 290 Interview with Mishal Hussein, British Press Conference with Local Press at the Istana, Broadcasting Corporation World, Asia Singapore (8 August)...... 292 Business Report at the Istana, Singapore Prepare for the New World (13 August) ...... 294 (27 September) ...... 378

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Interview with Sunny Goh, The Straits Times and Interview with Kerry O’Brien, ABC Television in Chen Hwai Liang, Lianhe Zaobao at the Istana, Sydney, Australia (20 November)...... 511 Singapore (29 September)...... 381 East Asia and the Pacific in the 21st Century Interview with Karen Koh, CNBC Asia (English) (20 November) ...... 519 at the Istana, Singapore (30 September) ...... 384 Interview with Tony Parkinson, The Age in Sydney, Interview with Peter Montagnon, The Financial Times Australia (21 November)...... 524 in London, United Kingdom (6 October). . . . .389 Interview with Rose Luqiu, Phoenix Satellite Interview with Stephen Cole, The British Television at the Istana, Singapore Broadcasting Corporation’s Programme Asia (24 November) ...... 532 Today in London, United Kingdom Interview with Martin Soong, CNBC Asia (6 October) ...... 398 at the Istana, Singapore (24 November) ...... 536 Interview with Larry Jagan, British Broadcasting Interview with Grace Chen, Television Broadcasts Corporation World Service in London, Satellite (Hong Kong) at the Istana, Singapore United Kingdom (6 October) ...... 401 (25 November) ...... 541 Talk with Royal Commonwealth Society and Asia Interview with Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury House in the United Kingdom (9 October). . . . .406 News at the Istana, Singapore (27 November). . . .547 Interview with Terry Gross, National Public Radio A Tribute to Telok Kurau English School in New York, United States of America (5 December)...... 559 (11 October) ...... 419 Hong Kong’s Difficult Transition (7 December). . . .560 Address at the Collins Family International Fellowship Interview with Yau Shing-Mu, Theta Wong and Lecture at the Forum, John F . Kennedy School of Max Wong, Hong Kong Economic Times in Government, Harvard University, United States of Hong Kong (7 December)...... 563 America (17 October)...... 433 Political Leadership in New Societies Interview with Charlie Rose, The Charlie Rose (8 December)...... 571 Show, Public Broadcasting Service Television Interview with Benny Cheung, Radio Television in United States (18 October) ...... 443 Hong Kong at the Istana, Singapore Address to the Council on Foreign Relations in (17 December)...... 582 United States of America (19 October)...... 463 Joint Interview with Mrs . Lee Kuan Yew by Official Opening of INSEAD’s Singapore Campus Benny Cheung, Radio Television Hong Kong (23 October) ...... 468 at the Istana, Singapore (18 December). . . . . 590 Question-and-Answer Session with Journalists at the ­ Interview with Fumihide Takeuchi, Nikkei at the Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore (27 October). . .470 Istana, Singapore (21 December) ...... 594 Interview with Greg Sheridan and David Armstrong, The Australian at the Istana, Bibliography...... 607 Singapore (13 November)...... 483 Internet Sources...... 613 Adapting to the Changing Investment Landscape (15 November) ...... 499 Index...... 623 Interview with Susan Yu, Star TV (Hong Kong) at the Istana, Singapore (18 November) ...... 503

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Volume 15 Interview with Jim Rohwer, the Fortune Magazine at the Istana, Singapore (7 March). . . . .55 Foreword ...... ix Interview with Tom Plate, the Asia-Pacific Note from Mr ..Lee Kuan Yew...... xiii Media Network at the Istana, Singapore (28 March)...... 60 Preface...... xv Interview with Guntor Sadali, Berita Harian at the Istana, Singapore (7 April) ...... 65 2001 Excerpts of Interview with Reginald Chua, Peter Interview with Michael Richardson, the International Stein and Richard Borsuk, The Asian Wall Street Herald Tribune at the Istana, Singapore (6 January). . . .3 Journal at the Istana, Singapore (23 April) ...... 71 Interview with the Associated Press (22 January). . . . . 6 Interview with Greg Barker, the Public Broadcasting Address to Media Leaders in Davos, Service for the Documentary Commanding Heights Switzerland (26 January) ...... 12 at the Istana, Singapore (5 May)...... 74 Interview with Yasushi Fujii, Geneva Bureau Interview with Park Kwon-Sang, President and Chief of Kyodo News in Davos, Chief Executive Officer of the Korean Switzerland (28 January) ...... 17 Broadcasting System (9 May) ...... 85 Interview with the Singapore Media in Davos, Interview with Arnaud de Borchgrave, the United Press Switzerland (29 January) ...... 21 International and Editor-at-Large of The Washington Times (11 May) ...... 94 Political and Economic Transition Amidst Regional Uncertainties (6 February) ...... 28 Interview with Fergus Bordewich, Reader’s Digest at the Istana, Singapore (19 May)...... 103 Meeting with the Singapore Media in Jakarta, Indonesia (19 February) ...... 31 New Headquarters for GIC as It Turns 20 (22 May)...... 109 Speech at Reuters’ 150th Anniversary Cocktail Reception at the Raffles Hotel, Interview with Eisuke Sakakibara, Keio University Singapore (26 February)...... 35 at the Istana, Singapore (26 May) ...... 118 Interview with the Financial Times at the Istana, Improvements in Technology as the Trigger for Singapore (27 February)...... 36 Economic Rebound (4 June)...... 126 Speech at the Dialogue Session with the Association Completion of the First Phase of the Suzhou of Muslim Professionals and Majlis Pusat at the Industrial Park (8 June) ...... 130 Parliament House Auditorium, Singapore Press Conference with the Singapore Media in (2 March) ...... 40 Beijing, China (12 June)...... 133

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Dialogue with Former US Secretary of State, James Speech at the Opening of the Sun Yat-Sen Baker, during The Asian Wall Street Journal Nanyang Memorial Hall at Balestier Road, Singapore CEO Technology Summit at the Singapore (12 November) ...... 229 Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore (18 June) ...... 137 Philips and Singapore—A 50-Year Partnership Interview with Michael Bociurkiw, the and Beyond (21 November) ...... 230 Forbes Magazine at the Istana, Singapore (3 August) ...... 151 2002 Fifty-Storey Housing and Development Board Flats at the Duxton Plain (4 August) ...... 153 Interview with Kevin Hamlin, the Institutional The Need to Adjust to Meet the Investor at the Istana, Singapore (21 January) . . . .235 Challenges Ahead (17 August) ...... 154 Interview with Lorraine Hahn, the Press Conference with Dr . Mahathir in Cable News Network at the Istana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (4 September)...... 158 Singapore (2 February)...... 240 Press Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Entrepreneurs are Born, Not Made—An (5 September) ...... 163 Entrepreneurial Culture for Singapore (5 February) ...... 244 Speech at the National Trades Union Congress 40th Anniversary Dinner at the Suntec Singapore Question-and-Answer Session at the Ho Rih International Convention and Exhibition Centre Hwa Leadership in Asia Public Lecture (6 September) ...... 170 (5 February) ...... 251 Interview with Dalton Tanonaka, Interview with Chris Masters for ABC’s the Cable News Network at the Istana, Four Corners Special: ‘No Prisoners’ Singapore (8 September)...... 175 (16 February) ...... 266 Looking Forward to Greater Association of Regional Terrorist Activity in Singapore Southeast Asian Nations Economic (17 February) ...... 271 Integration (10 September)...... 186 Interview with Kim Kiho and Chu Youngae, What the Information Technology Revolution Arirang Television in Seoul, Means for the Singapore Business Model (5 May) ...... 273 (19 September) ...... 188 Interview with Park Chun Ho and Dr . Kim Chul Su, Interview with Vanessa Harrison, BBC Radio 4 at the Korean Broadcasting System in Seoul, the Istana, Singapore (25 September)...... 193 South Korea (7 May) ...... 280 Remaking Singapore for the New Age Interview with Dietmar Petersen, Handelsblatt (15 October) ...... 201 at the Istana, Singapore (13 May)...... 288 Question-and-Answer Session with National Video Conferencing with Participants of the University of Singapore, Nanyang Nikkei Conference on the Future of Asia from Technological University and Singapore the SingTel , Singapore (22 May) . . . .292 Management University Students at the Interview with Mark Trevor Phillips, University Cultural Centre, BBC Radio 4 at the Istana, Singapore (15 October)...... 205 Singapore (28 May)...... 305 General Elections 2001 and the Rejuvenation of A Long and Arduous War Against Terrorism the Tanjong Pagar Estate (20 October)...... 226 Ahead (31 May) ...... 310

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The World After 9/11 (7 June) ...... 316 (Ninth Ministerial Forum), Nanyang China in Transition and the Role of the East Auditorium, Singapore (18 February)...... 385 Asian Institute (17 July) ...... 320 Interview with Don Cayo, the Vancouver Sun Uncertainties Abound—Why and How Singapore at the Istana, Singapore (24 February) ...... 403 Must Change (16 August)...... 322 Question-and-Answer Session on Severe Acute Round-Up Press Conference in Beijing, China Respiratory Syndrome with the Local (11 September) ...... 325 Press at the Istana, Singapore (24 April)...... 408 Interview with David Ignatius, the International Learning to Live with Severe Acute Herald Tribune (14 September)...... 330 Respiratory Syndrome (25 April) ...... 415 The Moves to a New Home After Iraq (30 May)...... 421 (15 September) ...... 336 Interview with Kazuki Kagaya, Nikkei in My University Years in London Tokyo, Japan (3 June)...... 426 (22 October) ...... 337 To Remake Japan (4 June) ...... 433 Acceptance Speech for the Imperial College Address at the Publicis Worldwide Fellowship Award in London (23 October) . . . . .340 Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar in Sentosa, Interview with Martin Soong, the Consumer Singapore (28 June) ...... 437 News and Business Channel Email Interview with David Ignatius, Asia at the Istana, Singapore The Washington Post (14 July) ...... 440 (23 November) ...... 341 How and Why This Economic Downturn Interview with Cameron Forbes in Australia Is Different (23 July)...... 443 (26 November) ...... 345 Question-and-Answer Session After a Dialogue Interview with Michael Vatikiotis, the Far Eastern Session with National Trades Union Economic Review at the Istana, Singapore Congress Leaders at the Suntec Singapore (29 November) ...... 351 International Convention and Exhibition Centre Interview with Nobumichii Izumi, Nihon (23 July)...... 449 Keizai Shimbun at the Istana, Singapore Interview with Yoshinori Imai, Nippon Hoso (17 December) ...... 355 Kyokai at the Istana, Singapore (28 July)...... 465 Interview with Mike Millard, Bloomberg Interview with Haim Hecht, the Israeli Televison (26 December) ...... 360 at the Istana, Singapore (30 July) ...... 472 Why the Best Is Yet to Be (15 August) ...... 478 2003 Interview with Walter Fernandez, Mediacorp at Interview with Kari Taro Greenfeld and Simon the Istana, Singapore (26 August)...... 482 Elegant, the TIME Magazine at the Istana, Zaobao as the Flagship Chinese Newspaper of Singapore (4 February)...... 367 Singapore (6 September)...... 487 Adjusting to Economic Transition (7 February) . . . . .376 Interview with Zuraidah Ibrahim, Singapore What Has the Future in Store for Your Press Holdings at the Istana, Singapore Generation? (18 February) ...... 379 (8 September) ...... 489 Question-and-Answer Session at the Nanyang Gratitute to Friends and Family for a Life Technological University Students’ Union Well Lived (16 September) ...... 497

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Interview with Dr . oichiy Funabashi, Asahi Speech and Question-and-Answer Session at the Shimbun at the Istana, Singapore World Economic Forum East Asia Economic (19 September) ...... 502 Summit at the Fullerton Hotel, Singapore Integrity and Honesty: Hallmarks of the People’s (13 October) ...... 538 Action Party (21 September) ...... 509 Interview with the National Parks Board for Continued Commitment to Racial Harmony and the Garden City Fund Video at the Istana, Equal Opportunities Under the Third Singapore (22 November)...... 548 Generation Leadership (27 September)...... 512 Speech and Question-and-Answer Session at the Dialogue at the Tea Session with Muslim Global Brand Forum at the Shangri-La Hotel, Community Leaders at the Raffles Hotel, Singapore (1 December) ...... 550 Singapore (27 September)...... 515 The World After Iraq (16 December) ...... 562 Interview with Debra Soon, Channel NewsAsia at the Istana, Singapore (4 October)...... 522 Bibliography ...... 569 Interview with Maria Ressa, the Cable News Internet Sources...... 575 Network at the Istana, Singapore Index...... 585 (11 October) ...... 530

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VOLUME 16 Chinese Culture in the 21st Century (21 April) ...... 61 Interview with Lianhe Zaobao and Channel NewsAsia Foreword ...... ix at the Istana, Singapore (24 May) ...... 65 Note from Mr. Lee Kuan Yew ...... xiii Interview with Hidenaka Kato, Nikkei in Tokyo, Preface to Volumes 11 to 19 ...... xv Japan (5 June) ...... 71 Success Factors of the Suzhou Industrial Park 2004 (10 June) ...... 78 Dialogue Session with China Central Television in Interview with Debra Soon and Chun-Ong Guek Beijing, China (16 June) ...... 83 Lay, Mediacorp News at the Istana, Singapore The Need for a Core of Bilingual/Bicultural (3 January) ...... 3 Singaporeans (23 June) ...... 112 Interview with the Group S. R. Nathan: Dedicated, Determined, at the Istana, Singapore (5 January) ...... 9 Unflappable (2 July) ...... 123 Singapore–United Kingdom Relations: Bringing Speech at the Global Brand Forum 2004 at the Forward an Old Friendship (8 January) ...... 18 Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore Better 2004—but Restructuring Continues (16 August) ...... 126 (30 January) ...... 21 Singapore—One of the Best Places to be in Aviation: A Key Driver of the World Economy (20 August) ...... 136 (22 February) ...... 25 Interview with Charlie Rose on the Charlie Rose Show, Interview with Goi Norita, Kyodo News at New York, the United States (24 September) . . .140 the Istana, Singapore (5 March) ...... 29 Interview with Professor Ezra Vogel of Harvard Interview with Penny Richards, the British University at the Istana, Singapore (8 October) . .159 Broadcasting Corporation’s East Asia Today at the Speech at the Global Entrepolis at the Suntec Singapore Istana, Singapore (17 March) ...... 33 International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Press Conference with the Local Media/Singapore Singapore (13 October) ...... 168 Airline Unions at the Istana, Singapore A Promising Four Years Ahead (7 November) . . . . .184 (5 April) ...... 36 Fifty Years of the People’s Action Party Interview with Joshua Cooper Ramo, the Foreign (21 November) ...... 185 Policy Centre, United Kingdom, at the Istana, Singapore (6 April) ...... 46 Video Conference (Via Satellite) with the Hamburg Summit ‘China Meets Europe’ at the Singtel Interview with Shu Chen Tan, VPRO TV at Comcentre, Singapore (26 November) ...... 190 the Istana, Singapore (13 April) ...... 52

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Speech and Dialogue at the Businessweek Chief Interview with Jean-Claude Buhrer of Executive Officer Forum in Bangkok, Politique Internationale at the Istana, Thailand (2 December) ...... 197 Singapore (3 May) ...... 338 Changing Patterns of Languages Spoken at Shanghai’s Role in China’s Renaissance (17 May) . .345 Home (13 December) ...... 215 Learn Mandarin When Young (2 June) ...... 348 Interview with Akira Kojima, the Japan Center for Interview with James Macdonald of the Cable News Economic Research, and Toshihisa Komaki, Nikkei Network at the Istana, Singapore (13 June) . . . . .349 at the Istana, Singapore (16 December) ...... 218 Changing with the Times to Stay on Top Speech at the Foreign Correspondents’ Association (24 June) ...... 351 Dinner at the Fullerton Hotel, Singapore Speech at the Dialogue at the Association of (20 December) ...... 225 American Universities, the Association of the Pacific Rim Universities Presidents Roundtable 2005 at the University Hall, National University of Singapore, Singapore (1 July) ...... 357 Question-and-Answer Session after the Speech at Developing World-Class Universities in Singapore the Annual Kent Ridge Ministerial Forum at (3 July) ...... 371 the National University of Singapore Cultural Interview with Andreas Lorenz and Hans Hoyng, Centre, Singapore (31 January) ...... 247 Der Spiegel, Singapore (11 July) ...... 373 Tackling New Challenges in 2005 (17 February) . . . .263 Link Between Singapore, China and the Chinese Video Message for the Japan Productivity Centre Diaspora (22 July) ...... 379 for Socioeconomic Development, 50th Interview with Hiroaki Hayashida, Yomiuri Shimbun Anniversary of the Productivity Movement at the Istana, Singapore (26 July) ...... 383 in Japan (1 March) ...... 265 Interview with Teiichi Miyauchi, Nikkei Keizai Water for All: Conserve, Value, Enjoy (22 March) . .267 Shimbun, Singapore (8 August) ...... 390 Dinner Dialogue at the Citibank Legacies of The Opportunities and Social Problems Ahead Leadership Series, Hong Kong (29 March) . . . . .270 (12 August) ...... 393 Speech at the Citibank Legacies Leadership Lunch, Interview with the Local Press at the Istana, Hong Kong (30 March) ...... 278 Singapore (23 August) ...... 395 Interview with the Local Press, Hong Kong Interview with Haslinda Amin, Bloomberg (1 April) ...... 290 News, for Voices at the Istana, Singapore Managing Globalisation: Lessons from China and (2 September) ...... 403 India (4 April) ...... 295 Interview with Bloomberg News, Singapore Address at the Citibank Legacies of Leadership Series (2 September) ...... 408 at the Fullerton Hotel, Singapore (15 April) . . . .304 The Role of Singapore in the Asian Boom Interview with Shui Junyi, China Central Television (13 September) ...... 409 in Bo’ao, China (21 April) ...... 316 Singapore, a 21st Century Economy Win-Win Approach for China’s ‘Peaceful Rise’ (14 September) ...... 414 (23 April) ...... 328 Interview with Michael Elliot, the TIME Magazine at Ethical Leadership: A Competitive Advantage the Istana, Singapore (27 September) ...... 420 (28 April) ...... 333 vi

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Interview with Karishma Vaswani of the British Media Round-Up at the End of a Four-Day Visit Broadcasting Corporation Asia’s Business Report to Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Programme at the Istana, Singapore (29 March)...... 500 (3 October) ...... 430 Turning Undergraduates into Future Stakeholders Sharing Singapore’s Experience with (6 April) ...... 505 Russia (11 October) ...... 434 The American School—A Product of the American A Bridge for Britain to Stay Engaged with Self-Help Tradition (11 April) ...... 508 Asia (17 October) ...... 437 Why My Vote Matters—A Dialogue with a Group India in an Asian Renaissance (21 November) . . . . .440 of Young Voters on Channel NewsAsia, Interview with India TV for the Programme Singapore (12 April) ...... 511 30 Minutes in New Delhi, Public Healthcare Must Adapt to Global India (23 November) ...... 451 Trends (16 April) ...... 525 Interview with Asahi Shimbum and Kyodo News at Choosing the Most Reliable and Capable as Your the Istana, Singapore (1 December) ...... 456 Members of Parliament (22 April) ...... 528 Speech and Dialogue at the Foreign Correspondents 2006 Association’s 50th Anniversary Dinner Held at the Fullerton Hotel, Singapore (28 April) ...... 533 Press Roundup in Doha, Qatar (23 January) ...... 463 Media Round-up with the Local Media (The Straits Interview with Tan Su Yen for the National University Times, Lianhe Zaobao and Channel NewsAsia) of Singapore’s Centennial Commemorative Book after an Eight-Day Visit to China in Shanghai, Launch at the Istana, Singapore (3 February) . . .469 China (17 May) ...... 555 Speech at the Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Speech and Dialogue Session at the Citibank Constituency Chinese New Year Dinner Held Legacies of Leadership Series Dinner in Seoul, at the Tiong Bahru Community Centre, South Korea (18 May) ...... 561 Singapore (10 February) ...... 472 The Global University in the Changing Economic Round-Up Interview with Singapore Journalists in and Geopolitical Landscape (19 May) ...... 576 Jakarta, Indonesia (23 February) ...... 476 Interview with Sachiko Deshimaru, Nikkei Shimbun Universities as Centres of Excellence and the Support in Tokyo, Japan (24 May) ...... 586 of Philanthropists (24 February) ...... 481 Media Round-Up after a Seven-Day Visit to Japan in S. Rajaratnam—A Man of Courage, Conviction and Tokyo, Japan (26 May) ...... 594 Principle (25 February) ...... 483 Interview with Diane Ying, the Commonwealth Interview with Zhou Zhaochung, Zaobao, for the Magazine at the Istana, Singapore (13 June) . . . .600 Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Centennial Publication at the Istana, Singapore (8 March) ...... 486 Bibliography ...... 609 The Japan–Singapore Partnership: Understanding, Internet Sources ...... 615 Respect (13 March) ...... 494 Index ...... 625 Russia Can Re-Emerge as a Great Nation (20 March)...... 497

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Volume 17 Interview with Hu Shuli, the Caijing Magazine (8 September) �������������������������������������������������������68 Foreword ...... ix Good Governance and the Wealth of Nations Note from Mr ..Lee Kuan Yew...... xiii (15 September) �����������������������������������������������������77 Preface to Volumes 11 to 19 ...... xv China’s Future Role in Asia (15 September) ���������������86 War against Terror Can Be a Liberating Influence 2006 in the Middle East (11 October) ���������������������������93 A Multilateral Approach Is Required against Interview with Asad Latif for the Book Lim Terrorism (19 October) �����������������������������������������98 Kim San: A Builder of Singapore at the Istana, Singapore (16 June) �������������������������������������3 Interview with Jamaal Anthony Green on the Mosque-Building Fund at the Istana, Speech and Question-and-Answer Session at Singapore (30 October) ���������������������������������������109 Deloitte’s Annual World Meeting at the Ritz- Carlton, Millenia Singapore (21 June) �����������������12 Speech and Question-and-Answer Session at Techventure Asia 2006 Gala Dinner, at the Changi Airport—An Icon Singaporeans Can Be Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore Proud of (1 July) ���������������������������������������������������24 (1 November) �����������������������������������������������������116 The Works of a Renaissance Man (3 July) �����������������27 Speech and Question-and-Answer Session at the The Investment National Bank of Kuwait Symposium in Corporation’s Work: An Endeavour of National Kuwait (18 November) ���������������������������������������127 Importance (11 July) ���������������������������������������������29 Press Conference During a Ten-Day Visit to France, Taking Singapore’s ‘Can Do’ Spirit to the Kuwait and the , in Next Level (18 August) �����������������������������������������32 Kuwait (19 November)...... 137 Press Conference after a Half-Day Working Trip in Speech and Question-and-Answer Session at the Batam, Indonesia (24 August) �������������������������������35 World Leadership Summit at the Emirate Palace Dialogue with Forbes Global Chief Executive Hotel Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, the Officer Conference at the Shangri-La Hotel, United Arab Emirates (21 November) �����������������147 Singapore (5 September) ���������������������������������������37 Interview with Abu Dhabi Television in Abu Dhabi, Speech and Question-and-Answer Session at the the United Arab Emirates (21 November) �����������155 National Trades Union Congress 45th Interview with the Gulf News in Abu Dhabi, the Anniversary Lecture at the Singapore Chinese United Arab Emirates (21 November) �����������������158 Orchestra Concert Hall, Singapore Media Round-Up with the Singapore Media after a (6 September) �������������������������������������������������������47 Ten-Day Visit to France, Kuwait and the

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United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi, the Dialogue with Young Arab Leaders at the Global United Arab Emirates (22 November) �����������������162 Action Forum: Arab and Asian Dialogue at the Interview with Tsui Chi-Chuan and Lin Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore (27 April). . . .301 Hsiao-Wen, the Koo Foundation at the Interview with Riccardo Sorrentino, the Il Sole 24 Ore Istana, Singapore (5 December) �������������������������167 in Milan, Italy (14 May) ...... 317 Interview with Singapore Journalists in Rome, Italy (18 May)...... 320 2007 Interview with Sachiko Deshimaru, Interview with Kerry Ann Richardson, the British the Nikkei Shimbun in Tokyo, Japan Broadcasting Corporation at the Istana, (24 May)...... 324 Singapore (12 February)...... 173 Meeting with Russian Journalists in Moscow, Interview with Klaus Peter Siegloch, Russia (5 June) ...... 326 the Der Spiegel (16 February)...... 179 Media Round-Up with Singapore Journalists in Interview with Klaus Peter Siegloch, the Zweites Russia (11 June) ...... 330 Deutsches Fernsehen Television (16 February). . 184 Analysis of China in Its ‘Peaceful Rise’ Strategy The Urban Landscape of an Iconic Tropical City (19 June)...... 335 (23 February)...... 192 The Yokogawa–Singapore Partnership in Speech and Dialogue at the Russia–Singapore Singapore (3 July)...... 346 Business Forum at the Shangri-La Hotel, Maximising the Opportunities of This Golden Singapore (6 March)...... 195 Period (7 July)...... 348 Interview with New Zealand’s Tv1 for the Agenda in The Value of Confucianist Principles and Economic New Zealand (23 March) ...... 209 Development in Asia (14 July) ...... 351 The Strategic Views Common to Singapore and Question-and-Answer Session at the Citibank Australia (28 March)...... 212 Leadership Legacies Luncheon Dialogue at the Doorstop Interview at the Australian National Mulia Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia (24 July) . . . .353 University in Canberra, Australia (28 March). . . 216 Public Event with the Indonesian Forum Foundation Round-table Discussion at the World Leaders’ on Vision 2030 in Jakarta, Indonesia (26 July). .366 Forum in Melbourne, Australia (30 March). . . .217 Round-Up with Singapore Journalists in Jakarta, Speech and Question-and-Answer Session at Indonesia (27 July) ...... 381 the Citibank Legacies Dinner in Sydney, Australia Dialogue at the Economic Development Board (3 April)...... 231 Society’s Pioneers of Singapore Series Held at Media Round-Up in Sydney, Australia (4 April). . . . 244 the Arts House, Singapore (6 August)...... 386 Interview with Patrick Wrigley, the Oxford Business The Illustrious History of the Nanyang Schools in Group at the Istana, Singapore (20 April)...... 253 Singapore (11 August)...... 402 Dialogue with the Young People’s Action Party at The Promise of More Good Years in Ever-changing the St. James Power Station, Singapore (22 April). 259 Global Conditions (17 August)...... 404 Interview with Reuters at One Raffles Quay, Interview with the International Herald Tribune Singapore (24 April)...... 285 at the Istana, Singapore (24 August)...... 407 Dialogue at the Reuters Newsmaker Event at One First Interview with Michael Schuman at the Istana, Raffles Quay, Singapore (24 April)...... 290 Singapore (30 August)...... 418

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Second Interview with Michael Schuman at the Speech at the Launch of ‘Business China’ at the Istana, Singapore (31 August)...... 424 University Cultural Centre, the National University Dedication of the Li Ka Shing Building at the of Singapore, Singapore (19 November)...... 500 National University of Singapore, Singapore Interview with Donovan Chan, the Discovery (4 September) ...... 429 Channel at the Istana, Singapore Singapore Must Develop Maritime Expertise (22 November) ...... 502 (25 September) ...... 430 Interview with Thomas Plate and Jeffrey Cole 2008 of the University of California, Los Angeles Dialogue Session at the Institute of Southeast Asian Media Centre at the Istana, Singapore Studies 40th Anniversary Gala Dinner at the (27 September) ...... 448 Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore (7 January) ...... 507 The ‘Raffles City’ Brand Goes Overseas Dialogue Session at the Silver Industry Conference at (2 October) ...... 458 the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Address at the Nanyang Technological University Exhibition Centre, Singapore (11 January). . . . .519 Students’ Union Ministerial Forum 2007 at the Speech and Question-and-Answer Session at the Nanyang Auditorium, the Nanyang Technological Global Competitiveness Forum in Riyadh, University, Singapore (4 October)...... 460 Saudi Arabia (22 January)...... 533 The Legal Fundamentals on which Singapore Is Built (14 October)...... 463 Bibliography...... 547 Dialogue Organised by INSEAD at the INSEAD Asia Internet Sources...... 553 Campus, Singapore (19 October) ...... 473 Index...... 563 Interview with Dr. Dileep Padgaonkar, the India & Global Affairs at the Istana, Singapore (23 October). . . . . 487 Media Round-Up with the Local Media in Beijing, China (16 November)...... 496

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Volume 18 Media Round-Up in Bahrain (7 March) ...... 82 How a Clan Association Adapted and Remained Foreword ...... ix Relevant (22 March)...... 88 Note from Mr ..Lee Kuan Yew...... xiii Interview with Mohd Guntor Sadali, Mohd Saat Preface to Volumes 11 to 19 ...... xv Abdul Rahman and Mohd Puad bin Ibrahim, Berita Harian (25 March)...... 90 2008 Dialogue at the Russia–Singapore Business Forum at Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore Speech and Question-and-Answer Session at the (1 April)...... 95 Global Competitiveness Forum in Riyadh, Interview with Kyodo News Service (28 April). . . . .109 Saudi Arabia (22 January)...... 3 Interview with Haslinda Amin, the Bloomberg News Interview with the Singapore Media in Saudi Arabia at the Istana, Singapore (29 April)...... 121 (22 January) ...... 16 Interview with Central News Agency of Taiwan Dialogue at the Institute of Policy Studies’ Singapore at the Istana, Singapore (6 May)...... 133 Perspectives Conference, ‘Singapore Futures: Interview with Debra Soon, the Channel NewsAsia at Scenarios for the Next Generation’ at the ­ the Istana, Singapore (10 May) ...... 140 Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore (1 February) . . . . .21 High Oil and Food Prices, But Subsidies Are Not the Interview with Arnaud De Borchgrave, the United Way (25 May)...... 144 Press International at the Istana, Singapore (2 February) ...... 32. Press Conference of the Skolkovo Moscow School of Management’s International Advisory The World Financial Crisis and Singapore’s Board in Moscow, Russia (4 June) ...... 146 Response (11 February)...... 52 Press Round-Up at Hotel Baltschug Kempinski in Dialogue at the Aviation Leadership Summit Dinner Moscow, Russia (6 June)...... 152 at Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore (17 February)...... 55 Dialogue at the Nomura Asia Equity Forum at the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore (9 July) . . . .159 Dialogue at the World Effie Festival 2008 at Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Question-and-Answer Session at the Economic Centre, Singapore (29 February)...... 63 Society of Singapore Annual Dinner at the Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore (11 July). . . . .172 Challenges of Small City States in a Globalised World (1 March) ...... 76 Economic Challenges in a Globalised World and Political Flux Around (13 August) ...... 184 Building Blocks for Development—The Singapore Experience (4 March)...... 78

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‘Current Events’ Roundtable at the Forbes Global 2009 CEO Conference at Shangri-La’s Rasa Sentosa Resort & Spa, Singapore (10 September) ...... 186 2009 Will Test the Character of Singaporeans Interview with Fareed Zakaria, the Newsweek (6 February) ...... 321 (15 September) ...... 195 Interview with Professor Asit Biswas at the Istana, Interview with Zhang Yongxing, the Xinhua News Singapore (11 and 12 February) ...... 325 Agency (17 September)...... 206 The Legacy of Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Interview with Warren Fernandez for Housing (25 February)...... 346 and Development Board’s 50th Anniversary Interview with Xiao Wei, the China Central Television Commemorative Book at the Istana, Singapore (2 March) ...... 352 (8 October)...... 210 Interview at the Thomson Reuters Newsmaker Dialogue at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Singapore’s Singapore 2009 at One Raffles Quay, International Conference at Suntec Singapore Singapore (4 March)...... 359 International Convention & Exhibition Dialogue at the Thomson Reuters Newsmaker Centre, Singapore (10 October)...... 218 Singapore 2009 at One Raffles Quay, Interview with 21st Century Business Herald Singapore (4 March)...... 364 at the Istana, Singapore (13 October) ...... 233 The Role of Voluntary Welfare Organisations Dialogue at the Singapore Human Capital Summit, (6 March) ...... 378 the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore (24 October). . . .244 A Welcome—and Advice—for New Singaporeans Dialogue at the Singapore Energy Conference at (7 March) ...... 378 Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore 30 Years of the Speak Mandarin Campaign (4 November) ...... 258 (17 March) ...... 380 Singapore’s Economy Remains Strong in the National University of Singapore Society Dialogue Most Severe Recession since the 1930s at the Launch of the National University of (9 November) ...... 272 Singapore Alumni Complex, Singapore Interview with Long Pingping, Director of Party (20 March) ...... 383 Literature Research Centre, People’s Republic of The Fundamentals of Singapore’s Foreign Policy: China at the Istana, Singapore (14 November). . .275 Then and Now (9 April)...... 400 Doing Business with China (19 November)...... 278 Dialogue at the s . Rajaratnam Lecture at the Dialogue at the Clinton Global Initiative Forum Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore (9 April) ...... 406 in Hong Kong (2 December)...... 281 Integrating Singapore’s New Citizens (12 April). . . . .420 Interview with Matthias Nass, Die Zeit Challenges for Vietnam Ahead (16 April)...... 423 (9 December)...... 290 Media Round-Up in Vietnam (17 April)...... 432 Interview with Tan Shuchen, the VPRO TV, the Interview with Irene Ng at the Istana, Singapore Netherlands (15 December) ...... 297 (4 May)...... 437 Special Dialogue Session Presented by the Dialogue at the Singapore Botanic Gardens Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce (6 May)...... 451 and Industry, Embassy of the People’s Republic Narayana Murthy: The Exceptional Indian of China and Business China at the Shangri-La Entrepreneur (11 May)...... 465 Hotel, Singapore (16 December)...... 308

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Dialogue at the Nikkei Conference on ‘The Future Media Round-Up in Kuantan, Malaysia (15 June). . .490 of Asia’ in Tokyo, Japan (22 May) ...... 467 Improving the Changi Brand (1 July) ...... 498 Media Round-Up of China-Japan Trip (27 May) . . . .475

Dialogue at the 65th International Air Transport Bibliography ...... 501 Association Annual General Meeting and Internet Sources...... 507 World Air Transport Summit in Kuala Index...... 517 Lumpur, Malaysia (8 June)...... 476 Media Round-Up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (11 June)...... 485

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Volume 19 Dialogue with Students at the Kent Ridge Ministerial Forum at University Cultural Centre, National Foreword ...... vii University of Singapore (19 October)...... 90 Note from Mr ..Lee Kuan Yew...... xi Interview with Charlie Rose on the Charlie Rose Show in New York, United States of America Prefaces to Volumes 11 to 19...... xiii (22 October) ...... 102 2009 The United States Must Remain the Superior Power in the Pacific (27 October)...... 120 Interview with Mark Jacobson, National Geographic at Dialogue at the 2009 Visa Payments Forum at the Istana, Singapore (6 July) ...... 3 the Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore Interview with Chua Mui Hoong, The Straits Times (5 November) ...... 127 for a Book Marking the People’s Association’s Beautifying the Environment and Managing the 50th Anniversary at the Istana, Singapore Economy (8 November) ...... 137 (7 August)...... 23 Dialogue at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Managing the Immigrant Issue for Singapore’s Chief Executive Officer Summit at the Suntec Sake (13 August)...... 25 Singapore International Convention and Interview with Nikkei at the Istana, Singapore Exhibition Centre, Singapore (13 November). . . .141 (17 August)...... 29 Speech at the Opening of the Singapore Centre for Dialogue at the Fifth Anniversary Dinner of the Chinese Language at 287 Ghim Moh Road, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the Singapore (17 November)...... 151 Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore (2 September). . . . .35 Dialogue Session at the Japanese Chamber of Interview with Yang Lan, Dragon Television at the Commerce and Industry Singapore’s 40th Istana, Singapore (9 September)...... 48 Anniversary Celebrations, Suntec Singapore Meeting with Students of Skolkovo School of International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Management in Moscow, Russia Singapore (10 December) ...... 156 (21 September) ...... 66 A Milestone for Public Housing (13 December). . . .164 Dialogue at the Russia–Singapore Business Dialogue at Business China’s Second Anniversary Forum 2009 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore Dinner at the Pyramid, Singapore (29 September) ...... 79 (29 December)...... 168

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2010 Dialogue at the 37th Association of Banks in Singapore Dinner at the Shangri-La Hotel, Dialogue at the Housing and Development Board Singapore (25 June)...... 272 International Housing Conference at the Suntec Opening Remarks and Dialogue at the Confucius Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Institute Dinner at Swissôtel The Stamford, Centre, Singapore (27 January)...... 177 Singapore (26 June)...... 284 Opportunities for Singapore in the Coming Five Dialogue at Lee Kuan Yew Prize Award Ceremony Years (18 February)...... 189 and Banquet 2010 During The World Cities Interview with Yoichi Funabashi, Asahi Shimbun Summit at the Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore at the Istana, Singapore (22 March) ...... 192 (29 June)...... 293 Interview with Leong Ching for the National The Sikh Community’s Achievements and Trades Union Congress’ 50th Anniversary Contributions to Singapore (3 July)...... 302 Commemorative Book at the Istana, Singapore Dialogue at the FutureChina Global Forum 2010 (9 April)...... 202 at the Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore Singapore Needs More Educated Immigrants (12 July)...... 304 (17 April)...... 215 Interview with Lim Yann Ling, Singapore Press Interview with Lim Sau Hoong, 10AM Holdings on ‘A Lasting Legacy: What Nature Communications at the Istana, Singapore Means to MM Lee Throughout His Lifetime’ (19 April)...... 218 (20 July)...... 313 Question-and-Answer Session at the Inter-Pacific Bar Dialogue at Singapore National Employers Association 20th Annual Conference at the Federation 30th Anniversary Chief Executive Sands Expo and Con­ vention Centre, Singapore Officer and Employers Summit at the Resorts (2 May)...... 223 World Sentosa, Singapore (28 July)...... 315 Dialogue Session, ‘Better City, Better Life: The On Retirement (12 August)...... 322 Nanyang Connection’ at the China Executive Supporting the Ideals of Olympism (13 August). . . . .325 Leadership Academy Pudong, Shanghai, China Changing Old Policies and Positions with Changing (14 May)...... 240 World Circumstances (15 August)...... 326 Interview with Yang Lan, Dragon Television Interview with Seth Mydans, The New York Times in Shanghai, China (14 May) ...... 247 and The International Herald Tribune at the Istana, Dialogue at the Nikkei Conference on the Future of Singapore (1 September)...... 330 Asia in Tokyo, Japan (20 May)...... 252 Dialogue with Students of Skolkovo Moscow Interview with Toru Yoshida, Nikkei in Japan School of Management, Moscow (22 May)...... 262 (18 September) ...... 342 Tribute to One of Singapore’s Founding Fathers ‘In-Conversation’ Session at the Russia–Singapore (23 May)...... 268 Business Forum at , Singapore Doorstop Interview with Local Journalists at (28 September) ...... 355 Marina Bay Sands, Singapore (22 June)...... 270

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Meeting with the Local Press after a Visit to Raffles Interview with Patrick Barta and Robert Thomson, Girls’ Primary School, Singapore The Wall Street Journal at the Istana, Singapore (12 November)...... 367 (20 April) ...... 388 Progress in Healthcare (15 November) ...... 368 Speech at the Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency Family Day 2011 at Bukit Merah 2011 View, Singapore (23 April) ...... 392 The Government of Singapore Investment Uphold the Fine Tradition of Meritocracy Corporation Is Vital to Singapore’s ­National (13 January) ...... 375 Interest (9 May)...... 395 Clan Associations Should Review Their Functions Unionists as Agents of Change in Singapore and Remain Relevant (18 January)...... 377 (13 May)...... 398 Dialogue at the 25th Anniversary Celebrations of the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Bibliography ...... 401 Associations, Singapore (18 January)...... 380 Internet Sources...... 407 14 .7% Growth in 2010 (11 February) ...... 384 Index...... 417 Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency will be Transformed in the Next Five Years (19 March) ...... 385

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