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Chinese language should be viewed as more than an exam subject

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:45:25 GMT

SINGAPORE: Parents and teachers in Singapore agree with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who said on Thursday that changes to the Chinese language curriculum must account for different abilities and needs.
Source: Channel News Asia

PM Lee says teaching of Chinese needs to cater to range of abilities

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:16:02 GMT

HAVANA, CUBA: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said the teaching of the Chinese language has to cater to the changing landscape as well as the range of language backgrounds and learning abilities.
Source: Channel News Asia

PM Lee meets French PM in Paris

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:05:47 GMT

SINGAPORE : Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met his French counterpart in Paris on Wednesday. Mr Lee met France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon in the French capital.
Source: Channel News Asia

Quoted in 'Singapore, Cuba pledge to enhance bilateral cooperation'

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:46:55 GMT

Lee Hsien Loong said in Channel News Asia:

The Cubans are moving their port from Havana, the old city... and build a bigger port at Marial. I think they would like PSA to be involved in the project, so this is something we would look at.

Singapore, Cuba pledge to enhance bilateral cooperation

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:46:55 GMT

HAYANA, Cuba: Singapore and Cuba have pledged to enhance bilateral cooperation following Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's two-day visit to the island country in the Caribbean.
Source: Channel News Asia

Mixed reactions to PM's proposal of one-day cool-off before Polling Day

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:08:31 GMT

SINGAPORE: Reactions to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's proposal that there be a one-day 'cooling-off' before the electorate goes to the polls to cast their vote have been mixed.
Source: Channel News Asia

PM Lee in Havana, Cuba for two-day official visit

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:09:56 GMT

HAVANA, CUBA: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is in Havana, Cuba for a two-day official visit to get to know the leaders post-Fidel Castro and the Cuban system, with Fidel's brother Raoul now president and in charge.
Source: Channel News Asia

Asia gearing for post-crisis world: Singapore's PM Lee

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:13:14 GMT

Asia is looking to the future with confidence and optimism, despite lingering risks in the global economy, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday.
Source: China Post

PM Lee proposes extra day of non-campaigning before Polling Day

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:03:08 GMT

PORT OF SPAIN: The Singapore government is proposing an extra day of non-campaigning as a cooling-off period just before Polling Day, ahead of the General Election due in 2012.
Source: Channel News Asia

Photo from Getty Images

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:21:00 GMT

SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 15: Singapore Prime MInister delivers his Leaders Declaration speech as China's President Hu Jintao looks on at the Istana.

Quoted in 'Zoellick: U.S. Is Limited in Halting Dollar's Decline'

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:18:45 GMT

Lee Hsien Loong said in Wall Street Journal:

In Asia, we have seen stock markets go up, we have seen property markets go up

Photo from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:26:04 GMT

Singapore Prime MInister Lee Hsien Loong delivers his speech at the APEC Ministerial Meeting welcoming reception in Singapore on November 10, 2009 ahead of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in the city on November 14-15.

PM Lee Hsien Loong's May Day Rally Speech (English Part 1)

Fri, 01 May 2009 18:24:23 GMT