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PM Lee says teaching of Chinese needs to cater to range of abilities
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.
New Straits Times (Malaysia): Asean breaks bread with rebellious Myanmar a " Kamarul Idris
IT is hard to find anything redeeming about the Myanmar junta after decades of repression and misrule.
Singapore, Cuba pledge to enhance bilateral cooperation
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.
Mixed reactions to PM's proposal of one-day cool-off before Polling Day
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.
PM Lee proposes extra day of non-campaigning before Polling Day
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.
PM Lee says Commonwealth countries can take practical steps to move ahead
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said Commonwealth countries can take practical steps to move ahead despite circumstances that may differ among members.
PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong will attend the upcoming climate change conference in Copenhagen, where world leaders are hoping to hammer out an international agreement to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Singapore's Prime Minister meets editor-in-chief of China's Xinhua News Agency
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong , He Ping, editor-in-chief of China's Xinhua News Agency and Chinese Ambassador to Singapore Zhang Xiaokang pose for a group photo in Singapore Nov.
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A paradigm shift in Singapore: yet Apec offers no clear answers
Departments International Issues A paradigm shift in Singapore: yet Apec offers no clear answers by Ramzy Baroud November 25, 2009 Like scores of journalists, I attentively listened as Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivering his closing remarks, and for the last time answering journalists' questions.
PM Lee to attend CHOGM in Trinidad and Tobago
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will attend the three-day Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Trinidad and Tobago from Friday.
AFTER a two-year hiatus, the popular Ren Ci charity show will be back on TV screens in January - without its former star attraction, Buddhist monk Ming Yi.
'In recognition of Singapore's strategic role, President Obama has invited Prime Minister Lee to attend the Global Nuclear Summit in Washington next year, as part of an international effort to address this most immediate and extreme threat to global security,' he added.
'Living in a multiracial and multi-religious society, it is important for us to promote activities which foster harmony and understanding.
Good day, sunshine, when Obama smiles
Barack Obama's got a smile that can light up a newspaper, leave alone television and computer screens.
Bilingual Education Was Wrong, Lee Kuan Yew Says
Former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew on Tuesday admitted that Singapore's insistence on bilingual education has been wrong.
Buddhist community helps to keep society harmonious: PM Lee
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, speaking at the opening of the S$12 million new building of the Singapore Buddhist Federation on Friday, said he is confident that the Buddhist community here will help maintain a harmonious, cohesive and compassionate society.
Singapore defamation case threatens press freedom
The Dow Jones Company-owned Far Eastern Economic Review magazine and its editor Hugo Restal had published an article critical of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his father, former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.
Photo of the day: Obama joins hands with Asian leaders
Ledger Live for Friday November 13th, 2009 - Ledger Live with Brian Donohue. On today's show: We explore the tricky business of town consolidation in New Jersey.
Now what do the Copenhagen climate talks mean?
Obama and other leaders acknowledge the U.N. conference next month will not produce a final agreement.
Singapore and Finland hope to boost economic and social ties
SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hosted a lunch on Wednesday for his Finnish counterpart Matti Vanhanen.
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