Lee Kuan Yew successfully made use of all the bases of power to cooperate with his leadership skills. He efficiently made use of reward power to keep the loyalty of elites in the government. He made use of coercive power to punish those who fail to meet his requirements throughout the constructions of a modern Singapore. He has sufficient expert power to plan the appropriate policies for the transformation of Singapore and lead it out from crisis‚ and have great referent power to motivate his subordinates
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was put under the control of the Company. When the East Indian Companies collapsed‚ the territory was merged with Pulau Penang and Melaka‚ and formed the Straits Settlements‚ which was directly under the Colonial Office in London (Lee‚ 1990). In 1959‚ Lee
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Notes for debate~ Lee Kuan Yew insists that bilingualism is impossible and that English must take precedence over Chinese. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said Mandarin is important but it remains a second language in Singapore. So parents must be realistic in their expectations. Mr Lee was alluding to the furore which erupted after media reports that the Education Ministry was looking at whether to reduce the weighting of the Mother Tongue Language‚ reports that have since been debunked. Speaking
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only the world’s number one airline‚ best airport‚ and busiest port of trade‚ but also the world’s fourth–highest per capita real income? The story of that transformation is told here by Singapore’s charismatic‚ controversial founding father‚ Lee Kuan Yew. Rising from a legacy of divisive colonialism‚ the devastation of the Second World War‚ and general poverty and disorder following the withdrawal of foreign forces‚ Singapore now is hailed as a city of the future. This miraculous history is dramatically
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References: 40 Lee‚ Terence (2005): Internet Control and Auto-regulation in Singapore 41 Rodan‚ Gary (1998): The Internet and Political Control in Singapore fesmedia Asia‚ Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Division for international Cooperation Department for Asia and the Pacific
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Malay-majority neighbours‚ and increasing globalisation with Singapore’s open economy‚ has made it important to stay ahead of competition. In this essay‚ I will explore the main principles of good governance by Former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong‚ and current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Fundamentally these principles are all good but reality is much more complicated‚ when these principles that guide policy-making result in policies that produce certain trade-offs in society. Even though leaders
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1. Consider the history of media effects presented in Chapter 3. Choose one historical media event that has occurred in the country of your choice. How has your chosen historical media event opened up a larger discourse about a social issue? Did the issue create conversion or reinforcement of public opinion about the social issue represented in the media event? Support your answer with reference from the text. With reference to the case of Mas Selamat Kastari who was believed to be involved
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Chapter 9 Merger and Separation . Reasons for a merger with Malaya . Reasons for Separation Do you agree that the merger is an union of convenience?Explain Why Singapore wanted a Merger with Malaya 1a) Economic Reasons - Need for a hinterland . Declining entrepot trade and growth of industrialisation . Need for raw materials . Increasing population & demand for jobs 1b) Economic Reasons – Need for a Common Market . With Malaya’s independence 1957‚ tariffs imposed on
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be financially sustained. In contrast‚ in the modern societies‚ receptiveness towards women’s participation in the workforce has been increasing. As such‚ they are capable of earning a livelihood on their own. Example: In 2008‚ Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew commented that as a result of giving women employment opportunities is that they are now able to acquire strong attributes such as financial independence and social status. (+) Topic sentence: Marriage fulfils the needs of both men and women in
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BP2014 Essay Issue Q12. How far‚ in your society‚ should unpopular views be open for discussion? In May 2013‚ Singapore’s media regulator‚ the Media Development Authority (MDA)‚ introduce a new licensing framework regulating online news sites operating in Singapore. The move came as a surprise to many and elicited a wide array of responses. The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC)‚ an industry association formed by eBay‚ Facebook‚ Google and Yahoo‚ argued that the new regulatory framework creates business
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