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OPINION: PM Lee Hsien Loong has difficulty understanding English?

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PM Lee: Govt doesn�t plan to curb inflow of foreign labour as they help create good jobs for Singaporeans

The Malay Mail Online, 4 Oct 2014 Singapore probably won�t need more measures to restrain the inflow of foreign workers as a further tightening could deter overseas companies from setting up business in the city, prime minister Lee Hsien Loong said. The pace of increase for foreign workers has slowed and the country�s economic restructuring is under way, Lee said in a speech yesterday. A drop in

OPINION: Suing blogger Roy Ngerng is �a PR disaster of their own making� for Singapore government - Calvin Soh

Mumbrella Asia, 1 Jun 2014 Legal action taken against Singapore blogger Roy Ngerng by the country�s Prime Minister is a PR disaster of the government�s own making, a prominent former ad man has said. Calvin Soh, the former vice chairman of Publicis Asia Pacific, wrote on his Facebook blog Future Singapore that �Whoever is advising the PAP [Singapore's ruling political party] needs to get their

OPINION: Singapore leader flounder in the face of online criticism

South China Morning Post, 8 Jun 2014 Political leaders in Southeast Asia are spooked by escalating online dissent and have no clue what to do except implement draconian legislation or file lawsuits, according to analysts. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's lawyer says the blogger, 33-year-old Roy Ngerng, had made statements accusing Lee of "criminal misappropriation" of the Central Provident Fund (

Bloomberg: Singapore Blogger Tops Funding Goal to Defend Against Lee�s Suit

Bloomberg, 3 Jun 2014 A Singapore blogger who faces a defamation lawsuit by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he raised more than S$70,000 ($55,700) in four days through crowdfunding to pay for his legal costs. Donations climbed to S$72,043.91 as of yesterday, exceeding his target of S$70,000, Roy Ngerng said in a blog post. Lee sued Ngerng over a May 15 article, and the blogger said his

World's highest paid but clueless Singapore leader wants to learn from other cities on how to improve his country

The Malay Mail Online, 2 Jun 2014 As Singaporeans� expectations of the country rise, the Republic will draw on lessons from other cities to make Singapore a better home by providing affordable housing and reliable public transport, adding green spaces and strengthening social capital, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today (June 1). The country will do this by studying other cities carefully

Founder of Delphin brags that PM Lee Hsien Loong has helped to get her PR approved in just a few short months

The Real Singapore, 1 Jun 2014 I came across this blog of a Singapore New Citizen, Runzi Zhang, who is originally from China. She admits openly on her blog that she received "special help" from Lee Hsien Loong to obtain her Singapore PR and subsequently her citizenship. She also talks about how Lee Kuan Yew helped her to get the Singapore media to interview her about her business and as a result

Will PM Lee Hsien Loong sue this foreigner for defaming him?

Youtube.com Link Related: Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong brings defamation suit against blogger - Firstpost.com PM Lee rejects offer from blogger and to proceed with legal process - The Online Citizen

PM Lee admits simultaneous release of public construction projects are fuelling the need for more foreign construction workers

Question: Lack of foresight? Yahoo! News Singapore, 29 May 2014 Singapore said Wednesday it would defer about Sg$2 billion ($1.6 billion) worth of government infrastructure projects to slow the intake of migrant labourers amid public concern over immigration in the city-state. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told parliament the move was part of measures to limit the inflow of foreign workers to