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...nearly five hours over two days this fall, Singapore's Minister Mentor LEE KUAN YEW spoke with TIME's Michael Elliott, Zoher Abdoolcarim and Simon Elegant on everything from China's rise to radical Islam, from American values to Singapore's first family. Lee was thoughtful, animated, defiant, playful, even emotional - and always provocative. Highlights of the conversation...
...city-state's government; in Hamilton, Canada. Nair, the son of a rubber-plantation clerk, rose to prominence as a union leader before reluctantly accepting the largely ceremonial position of President in 1981. He resigned in 1985 after a falling-out with then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who publicly accused him of being an alcoholic?an accusation that resulted in several lawsuits and countersuits between the two men. Nair and his wife moved to Canada...
...know something is wrong.? The compound is designed to be light on the ground. If the Hardys closed shop, the whole area could be back to rice paddies in three months' time. The breathtaking showroom is a cathedral of curving bamboo, designed by renowned Malaysian architect Cheong Yew Kuan. It's easy to chuckle when Hardy speaks of building replicas on the roofs of malls in the U.S., turning those wasted acres into gardens and bringing luxury retail to a whole new level?the garden level. But then you realize, he's serious. And then you start to think...
...Singapore's Downside The TIME 100 profile of Singapore's senior statesman Lee Kuan Yew [April 18] left no doubt that he has designed and developed a modern city-state that is a role model for Asian economies. There are, however, side effects to his social engineering. The new generation of this extremely orderly city has almost forgotten human values and social obligations. Young people can't even plan to get married because of the extremely high cost of living. If married, they dare not start a family, owing to the cost of bringing up a child. The university produces...
...Setting the Record Straight Superior title ? The TIME 100 profile of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew [April 18] referred to him as "Senior Minister." Although Lee held that title from 1990 to 2004, his current position is "Minister Mentor," a post created for him in August 2004. ? In our story "A Tale of Two Churches" [April 18], we incorrectly identified Joseph Zen as "Archbishop" of Hong Kong. His title is "Bishop...