Lee Kuan Yew’s 3 key decisions that made Singapore rich

Lee Kuan Yew’s 3 key decisions that made Singapore rich - Tony Blair

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@hoifeikwok7457 6 ай бұрын

There are more to these. He made sure everyone in Singapore is first and foremost Singaporean. You can be ethnic Malay, Chinese, Indian or Eurasian but first you are a Singaporean. Through the housing policy, he made sure all ethnicities live alongside each other. There is no Malay, Chinese or Indian area, unlike parts of UK where you find ghettos for a particular ethnic or religious group. Singapore also did not pursue affirmation policy for a particular ethnic group (unlike in Malaysia). Importantly, he decided not to pursue the same welfare system as in UK (despite having supported Labour Party in his youth).

@SG_1fan 6 ай бұрын

Then why is Singapore just about the only govt in the world which tracks race off its population and enforces it on the national ID card?

@natico-w812 6 ай бұрын

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@impopquiz 6 ай бұрын

@@SG_1fanwhy not? Can’t u be proud of your heritage? 😅

@edwinpoon 5 ай бұрын

@@SG_1fanif u r SGean, how come u don't know it is to enforce mixing of race by policy? U sound like a HIS from another country.

@lamdao1242 5 ай бұрын

RE: not pursuing affirmative action. Not exactly true. My understanding is that Malay Singaporeans do not have to pay university fees, unlike the Chinese Singaporeans. Quite honestly to help uplift a group of people who are finding it more difficult to fit into & thrive in the modern world is the RIGHT thing to do. There is nothing wrong with affirmative action per se. It’s all about its execution I think Singapore gets affirmative action right. For whatever reasons Malay Singaporeans have struggled to get into the upper echelons of singaporean society. For example: if you look at the university enrolment overall and especially for the STEMS faculties or even the business and Law faculty, you will find that Malays enrolment are below their population percentages in singapore. I believe there are a social cultural impediments and I believe it’s right to give the Malays an extra helping hand. This can take a several forms including:. Lower university fees Admission to some of these faculties at 5% lower marks. Why? Because sometimes the lower marks is NOT the fault of the student but the overall system. Just like rich parents can pay for the best tutoring, and poorer parents are finding out that this sort of extra tutoring and enrichment classes matter. Are the children of rich parents really deserving of gaining places in the most sought after faculties like medicine, law because of special coaching and all the advantages bought by the wealth of their parents and grandparents? Nope So financial background should be taken into account Similarly socio cultural backgrounds as a separate consideration shoud also be taken into account in giving affirmative action for a particular group. Sometimes you can’t dream of becoming something until you see someone in your own group achieve it. Then it’s like a barrier is broken When so few Malays are doctors, lawyers, engineers, computer scientists, CFOs etc. I think it’s difficult for a young Malay boy or girl to even aspire or dream of becoming one. So it is important to give them a boost if we can.

@hiroyukishinichi9873 6 ай бұрын

Spot on for all 3. 1. English as working language is a master stroke - no fight amongst the races, not the mother language of the Chinese, Malays, Indians. Keep their own mother tongue, but use English commonly. ALSO, it allows us to plug in to the World! 2. Bring in Big Corporations - enact our own laws, respect and enforce our own laws (which umbilically links to point 3 on corruption), the powerful and wealthy corporations wun have that much power over us even though back then, MNCs were very powerful. 3. Pay civil servants and ministers FAIRLY based on market rate - no perks like the US president (how much just to feed the secret service? And the two air force ones?), just a base yet competitive salary (fixed component + variable component depending on performance of the country). Coupled with tough stance on corruption, we have the most efficient and clean public service in the whole world.

@lutonstar44793 6 ай бұрын

But how did you guys battle that big population. Singapore is literally one of the densely populated countries. How 6 million live in tiny island?

@wf645 6 ай бұрын

@@lutonstar44793 You will be surprise ! Buildings does not need to be expanded sideways, it can be built up and through careful planning.

@lutonstar44793 6 ай бұрын

@@wf645 isn't it dangerous to live in those tall buildings and skyscrapers. Won't they fall during earthquakes?

@wf645 6 ай бұрын

@@lutonstar44793 Singapore does NOT have any natural disaster ! As I know all skyscrapers are safe and no such issues as you spoke of !

@rajindarsingh1417 6 ай бұрын

I’m a Singaporean & many of us complain a lot. However when I look at the alternative , I’m truly appreciative & grateful. Singapore is forward thinking, always building & enticing the best to set up shop here. When you see the larger picture… you will see it clearly.

@rabbitwooden2184 6 ай бұрын

LKY, the legend. He led the development of a tiny island without resources into a mega global player.

@SV-wu2my 6 ай бұрын

We moved in recently. Singapore is a great country. Very safe place to live. Excellent transportation system and laguage is English everywhere.

@Gorgor9651 6 ай бұрын

Small but convenient place !!

@natico-w812 6 ай бұрын

@matthewpeloso2172 3 ай бұрын

But the government is underhanded in the end there is not much to do but banking.

@sebastianniqvist3144 6 ай бұрын

Indeed respect to what Singapore has achieved. In 2024 Singapore is the 3rd most important financial center in the world after Wall Street (New York) and London I am certain that back in 1965 nobody thought Singapore could achieve that.

@matthewpeloso2172 3 ай бұрын

It's a miracle they accomplished anything. Chinese people. In the end it's still just corrupt Chinese doing bribes and running money laundering scams. Not such a micacle. Everything they accomplished was done before.

@xhagast 3 ай бұрын

It is the lack of corruption. The business world is bad enough, but if every government princeling comes by with his hand out, or thinks he can just take over, then forget it.

@rogersim40 3 ай бұрын

In a way, it's more of a "decline of HK" than a "rise of SG", but I agree with you it's a remarkable achievement

@forgetmyname5166 6 ай бұрын

In an interview, during his old age when lky say he got no regrets during his governing of Singapore, I am thinking to myself, sir how true is that statement. I miss you 🙏

@NewmaticKe 4 ай бұрын

Don't remember people being appreciative when he was governing

@lagrangewei 4 ай бұрын

incorrect. LKY had say he wouldn't do alot of policy if he knew the outcome. like the family planning policy was a mistake, it drove down singapore birthrate. the adoption of english was also a mistake, because in malaysia you can hire people who can speak english, chinese and malay... there are today few singapoean that can speak 3 languages.

@bell-xk5dd 4 ай бұрын

@@lagrangewei And look at Malaysia now, majority can’t speak proper English 😂. Malaysia U ranks below 300 in the world. NUS is top in Asia and no 11 in the world…

@bell-xk5dd 4 ай бұрын

@@lagrangewei Sg family planning was necessary at its time during the 70s when Singapore was still struggling. Back then, there were not enough schools and not enough teachers for too many kids, healthcare was poor and infrastructure and basic necessities were inadequate. LKY made the right decision then. The planning had nothing to do with today’s low birth rate, you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know that low births are happening in all first world countries like Japan and Korea, China and Switzerland too..

@DesireeTan-e7b 3 ай бұрын

@@lagrangeweiActually, not entirely true. What you have observed are true for Malaysians who were raised or have lived in bigger cities like KL but not many Malaysians can speak and write English fluently because Malay is their nation’s first language and a compulsory language in most public schools. Hence, most of their population can speak Malay.

@ignatiuschua5268 6 ай бұрын

The best trait of LKY was that he will see the ideas through. If the idea bore fruit, well and good. If not, he will scrap it.

@clementihammock7572 6 ай бұрын

Oh yes, esp. the Strategic Water Resource and the island wide greenery.

@barriolimbas 6 ай бұрын

Political will

@josephyeo6966 5 ай бұрын

Mr. Blair is totally right in identifying the three key elements of Singapore's success with LKY. There is a fourth element which is more important and it ensured Singapore's continuity in maintaining their success. That is, LKY's doctrine of meritocracy, and a nation built on justice and equality regardless of race, language or religion. Once you mix religion with government or a government based on religion (theocracy), then you will have trouble with success. Once you mix race, language and religion under the guise of multiculturism and diversity, you will have disunity.

@sunriseboy4837 4 ай бұрын

Just like we have it now in Australia with woke ideology.

@blitzattack567 4 ай бұрын

Well Singapore is diverse so idk what you are talking about. Has Chinese, indians, Australians, Thai, Malaysians…..

@matthewpeloso2172 3 ай бұрын

Not true. A racist and corrupt country at the heart of it.

@KKohl 5 ай бұрын

Treating all races equally is also an important aspect so unlike Malaysia which was one if the reasons SG was booted out

@lienlaopei5682 6 ай бұрын

Blair literally cringed when the question if he could advise LKY was asked.

@IA100KPDT 5 ай бұрын

yep, one of the most stupid question ever asked.

@AlexZeBeast 5 ай бұрын

Haha, I cringed like crazy when it got asked too

@sunriseboy4837 4 ай бұрын

And so he should have cringed. TB was an utterly corrupt player on the world stage.

@GEN47-27 4 ай бұрын

"What would you tell MJ about improving his basketball?"

@ML6103 5 күн бұрын

He should cringe. Blair is partly responsible for the state of decline in modern UK

@sunny96789 6 ай бұрын

LKY is a legend! Man was a genius and also key to China opening up and learning from the success in Singapore.

@NewmaticKe 4 ай бұрын

They stopped learning about a decade ago

@desmondchee9976 5 ай бұрын

The Brits were our colonial masters and to hear the former Prime Minister of Britain learning from LKY speaks volumes of the man and his achievements.

@DesireeTan-e7b 2 ай бұрын

The rarest thing abt LKY is he was a man who loves his country deeply, yet hs led to be respected, not to be liked. He made tough decisions and took actions that he himself did not like but did so not for himself but for his country.

@ultimateteacher 6 ай бұрын

LKY was never a dictator - we are free to vote out the government any time. But we choose not to do so. Thanks to LKY and his system of government, we have a strong SGD dollar so we can travel and work anywhere we want in the world. The city is safe, kids get a strong education, we enjoy an excellent public health system and good transporation network. Almost everyone has access to an excellent public housing system. The system requires us to be prepared to work to get access to these benefits and the welfare system is improving to help those who cant help themselves. We are happy.

@Callsign-Blade_RunnerSG 6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂… “We are free to vote out the government anytime”… Yes sure, very unlikely with the GERRYMANDERING of the electoral boundaries after every elections by your one party state. 😏

@gohkr5062 6 ай бұрын

The above commenter @ultimateteacher is part of the Internet Battalion (IB), which is similar to the Wu Mao Army of CCP. PAP pays IBs, using tax money, to scour the internet and spread pro-PAP views online like this. This closed-door operation has been going on since 2007. FYI, PAP is the rulling party of Singapore which locks up and sue capable opposition members during elections and have a totalitarian majority in parliament for 60 years. As a middle class Singaporean, I find it a lie that Singapore is the richest country. Its so not, I still have to hustle like mad, housing is still extremely expensive which is about 5x average annual income. Cost of living is high and is impossible for lower/middle class to retire. GDP figures are probably artifical figures and inflated by billionaires and millionaires who run their own business and pay themselves. Citizenship given away like free gifts to foreigners. Ironically, the biggest beneficiaries of Singapore's economic success are PRs, especially Malaysian PRs who are able to take advantage of the exchange rate. National Service (Military Service) is compulsory for Singaporeans which takes away 2 years of the prime life of all local males at pathetic pay, while government gives jobs and scholarships to foreigners. Lee Hsien Loong is committing treason. Trying to brand up Singapore in order to sell it. You don't brand something you don't want to sell.

@___Danny___ 6 ай бұрын

Singapore is so small that no matter how you gerrymandered it as long as 50+% or more want them out , they are still out.

@gohkr5062 6 ай бұрын

@___Danny___ LOL, not true. Please go and do the math... you can even Gerrymander a group with 10 people. There's an infinite number of ways for you to Gerrymander when you have the ability to draw up boundaries as and when you like. The game, Mafia, also known as Werewolf, is a Russian social deduction game created by Dimitry Davidoff in 1986. The game models a conflict between two groups: an informed minority (Werewolves) and an uninformed majority (villagers). The conclusion is the informed minority will always win against the uninformed. Please go Google the social engagement game called Mafia or Werewolf.

@ultimateteacher 6 ай бұрын

To all the commentators who responded to my post - to clarify I am not part of the government nor indoctrinated. I have lived n worked in SE Asia, Europe and elsewhere and i truly appreciate what a great place Singapore is. As far as I am concerned we have as best a country to live in - no where is perfect but this is as perfect as it will get. No point for so called "democracy" n free uncontrolled speech that hurts the feelings of others and makes the streets unsafe. Singapore has rule of law and my rights are protected in the courts and by the police. I enjoy good medical care and have a job. I can buy a car if i want or take the train. Its up to me and my abilities to earn. There is no free ride anywhere in the world or free handouts. If you want a free ride, u suffer the consequences.

@Basta11 3 ай бұрын

I think the Housing Development Board is very important. Most everyone would agree that public education is very important to become an industrialized nation. Public healthcare is a great idea for ensuring a health population. But housing is one of the most important necessities in life. If Singapore, with its very limited land, had been given over completely to the private real estate developers, it would have created a small land owning elite that would own everything and everyone would pay rent to them. It would not have the high rates of private home ownership as it does now. The HBD makes sure that everyone has access to high quality housing. This prevents slums, informal settlements which become crime centers like in most 3rd world cities. Everybody benefits which allows everybody to have a chance to succeed. When crime is low, safety is high, less needs to be spent on all kinds of security measures, more business can be done since people are mostly honest and trustworthy.

@swordfireguy5869 6 ай бұрын

Lee Kuan Yew didn’t get his country into stupid wars like Tony Blair did. When the US asked him to send troops to Vietnam, Lee Kuan Yew rejected that proposal outright. Saying the US did not consult with Southeast Asia before invading Vietnam, so why should Southeast Asia help the US in Vietnam.

@Hs5687 6 ай бұрын

Yes , bcz he was busy Marginalising & Oppressing SG Muslims and Looting & Plundering ARAB Properties … Consolation is Only After LKY was Caught Red Handed and Paraded like a Common Street Criminal at SG’s Sikh Police Temple, is SG now taking steps to Correct LKY’s Predatory Bad Habits & Racist Policies 😂

@timrice9444 6 ай бұрын

There was absolutely no need to bring this up. The fact Blair took the UK into Iraq and Afghanistan alongside the Americans has very little to do with what we can learn from LKY. People like you always miss the big picture.

@gohkr5062 6 ай бұрын

"Singaporean leaders had encouraged the American involvement in the Vietnam War because of the perceived threat of Communism to Singapore's survival. The Singapore government had also offered military repair support for the American warships and aircrafts that were fighting in Vietnam because it aimed to establish an American military presence in Singapore, which could contribute to the stability for the country. These refitting assistances had stimulated the growth of Singapore's ship repair and aerospace industries. The Singapore government sought to earn economic revenues when it supplied refined oil for the American military efforts in South Vietnam. " - Chow, Chia Yung (Research Paper: Vietnam war and its influence on Singapore, 2016)

@sungk3962 6 ай бұрын

Well... One of the highest developed country - South Korea did send troops to Vietnam. A lot of troops - as many as Americans.

@timrice9444 6 ай бұрын

@PopChampa-hj5gn good comment. Goes to show the “3 things” is over-simplified.

@A.L.765 6 ай бұрын

His decisions are worthy of appreciation. However, they were customised for Singapore's unique conditions. We can't directly transplant what worked for Singapore and apply those principles elsewhere. South Korea for example achieved incredible economic growth but it had much higher levels of corruption. When America caught up to the UK and left it behind, America had much higher levels of corruption. Similarly, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan were able to achieve phenomenal growth despite not adopting English. Bringing in intellectual capital however is common in all these cases. But in some cases like Singapore, it involved bringing in people who embodied that intellectual capital, while countries like South Korea, Taiwan and Japan focused more on the education and knowledge transfer (not saying they didn't bring in talented people from abroad, they just did it on a lesser scale than Singapore).

@squamish4244 6 ай бұрын

They didn't need to either, they had the population base. As one example of how unique Singapore is. Now that Singapore was able to do this as such a small country is incredible, but it is not translatable. Big countries will have corruption, unfortunately, when they progress. Not Russia levels of corruption, though...then then you end up like...Russia.

@sciencefliestothemoon2305 6 ай бұрын

Someone spoke English, and brought back all that knowledge

@ShaunKheng 6 ай бұрын

The environment and context is very different. Singapore fought for independence from British rule and was thrown out of the Malaysia federation. It is a small city state, small in size and population. It is not a homogenous society. It is surrounded at that time by hostile countries and all are Muslims and Singapore is a multi-cultural society. Totally different from Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan.

@Callsign-Blade_RunnerSG 6 ай бұрын

@A.L.765 I disagree on the Part that English is “not neccessary” to achieve phenomenal growth. These three countries you’ve mentioned has or are already hitting a plateau soon precisely because their average citizens couldn’t communicate well in English enough to tap on Talents and ideas from different Parts of the World.

@squamish4244 6 ай бұрын

@@Callsign-Blade_RunnerSG Japan has hit a plateau because it has the oldest population in the world. That's why the Japanese government became the first one to start pouring money into anti-aging research. It has to.

@Dan-ff7xp 5 ай бұрын

Am proud to be a Singaporean for myself, and always thanksful our Mr Lee KY

@DIRKDIGG88 4 ай бұрын

Yep can't compare to a giant leader

@DonkiDonkey 6 ай бұрын

Discussing the reasons for Singapore's success is admirable. But the philosophy behind it is pragmatism. The functional mix of capitalism and socialism. The relentless effort to attract capital mixed with a public housing program, ensures the workers are invested in the country success.

@IA100KPDT 5 ай бұрын

Precisely this is where the west failed. They are too caught up in ideologies, if u r left or right or far left or far right or center or liberal. Seriously, who cares as long as you can have jobs that put food on the table and live a peaceful life in a peaceful society.

@NewmaticKe 4 ай бұрын

Nice attempt to summarize

@klim4385 6 ай бұрын

Loved how Tony Blair laughed at the question. Dwarkesh do some research please.

@zyzhang1130 6 ай бұрын

Bro needs to get humbled

@jessieang5604 5 ай бұрын

Give credit where credit is due. Humble people don't go very far.

@williamkaiser6075 3 ай бұрын

Imagine telling Dwarkesh to do some research. I think the question was mostly to question what advice Tony Blair gives now and how that could be better than the Singapore development model starting in the 1960s.

@nodamnpie 22 күн бұрын

@@williamkaiser6075 oh, okay. So he did his research and wanted to be "edgy". Sink a punch in, the backhanded way. Got it. ;)

@tanchye1720 6 ай бұрын

Agreed. These 3 ideologies made Singapore what it is today. Hmm..for other countries today, it’s quite any impossible tasks to do likewise. 1. You need to have a good leader like LKY. 2. Corruptions are already embedded in most countries and it will be very difficult to eradicate. 3. A country must not be a ‘puppet’ of another and their choices made are controlled by another dominant country. Their balls are squeezed so to speak.

@lagrangewei 4 ай бұрын

there were plenty of corruption in singapore... LKY had to fight hard and establish rules and agency to fight that.

@StephenBeale 3 ай бұрын

Lee Kuan Yew did such an incredible job. Hats off. I keep meaning to read a book about him, seems like a fascinating guy

@alexlim4508 5 ай бұрын

1. Not about English as a language to learn but education as a whole to put on a right footing on the onset. 2. Not about bringing in the best talents from all over but attracting them to come over to invest and stay on to develop. This is what most countries wanted badly. 3. No corruption is one side of ruling the country, the flip side is good governance to consider.

@arieladelinechoo9845 4 ай бұрын

When English was first introduced in 1977, the chinese students were hit badly as the text book and examination were turn to English by 1978. There were disgruntled Chinese students in the Nanyang University closely affiliated to Chinese association and arts, they were affected and till today, they blame the sudden changed of policy affecting their careers and good job opportunity. I believe it is important to adapts...i was a Chinese Student and was impacted during the 1978 examination system but I was able to continued learning and master the language What LKY did in the 1979s created Singapore Today.

@marduk3633 20 күн бұрын

Need to mention Malaysia too. Half of manpower and resources comes from Malaysia, and Singapore maximise it well

@Lee.Hsien-Yung 6 ай бұрын

Singapore is a multicultural and safest country in the world

@kelvinkj7074 6 ай бұрын

Singapore is a multiracial meritocracy. 😊

@AvengeBasketball 6 ай бұрын

“If ure advising LKY” - How did he come up with such a stewpeeeeed question. 🤦

@atlas9001 6 ай бұрын

Singapore is one of the few countries that surpasses its colonial host (UK) economically, thanks to Lee Kuang Yeu

@timrice9444 6 ай бұрын

Many former UK colonies have surpassed the UK in terms of GDP per capita, including Australia, Canada, HK, Singapore. It’s something the Brits can be proud of to this day.

@carl1095 Күн бұрын

Lee Kuan Yew is one of the greatest leaders ever. Don't know why he's more known in the west. I only first heard about him 5yrs ago before a holiday to Singapore when I did a bit of research of the country and it's history before my trip.

@smash_27 5 ай бұрын

I think I don't need to praise Mr. LKY how good he is. Just listen to what the world leaders say about him. He is that great.

@Rubicon365 6 ай бұрын

LKY is a sage ❤

@AusterlitzDavout-uk9ou 5 ай бұрын

Lky knew how implement his visions ! Walked his talked, not just talk the talk...like many other politicians did & still do...! ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER, than WORDS ! EXACTLY..!!! AMEN !

@prabak7739 6 ай бұрын

It's 4. You forgot Singapore's adopting the meritocracy system. Anyway, I can clearly see why their bigger neighbours are trailing far behind bcoz they took the exact opposite approach to all these, namely, quota system, rampant corruption, dropping English language as the medium of instruction in schools and in official correspondence and brain-drain. On the contrary, Singapore followed all the praiseworthy 4 principles devotedly to become a rich, fully developed and respected first-world country. There is no shortcut to success.

@user-ix4zy2rv1l 3 ай бұрын

Speak English? No they speak Singlish. Agree on the point about intellectual capital. Corruption is so bad in so many places and countries in Asia (in fact the world including some may argue Blair's UK) - "No Corruption" is more an ideal (some may say a pipedream). But point taken every country needs to eliminate corruption.

@DesireeTan-e7b 3 ай бұрын

But u know what many foreigners noticed (sometimes impressed) about Singaporeans and their English? Singaporeans can switch between Singlish and proper English at a workplace based on the group of people they are having conversations with. 😅

@Zelielz1 3 ай бұрын

There is one 4th. Making Singapore the freest market in the world (while still having good regulations)

@lil----lil 6 ай бұрын

Singapore is a tiny pint sized nation. IT was DO or DIE for them. The extremely heavy handed approach was the correct and ONLY way and it shows.

@NewmaticKe 4 ай бұрын

Now try Haiti

@teacherkiat 3 ай бұрын

Maintenance of the multi-racial, multi-religious, multi-cultural diversity in unity 🙏

@forgetmyname5166 6 ай бұрын

I may not like the government policy but I trust them👍, look around yourself in Singapore, look at the trees 🌴 is so comforting, if the day they stop taking care of the trees I may change my opinion on the government ☺️

@ev1897 7 күн бұрын

Basically democracy gets in the way of progress sometimes. In the case of Singapore quite a few things were done that could never have been done in other countries. The key difference is the focus was on improving the country and not personal wealth accumulation. LKY also made sure that he had the longest lasting ruling government in the world which helped because it wasn’t about what was going to happen in 2 or 4 years and they could really work on. Long term plans such as housing, defence, education and economic development. Not without flaws, but truly a remarkable leader especially considering he was just a young man in his 30s when he took over the country, after the British fled and getting kicked out of the Malayan federation.

@採菊绚麗 4 ай бұрын

Lee Kuan Yew: Learning Mother Tongue (not English ) is compulsory: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r166h2edhqt4jNksi=0ztl4abHKL98rJjt Tony Blair had inaccurately claimed that the late LKY succeeded in governance because that he decided that everyone in Singapore had to speak English. The truth is LKY was a strong advocate of bilingualism. When Singapore gained independence, Mother tongue became and still is today , a compulsory subject from kindergartens to junior colleges.

@TED1980 4 ай бұрын

Singapore doesn’t trash on its colonial past, it acknowledges it and takes the best aspects and builds on it. Frankly one of if not the greatest country in the world. The vision of Raffles and LKY built a country to be envied by all.

@rpgbb 4 ай бұрын

I want to smoke what you are smoking… Young people don’t have children in Singapore. What future are you talking about? A total dead society

@khanwh74 5 ай бұрын

Proud to be a 🇸🇬 rean.

@pauladams1211 6 ай бұрын

Tony Blair should be in jail for war crimes. Don't ask him for advice

@yao052 5 ай бұрын

What are you even doing here if you have nothing useful to say?

@jessieang5604 5 ай бұрын

If Tony Blair should be jailed for war crimes, how do you suggest the world deals with Putin?

@NewmaticKe 4 ай бұрын

Did you just convict him? You?

@tohweecheng 6 ай бұрын

I will like to hear what Chris Patten has to say about LKY........ Patten got a lesson on democracy the last time both of them were on the same stage.

@lagrangewei 4 ай бұрын

that asshole is still sour over what LKY said. what a loser.

@isamuldn 6 ай бұрын

The UK needs a LKY type leader now

@IA100KPDT 5 ай бұрын

wow, that would means death to all the drug dealers. UK's zionist master wouldn't allow that.

@sunriseboy4837 4 ай бұрын

The only sensible words I've ever heard TB speak.

@DRAI-ow1nq 3 ай бұрын

LKY intentionally kept the number of students for tertiary education at 20% during the 70s/80s for fear that "educated people might challenge his rule" as stated in his memoirs. That low percentage was changed in 2011 to 25% but even so, the economy has shifted in high-tech services industry and there wasn't enough local talents to support it. As a result, Singapore Government import a huge number of foreign talents in and this upset the local population. At this moment, foreigners accounted for 50% of the SG population, and all SG men MUST serve the compulsory military conscription. I admit that Singapore as a country fairs well but at the ground level, many of us are suffering from stress and struggle with cost of living.

@littledrummerboy9080 6 ай бұрын

Personally, I think two of LKY's best decisions were joining Malaysia although Singapore got kicked out by Malaysia. Secondly, he placed a limit on the number of people from the same racial group who can stay in the same housing estate to prevent racial enclaves building up. This keeps the country which is made up of people from several races and religions united.

@riser7795 6 ай бұрын

I can't stress how important your second point is. Unfortunately this will be a no go in today's political climate, all the major western news outlets will be writing hit piece about you if one dares to implement such policy. The west usually shape the global narrative, no political leader will undertake such risk as it goes against what the west believe in

@___Danny___ 6 ай бұрын

Next is NS , cos no matter what colour your skin is , only one colour matters and that is green.

@ranfak 3 ай бұрын

United my aszzz lol . keep talking about we race doesn’t matter and the current leader are importing more and more third world people lol 😂

@DTCWee-iq2bn 3 ай бұрын

The policies also came with risks. 1. Standardising a language is essentially government 'picking a winner', and the choice of English could have inflamed pre-existing anti-colonial sentiment. 2. Opening up to global capital could have meant accepting unsustainable funding conditions as happened with third world countries and structural adjustment programs. 3. Anti-corruption drives could have become solely a cover to eliminate dissidents, without any substantial effect on corruption. That is not to say that LKY was wrong, but that those policies are not solutions in themselves. The magic is in how his administration applied them.

@Ramy-ql3tr 3 ай бұрын

In a multicultural nation, no race or religion in politics and policy making.

@xxxcool2565 6 ай бұрын

But sadly a handful Singaporeans are still ungrateful for the sucess and prosperous city state it has become and has sought to create discontent and rile up the population with their ulterior agenda.

@Mochi_animals 6 ай бұрын

Maybe because we are we can't actually offered to alot of the stuff you can say we are ungrateful but we do struggle with the fast pace of the economy

@raj.yadav007 6 ай бұрын

We are grateful to Lee Kuan Yew, but that doesn’t mean we have no criticism of the current leaders, or differing views on policies that affect the public

@xxxcool2565 6 ай бұрын

Singapore thrives, turning from 3rd world to first in 1 generation because it has great leadership and citizens that are made of sterner stuff. Not some pussy who are weak and feeble like some of today generation.

@xxxcool2565 6 ай бұрын

Back in the days everyone wanted Singapore and Singaporeans to fail. From Malaysia to Indonesia to China. Nobody gave us a chance nobody even thought we would survive let alone become 1 world in 1 generation. The citizens then were made of sterner stuff. Today we live with a bunch of puss that can't take the heat coz they are too pampered by the previous gen

@NewmaticKe 4 ай бұрын

Goes to show why a sane majority is needed at every election

@bukitkatilmp 5 ай бұрын

But Tony Blair didnt learn a thing from LKY. He made Britain poor during his time 😂

@PGHEngineer 5 ай бұрын

Singapore GDP per capita $83,000. London GDP per capita $73,000 per capita. UK GDP per capita $46,000.

@hsheuw 6 ай бұрын

FYI... LKY chose right and picked a Albertus Winsemius, a Dutchman as his trusted advisor. Had he picked American / American-leaning advisors, like Indonesia did thru the so-called Berkley-mafia clique, Singapore would have ended in economic quagmire like 1997-1998 Indonesia during the Asian economic crisis. It must pain the Indons so much that they've been occupied the Dutch for no less than 3 centuries and yet still trails so far behind of Singapore. Lol

@0900370pian 3 ай бұрын

And this attitude points out why Singapore is hated throughout S.E Asia. Kiasu mentality, extreme narcissism and general arrogant behavior among its population. Ooooohh my look at Singapore, so developed, so clean, zero corruption, good governance, meritocracy bla bla bla.....Singapore leaders like to preach these ideas to the world ad nauseum and while these ideas are fundamentally essential, the actual application is another story. That's why it's hard to find another Singapore like template countries that succeed in implementing these ideals. Singapore is unique for its position, and it is a city state not a nation state. City states are known throughout history to be rich and prosperous. One could look at classical period of Venice, Pisa, Genoa, Athens, Sparta city states. They were generally prosperous, rich and had a strong military. Even Rome began as a successful city state before carving out an empire.

@skanthaadsigns 6 ай бұрын

Hey its WMD-Tony🎉

@nowhere3246 4 ай бұрын

If only LKY could live to be a 1000 years old. thank you LKY and we miss you.

@SamLukie Ай бұрын

Lee for president!

@danny500k8 3 ай бұрын

Then why is jamaica sri lanka thailand english speaker not same wealth standard as uk?

@santusanturohit4832 6 ай бұрын

How will Singapore deal with Nicobar port project by India?

@TheGoldenDonuttt 6 ай бұрын

Smart answer...you dont give advise to LKY...especially no one from the West in its current state..

@colbr6733 3 ай бұрын

I suppose it's relative, but the standard of housing for a large number of people isn't high. For many it isn't temporary, it's very cramped as property is incredibly expensive. You couldn't compare it to European standards.

@yuiwong779 12 сағат бұрын

I am more interested in TB's 3 key decisions that made UK .

@bobfeller604 3 ай бұрын

Is it Singapore where drug dealers get the death penalty?

@raristy1 2 ай бұрын

Yup.

@MM-kq8gc 4 ай бұрын

What Singapore has done is successful…. But the way it got there cannot be applied to 99% of other countries- due to culture, complex political systems, much larger populations

@veteran35th 3 ай бұрын

Why would anybody consider anything said or written by Tony "Bush's Lapdog" Bliar to be worth listening to or reading?

@RobertThomson-y4m 5 ай бұрын

How do war criminals get air time?

@NewmaticKe 4 ай бұрын

Did you just convict him? You?

@szesze-bw8fz 2 ай бұрын

Excuse me?! Blair's meeting with Mr Lee focussed on much more important things which he's not gonna disclose! Those colonial policies were nothing new at all!

@champc9077 4 ай бұрын

Great man

@haha4581 6 ай бұрын

When a war crime speaks, 99% are B.S. England itself speaks English and have a lot of big cooperation but they are only middle income country in Europe. What makes Singapore very successful us because of meritocracy system, harsh punishments for corruptions and hard working Singaporean. Compare to laziness of British, you can't achieve what Singapore has achieved.

@andrewlee1275 5 ай бұрын

There are more than 3 brilliant decisions. A lot more.

@desmondchee9976 6 ай бұрын

LKY was the longest serving Prime Minister at that time. He entered politics at a young age and his experience far outweighs all the shots of bigger countries. But these big shots are too big to want to learn from LKY. I mean the west has always been ones to think that they are far superior.

@cac1504 5 ай бұрын

Unfortunately the new Singapore PM tries too hard to please the young generation that he is forgetting the key success factor of Singapore - Kiasuism.

@SWandG 6 ай бұрын

Tony Blair makes money now talking about LKY.

@sktang7145 6 ай бұрын

He is utter garbage and a liar. As are current western leaders judging from the present state of affairs over there.

@nicholaswoof88 6 ай бұрын

Please be respectful. Right now, UK needs to set things right on the current situation in UK. Otherwise, the future of UK is dead. So don't talk about Singapore, handle your own affairs first

@ranfak 3 ай бұрын

lol 😂 future of Singapore is even worst. They are importing more and more third world People aswell.

@andrewngai7185 6 ай бұрын

Its funny why he chose Tony Blair to ask these questions? More to the thought, if Uk are to make 3 key decisions in this very moment in time. I wonder what it would be?

@12345wwww 6 ай бұрын

LKY made only one decisive decision, and that is to follow the Japanese development model, with some modifications. The alternatives at that time were the neoliberal model (e.g. US) or socialist model (e.g. China). S. Korea and Taiwan also did the same thing; that's why they are the Asian Tigers of the 1970s and 1980s. The institutional innovations were based on this model.

@Adscam 6 ай бұрын

And what is this Japanese development model, with some modifications 😅?

@impopquiz 6 ай бұрын

He pulled from many countries’ models which he thought will work for SG. Eg. HDB was from UK.

@chosk80 6 ай бұрын

@@impopquiz HDB was actually looking at both the UK ( Council Housing Concept ) but most importantly using Hong Kong ( Then a British Colony) as an example.

@whspore9534 5 ай бұрын

Even the policing system was modelled along the 'koban' system of Japan.

@stylerho6278 5 ай бұрын

I am fortunate to have started accumulating MIT, FCT, FLCT, CLI and Capitaland Ascott over the past 3 weeks. I am hopeful that S-REITS are starting to turn around!

@harrisonhuanglin 6 ай бұрын

天佑新加坡🇸🇬

@ccerrato147 6 ай бұрын

That last one is hard to implement.

@Mochi_animals 6 ай бұрын

also if our country is that Great why let the foreigners take our livelihoods is it because they bring green bags and we don't and calls us lazy? Like what? And because we love complain sometimes we complain because theres a reason to it not for fun.. almost all Singaporeans are doing food deliverys/ insurance and others while foreigners become ceo/ engineers and etc literally high paying jobs

@jer2911.L 5 ай бұрын

RUBBISH

@NewmaticKe 4 ай бұрын

I don't do food delivery or insurance, dude

@Hypocritial 4 ай бұрын

Poor LKY didn't pay attention to BBC's prescriptions

@davidwee1975 6 ай бұрын

Haha most Singaporeans will strongly disagree. The few exceptions are those who lost elections and those who are foreigners and can't tolerate a Singapore who does not develop based on western model.

@Charlie43348 6 ай бұрын

Empirically, these decisions made Singapore incredibly successful. There is nothing to disagree on lol

@NewmaticKe 4 ай бұрын

Speak for yourself and not for most Singaporeans

@samiryesli8734 3 ай бұрын

I'm English, but Singapore is by far the best country the I've ever visited. Blair is an appalling person and can't be mentioned in the same breath as LKY!

@採菊绚麗 4 ай бұрын

Tony Blair is exaggerating his speaking half truths: The following helps better understanding of Singapore policies: 1. Lee Kuan Yew: Respect Yourself Learn Mandarin: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3W3oH-Inp54rqcsi=kBBhW1gJXiDUBN7g 2.Lee Kuan Yew: The importance of Bilingualism: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2bHioewhNp6sKcsi=UdEF4FiVzxMqPGA9

@hotmzc1977 6 ай бұрын

Religious harmony is also a key.

@arjunratnadev 4 ай бұрын

it poisons everything

@hotmzc1977 4 ай бұрын

@@arjunratnadev affect, not poison.

@arjunratnadev 4 ай бұрын

@@hotmzc1977 it has already "poisoned" humanity for decades and you don't want to learn from the past but to repeat the same infantile mistakes

@cckave3 6 ай бұрын

LKY didnt teach his children to be united

@whspore9534 5 ай бұрын

That's due to the WOKE invasion from the West. Another story.

@NewmaticKe 4 ай бұрын

Did you, yours?

@ShaunSomerhalder 2 сағат бұрын

They speak broken English though and I don’t mean their slangs I mean their accent in general it sounds broken AF even if they use proper grammar

@sathishtravensky7741 4 ай бұрын

Im sorry, but what the hell. As much as singaporeans used to grumble about the old man, there was one thing that was pretty clear to us, LKY was a world renowned statesman. Leaders all over the globe would come to seek his advice. What is this guy even asking with his question 😂 damn i felt the cringe.

@steventay5834 6 ай бұрын

There are many poor Singaporeans and cars are damn expensive. Also a stressful place to work. Otherwise, Sg is a good country

@NewmaticKe 4 ай бұрын

Stress is when one's child is ill and medical facilities are not within reach. Stress is when the typhoon blew the roof away in a storm lasting 3 days. Stress is taking out a loan for seeds and the rains still did not come. Paying for car installment is not stress/self-inflicted

@steventay5834 4 ай бұрын

@@NewmaticKe In Singapore, most people work 55 or more hours a week. Very stressful. The stress is not from buying a car

@NewmaticKe 4 ай бұрын

@@steventay5834 Stress is when there's no work so there's nothing to put on the dinner table. I've traveled to 77 countries to compare stress

@steventay5834 4 ай бұрын

@@NewmaticKe No work is stressful. But working long hours and rushing to meet deadlines are also stressful.

@steventay5834 4 ай бұрын

@@NewmaticKe Different people have different threshold for stress

@riverday9131 2 сағат бұрын

God, I wish Mao made the same decisions at the time.

@indirakrishnan4496 6 ай бұрын

We Singaporeans think country first.We do not waste our time fighting my GOD is the greatest.We practise religion in our homes and place of worship in a civil manner.we respect each other as citizen and not on race,religion.

@johnyjsl9219 6 ай бұрын

When I lived there I found it much too hot and humid and somewhat boring.

@lamdao1242 5 ай бұрын

Hot? Correct. Humid? Correct. Boring? Correct But frankly, boring is good in singapore. I like that the most drama thing in the last 6 months was the 6 Taylor Swift concerts and Singapore neighbours getting angry that she didn’t hold a concert outside of Singapore because allegedly, Singapore government negotiated an exclusivity with Taylor’s management team. The state is well run, the buses and MRT are regular and frequent, the streets are clean and green, and life is predictable. My phone doesn’t get snatched from my hands, my handbag snatched from my shoulders, the lights & water turn on when I flick the switch. People by and large obey traffic rules so that incidence of road rage is very rare. There are few guns, we don’t need them. Out dollar is strong and stable. Employment is high. Etc etc. Boring is good. I can always travel to America if I want a change. 😅

@johnyjsl9219 5 ай бұрын

@@lamdao1242 are you correct? Correct lah !

@jessieang5604 5 ай бұрын

And I pay low taxes, enjoy political stability, have excellent health care, opportunities for education and skills upgrading, have the world's number 1 passport with great connectivity around the region. And most importantly, no natural disasters! Given all these, my life is what I could make of it and much more! Boring? I don't have time for it. 😂

@johnyjsl9219 5 ай бұрын

@@jessieang5604 of course you are correct about all those things in Singapore. I have lived in 4 countries and have found the perfect little city state too hot and humid and comparatively boring.

@jessieang5604 5 ай бұрын

@johnyjsl9219 Singapore's perfect? No! Hot and humid? Yes!! Boring? It's subjective as boredom is a state of one's mind. 🙃

@MDroid-bn6eb 6 ай бұрын

Singapore will be rich no matter what. It was already a thriving city state with a bustling port in the 50s. Not some backwater fishing village as claimed by the great man. For comparison, it is equivalent in economic progress to the state of Penang in Malaysia but without the Buniputera policy to hinder them. 😂😂

@KKohl 6 ай бұрын

Obviously u dont know SG well enough to make such misleading statements. Lky didnt claim SG to be a fishing village but the Brits did. N while SG did grow to be a thriving port under the Brits from the 1800s , the conditions after WW2 were a different situation as SG recovered from the war. The Chinese communists set in to influence a portion of the population to go against the colonial rulers to fight for independence by having an armed struggle against the Brits n creating chaos n havoc . Hence the economy suffered n struggled n SG suffered a high unemployment rate of 9% with crimes rife n more than half of the population living in squatters n huts. My dad worked in SG in the 50s to the 80s n he witnessed the transformation of SG under the great man.

@chosk80 6 ай бұрын

cope more

@xxxcool2565 6 ай бұрын

What utter rubbish. Singapore was a port, yes but it was not a thriving port like it is today.

@ianstreet5724 6 ай бұрын

Please don't forget the extremely expensive infrastructure left behind by the colonialists - roads, electricity generation, a nascent public housing project, military hardware including airbases and dry docks, schools, a university, a legal and health system etc etc etc. Singapore’s earthquake- free location on the Malacca Straits and extremely clement weather are the inexhaustible natural resources it was also blessed with. Sad to say, you'll have to sift through all the nonsense written by butthurt Singaporean exceptionalists who feel that no-one else could have managed to make Singapore successful other than LKY and themselves.

@KKohl 6 ай бұрын

@@ianstreet5724obviously u do not know SG well enough as Sg was a poor country after the war. My father saw the rebuilding of SG from the 1950s where majority lived in shacks n huts to the 1980s when the majority got to live in public housing till today.

@vincentchapa2086 6 ай бұрын

It's crazy to have war criminals go around and give retrospective interviews.

@FoxMeredith-b4y 3 ай бұрын

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@richardhare1734 5 ай бұрын

His best decision was to operate a proper small government free market... something Blair never did.

@dilshodramazonov76 5 ай бұрын

Yesterday's news is a barrel

@AusterlitzDavout-uk9ou 9 күн бұрын

S' pore PM.is certainly BETTER PAID , by far than an underpaid , under appreciated & overwork UK 's PM ...or than any other PM in world for that matter ..at least 😂😂😂💸💰💷🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 OFFICIALLY !!! LOL..but TRUE !!!

@phoneyaccount 6 ай бұрын

The interviewer is the typical problem with the generic British commentary media that can not grow out of the deeply seated unconscious British mindset of talking down and "advising others". They are after all a colonial power for 100s of years and once ruled Singapore. How can Singapore be doing better than the Brits, hence the pointed question of "How would Blair have advised Lee" because clearly Lee would have done even better under Brit advice. Thankfully Blair was intelligent enough and humble enough to fix the immature interviewer's question and rerouted the question with an answer that would not have made him look the fool which the interviewer would have made him so. Come on. Let's be real. If Brits were really that politically and economically savvy, would Brexit have happened? Would they gone thru so many Prime Ministers since Blair? The United States has only had 3 presidential changes since 2009 vs 5 prime ministers since 2007 for the Brits!

@timrice9444 6 ай бұрын

The interviewer is clearly not British. He’s speaking with a Canadian or American accent. You write a long comment bashing the Brits, and haven’t even realised the interviewer isn’t British. Oh, and well done for bringing up Brexit, which has absolutely nothing to do with the interview.

@phoneyaccount 6 ай бұрын

@@timrice9444 Sounds like you would need brushing up on English language if it is your first language. No where did I state he is a Brit. Calling something a typical British commentary media piece is different from calling someone a Brit. Brexit was voted a done deal by the Brits themselves, an example of stellar economic choices made by the British public who last I checked as still a democracy, and in English, context is everything, being that it was brought up to show how Brits aren't that good with THEIR choices. Maybe you ought to do some brushing up on your English knowledge? I mean, if you are a Brit, you would be the perfect specimen piece for my write up. The whole you know... hearing your own voice and the talking down and "advising others", and er... yea "you know nothing about brexit!!!!xyz"

@timrice9444 6 ай бұрын

@@phoneyaccount okay mate, whatever. You say “British mindset” from the interviewer? And then bring Brexit into it, which isn’t even relevant. Maybe you need to check your own mindset. This interview is excellent. I enjoy listening to Tony Blair despite his shortcomings. The interviewer does a good job steering the interview. Where are you from by the way? Is your country squeaky clean?