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Mr Lee Tee Tong was one of 13 elected Barisan Sosialis candidates in the September 1963 general election. If Operation Coldstore (2 Feb 63) had not taken place earlier that year, the ruling PAP would have been trounced. Mr Lee Kuan Yew and his team knew their chances of winning was non-existent. That was why they misused their... 

The mainstream and financial media makes a recession sounds like a big disaster. They sensationalize its impact. Let me explain. If the economy contracts by 2%, it means that the total output of the economy drop by 2%. It could mean that 2% of the workers gets unemployed. While this is serious to those who are impacted, it is... 

This white-haired elderly gentleman caught my attention at Hong Lim Park on the 50th anniversary observance of Operation Coldstore in 2015. Fiery oration in Mandarin, without a script. That was my first impression of Mr Lee Tee Tong, the elected Member of Parliament for Bukit Timah in 1963. He was the candidate from Barisan...