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The Straits Times forum page published letters, quotes and short notes on Tuesday (24 Mar) from 21 people, all praising the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew for his deeds ('Overwhelming support for LKY on ST Forum page'). Two of the letters had suggested that Mr Lee was the one who developed the core team of PAP old guards. That is, he... 

PM Lee In a Straits Times article ('Journey with a master teacher') today (25 Mar), Alan Chan Heng Loon, 62, former principal private secretary (PPS) to then Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew, revealed how Mr Lee would keep his ears close to the ground. This was even after Goh Chok Tong became Prime Minister. Mr Chan recalled: At... 

Cheong Yip Seng, 71, the former editor-in-chief of ST disclosed in his memoir, “OB Markers: My Straits Times Story”, on how Mr Lee Kuan Yew used to systematically controlled the press with draconian laws and protected it with anti-competition barriers [Link]. He described many episodes in his book of the Singapore government’s...