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I refer to the 4 Jun 2014 Straits Times report “From 50 sq km slum to green city in strife-torn Angola”. Surbana Managing Director Mr Louis Tay shared at the World Cities Summit about how African leaders often asked him if their countries can develop in less than the 40 years it took Singapore. African leaders are misinformed.... 

PM Lee I refer to the 30 May 2014 Straits Times letter “Singaporeans responsible for building better future” by Ms Faith Connie Tham. Ms Tham is sad that Singaporeans feel the government is not doing a good job and encourages those who are not happy to travel abroad to experience high inflation, rampant crime and dirty streets... 

I refer to the 3 Jun 2014 Straits Times letter “Expectations need to be realistic” by Mr Benjamin Chow Kok Fai. Mr Chow laments the political challenge of satisfying rising citizen expectations. No Mr Chow, expectations have not risen, standards have fallen instead. Did we ever have such massive, frequent MRT breakdowns?...