Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Thank You, Mr Lee, Say New Immigrants

The Straits Times ran this story on 13 April 2009:

Thank you, Mr Lee, say new immigrants
By Li Xueying, Political Correspondent

ONE by one, they stood to thank Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew for his governance of a country that has given them so many opportunities.

The youngest was 20-year-old Lin Shuang, formerly from Sichuan, who completed her A levels at Temasek Junior College and has received many offers from universities in Britain and Hong Kong.

The oldest was 92-year-old Teh Wan Boon from Malaysia, who emigrated to Singapore when he was 86 because of the 'good security' here.

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