Najib and current singapore prime minister lee hsien loong are 65 and 66, respectively. Two of asias bestknown strongmen, singapores lee kuan yew and malaysias dr mahathir mohamad, had much in common a streak of authoritarianism, little tolerance for dissent and vision that. Mar 27, 2015 comparing lee kuan yew and mahathir march 27, 2015 johnbentleyheng leave a comment w ith the recent passing of the architect of modern singapore, lee kuan yew, kinibiz revisits two older articles, updated and combined into one for this purpose, written in 20. Watching mahathir in ge14 reminds me of lee kuan yew, says. Mahathirs deep resentment and suspicion against singapore. Mahathir mohamad has 54 books on goodreads with 11172 ratings. Kuan yew and i mar 27, 2015 while mahathir has said that lee kuan yew was kiasu when it comes to negotiating the solutions with malaysia, mahathir must remember that he always tried to bangsat play cheat in negotiation. Mahathir s deep resentment and suspicion against singapore. Aug 28, 2018 criticism of china by malaysias mahathir resonates around east asia, and with beijing. Mahathir still living in the shadow of lee kuan yew nikkei asian. Much of what singapore is today have been the results of.
Mahathir is much worse that being kiasu because lky was negotiating diplomatically for the best deal for singapore. One big difference between dr mahathir mohamad and lee kuan yew. Two of asias bestknown strongmen, singapores lee kuan yew and malaysias dr mahathir mohamad, had much in common a streak of authoritarianism, little tolerance for. I just completed reading american professor tom plates two books under his giants of asia series, conversations with lee kuan yew and conversations with mahathir mohamad both books are available in major bookstores in singapore and are. The three most outstanding were mr lee kuan yew, dr goh keng swee and mr s. The difference between najib and mahathir free malaysia.
Mahathir versus lee kuan yew hantu laut i have always admired lee kuan yew for what he did for singapore and his zero tolerance against corruptions making singapore one of the least corrupted nations in the world. Mar 14, 2011 it was singapore minister mentor lee kuan yew himself who brought to the attention of the late sultan of johore that mahathir had written indian muslim in the space for race when applying to join the university of malaya in singapore as a medical student. The man and his ideas, by lee kuan yew online on bookmate lee kuan yew passed away on 23 march 2015 at the age of 92. Jun 21, 2015 tokyo malaysias hardline attitude with singapore over a territorial dispute reflects the often fractious relationship that prime minister mahathir mohamad had with his peer, the late lee kuan yew, founding father of the citystate. Were sure itll tug at the heartstrings of citizens living on both sides of the causeway. Lee kuan yew was the prime minster of singapore from 1959 to 1990, making him the longestserving pm in history. May 19, 2018 apart from being from roughly the same era, i personally would not compare them, as if they achieved the same laurels. Lee kuan yew passed away four years ago, so his book is closed. Unfortunately mahathir is no kuan yew and mukhriz is in a totally different world to general lee. Jun 18, 2009 i have read for many years about tun dr. Of course each of them is entitled to their own opinion.
Its tempting to see najib razak and dr mahathir mohamad as a tired choice between coke and pepsi. By mahathir mohamad, former malaysian prime minister, writes on his blog about the death of singapores lee kuan yew 1. He expressed his sorrow and grief at the loss of lee. Singapore government launch antimahathir campaign former. Dr mahathir pours scorn on lee kuan yews oratory skills. Despite a younger electorate, former leaders like mahathir mohamad and.
On lee kuan yew s death in march 2015, mahathir wrote a blog entitled kuan yew and i. Watching mahathir fight malaysian ge14 reminds me of lee kuan yew who famously said, even from my sick bed, even if you are going to lower me into the grave and i. During his long rule, singapore became the most prosperous nation in southeast asia. Aug 07, 20 august 6, 20 lee kuan yew on malaysia in a new book by. I dont feel any guilt to equate its predicament with that of singapore so as to need its lee kuan yew and mahathir mohamad provided that there must be some agreements and negotiations about how to address some issues of development. Malaysias mahathir remembers lee kuan yew, his frequent. I could cite sources, but you would learn more by reading up on them.
That is one achievement that we need to recognise, and the people of singapore need to value lee kuan yew. Mahathirs feelings towards singapore and lee kuan yew are clear and obvious. He and malaysian prime minister dr mahathir mohamed are sometimes seen as engaged in a battle for. Mahathir, lee kuan yew and the lazy native malaysia today. Much of what singapore is today have been the results of the foundation set by him.
Singapore school of the asian values debatepeople such as goh chok tong, lee hsieng loong, kishore mahbubani, tommy koh and bilahari kausikan. Who is a better prime minister, tun dr mahathir or lee kuan yew. Mahathir thinks he is the equivalent of singapores lee kuan yew. Throughout his career, dr mahathir has spoken and written in a frank and uncompromising manner and he has continued to do so since retiring from the premiership in 2003. Tender moments in mr lee kuan yew and dr mahathirs. Jun 02, 2011 i just completed reading american professor tom plates two books under his giants of asia series, conversations with lee kuan yew and conversations with mahathir mohamad. How can suharto, mahathir mohamad, and lee kuan yew be. Mahathir lee kuan yew cling to power with iron fist 01. Books by mahathir mohamad author of a doctor in the house. Pula saat lee bersiap menyerahkan kekuasaan kepada goh. Would be more appropriate if they were on opposite sides of the coin each glaring out at their own vision of the future, refusing to look at the same end goal. During those years, his singaporean counterparts were founding prime minister lee kuan yew up. Dr mahathir mohamad, a hardline umno member who played a key role in ousting. Singapores minister mentor lee kuan yew has some scathing things to say about malaysian politics.
Kuan yew and i by mahathir mohamad the online citizen. Mahathir bin mohamad was born of an indian father, with ancestry from. Prime minister, dr mahathir mohamed, had suffered an unprecedented. When mr lee passed away in march 2015, dr mahathir penned a long, touching post on his blog titled kuan yew and i, the post was a tribute to the solid working relationship the two men shared. The late former prime minister lee kuan yew hakka for li guang yao in mandarin born harry lee kuan yew and known simply as harry to close friends, family, and his late wife, was born in singapore on september 16, 1923, a thirdgeneration descendant of immigrants from the hakka dialectgroup hailing from chinas. Dr mahathir vs the late lee kuan yew they dislike each. Mahathir mohamads most popular book is a doctor in the house. Watching dr mahathir fight malaysian ge14 reminds me of lee kuan yew who famously said, even from my sick bed, even if you are going to lower me into the grave and i feel something is going. W ith the recent passing of the architect of modern singapore, lee kuan yew, kinibiz revisits two older articles, updated and combined into one for this purpose, written in 20.
From their approach to food to their straighttalking ways, the two leaders who governed singapore and malaysia in the 1980s had their fair share of similarities. Japans prime minister shinzo abe front bows after signing a condolences book for the late lee kuan yew, former prime minister of singapore, at the singapore embassy in tokyo march 24, 2015. Umno supreme council member and future prime minister of malaysia, dr. Both books are available in major bookstores in singapore and are relatively easy to read for the secondary school level. Mahathir s feelings towards singapore and lee kuan yew are clear and obvious. Tokyo malaysias hardline attitude with singapore over a territorial dispute reflects the often fractious relationship that prime minister mahathir mohamad had with his peer, the late lee kuan yew, founding father of the citystate the two countries have always had differences, but under former malaysian prime minister najib razak, cooperation was on the rise. Leeas book, one manas view of the world, with pointed barbs at malaysia. This is what he said about lee in the book, conversations with mahathir mohamad by american author and columnist tom plate. Hes the last survivor of an old guard of towering southeast asian leaders, including figures like singapores lee kuan yew and indonesias suharto. Sep 14, 2010 dr mahathir mohamad may give his side of the story, but this is not what i gathered when we read lee kuan yews memoirs on the difficult years when he had to deal with politicians from malaya and also on the racial strife that happened. Lee kuan yew today denies that he has ever spoken of asian values, claiming that he has always advocated confucian values, demonstrating the importance.
Criticism of china by malaysias mahathir resonates around. Umno baru, najib and mahathir are trying to mask this fact behind the allah charade. Dr mahathir mohamad is the former prime minister of malaysia. Dr m reminds me of lee kuan yew, says exsingapore pm. From his writings in the early years to his occasional jibes against the little red dot after stepping down as malaysias prime minister in 2003, dr. Mahathir was the fourth pm of malaysia from 1981 to 2003. His recent blog post the modern middle kingdom, is the latest.
Through his blog, former malaysian prime minister dr. Ragile agil seorang ayah yang kutu buku dan pecinta damai antar ras. I am afraid on most other issues we could not agree, he said. Lee kuan yew on malaysia in a new book din merican. His aunt, lee choo neo, was the first female doctor to practice in singapore. The book is based on almost 10 hours of interviews with the former malaysian prime minister. The wit and wisdom of dr mahathir mohamad is a collection of nearly 600 quotations spanning his time in government and beyond. Lee kuan yew passed away four years ago, so his book is. Last august, singapores lee kuan yew launched his book, one mans view of the world, in which he described malaysia as an underperforming nation disadvantaged by its promalay economic policies. Lee kuan yew archives the correct movement website. He said that he often disagreed with the veteran singaporean leader but bore him no enmity for the differences of opinion on what was good for the newborn nation to thrive. Apart from being from roughly the same era, i personally would not compare them, as if they achieved the same laurels.
Former malaysian prime minister tun dr mahathir mohamed has poured scorn on the oratory skills of singapores former prime minister lee kuan yew in a documentary mahathir shown on the starhub history channel last sunday at 8pm. Mar 27, 2015 malaysias former leader mahathir mohamad, one of lee kuan yew s greatest rivals, said on friday he was saddened by the death of singapores founding father although the two southeast asian. Menteri senior singapura bandingkan mahathirlee kuan yew. Mahathir is provoked, he may turn out to be unyielding and quarrelsome, which would make singapores relations with malaysia difficult. Lee kuan yew gcmg ch spmj often referred to by his initials lky and sometimes referred to.
The other book in the giants of asia series is conversations with lee kuan yew. The same can be said about both mahathir and lee kuan yew. Out of the shadows of dr m and kuan yew malaysia today. Mahathir, comparing him to singapores lee kwan yew, in the sense of his deepseated nationalism in putting his country above everything else. Mahathir mohamad responded to the comments of former singapore prime minister lee kuan yew about the race relations and racist politics in malaysia below is an excerpt of the new york times interview with lee kuan yew. Mahathir and lee s father, founding prime minister lee kuan yew, had a long fractious history, first clashing when they were in the malaysian parliament in the 1960s, and then as. Mahatir vs lee kuan yew singapores second prime minister goh chok tong has hailed the political developments in malaysia, comparing dr mahathir mohamads campaign for the may 9 polls with that of the citystates founding father, lee kuan yew. Aug 18, 20 the older lee kuan yew, who will be 90 on malaysia day, sept 16, was the longest serving prime minister in asia, ruling singapore as chief minister from 1959 at the tender age of 36 and then as prime minister from the time it was expelled from malaysia in 1965, right up to 1990, making in all over 30 years. And that is what happens when you overrate yourself and your son and l. What sort of impression did dr mahathir leave on you. The day i lectured on marx to goh keng swee, opinion news.
No matter how friendly or unfriendly we are, the passing away of a man you know well saddens you. Old mahathir mohamad was not always pals with singapore. Mahathir saddened by lee kuan yews death despite their clashes. Profile for lee kuan yew from a doctor in the house. Briefly, this article studies the history of lee kuan yews contribution to the asian values debate for three ends. Lee gave the sultan a copy of mahathirs application form. With the recent passing of the architect of modern singapore, lee kuan yew, kinibiz revisits two older articles, updated and combined into one for this purpose, written in 20. In this video were going to learn how to improve our lives by analyzing our take on lee s rules for success. Mr lee kuan yew, who was then prime minister, hosting a reception for late malaysian prime minister tunku abdul rahman at sri temasek, the official residence of the prime minister of singapore, in.
Watching dr mahathir fight malaysian ge14 reminds me of lee kuan yew who famously said, even from my sick bed, even if you are going to lower me into the grave and i. Mahathir mohamad called the pap prochinese, communistoriented. Mar 27, 2015 malaysias mahathir mohamad has joined the remembrances of the man with whom he had crossed swords many times, singapores first prime minister lee kuan yew, who died this week aged 91. Labels in mahathir memoirs ticking timebombs malaysia today. Dr mahathir vs the late lee kuan yew tankoktim tankoktim. No one can poke lee kuan yew all the time like how dr mahathir. I know because i was involved in his last book which was precisely about how he saw. May 11, 2018 watching dr mahathir fight malaysian ge14 reminds me of lee kuan yew who famously said, even from my sick bed, even if you are going to lower me into the grave and i feel something is going wrong, i will get up. Malaysias mahathir mohamad has joined the remembrances of the man with whom he had crossed swords many times, singapores first prime minister lee kuan yew. Sep 09, 2017 the day i lectured on marx to goh keng swee. As such, his entire legacy is not yet over, although he is not exactly covering himself with glory here. It compares and contrasts the different styles of lee with those of malaysias former prime minister mahathir mohamad and the eventual impact on the respective countries. There have been endless entanglements and disputes between malaysia and singapore over all these years, and former malaysian prime minister tun dr mahathir mohamad and singapores founding father lee kuan yew played a key role in the bilateral relations of the two neighbouring countries.
So he wants his son, mukhriz, to emulate general lee hsien loong. Who is a better prime minister, tun dr mahathir or lee. The shock return to power of dr mahathir mohamad as prime minister of malaysia, at 92. But mr lee kuan yew and dr mahathir also had a number of differences. Singapore mr lee kuan yew may not have been a close friend, but his passing still saddened dr mahathir mohamad, the former malaysian prime minister wrote in his blog today march 27. It compares and contrasts the different styles of lee with those of malaysias former prime minister mahathir. Malaysia is prepared to lose its talent through its racebased policies in order to maintain the dominance of one race, said lee kuan yew in his new book. August 6, 20 lee kuan yew on malaysia in a new book by. Lee kuan yew remains pope and will doubtless continue to choose the. Jul 21, 2017 lee kuan yew s top 10 rules for success. He wrote on his blog that he was saddened by the demise of singapores founding prime minister mr lee kuan yew.