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An Indonesia AirAsia Airbus A320-200 passenger prepares to land at Sukarno-Hatta airport in Tangerang on the outskirts of Jakarta in this January 30, 2013 file picture. (Reuters/Enny Nuraheni/files)


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Saudi security forces patrol Riyadh’s Al-Munissiyah district. AFP


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The crowd cheers as Singapore’s former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew (C) arrives at the Marina Bay Floating Platform for the annual National Day Parade celebrations in Singapore August 9, 2012. (REUTERS/Calvin Wong)


Lessons From a Grand Master

Lessons From a Grand Master

Lee Kuan Yew is 89 years old and his health is failing, but his interviews with two Harvard professors over the years have recently been collated and immortalized in a book, with both authors considering the Singaporean leader to be a “grand master” of the modern day....
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Confetti falls as lion dance troupes perform on a street during a ceremony to celebrate the Lantern Festival in Singapore’s Chinatown district February 24, 2013 (REUTERS/Tim Chong)


The People and their Leaders

The People and their Leaders

The least you can say about Singapore is that it is an impressive and successful country by various standards and in spite of recent global experiences in general. It is no secret that this success is mainly down to the personality of one renowned politician; the...