Originally posted by crispylips:
Wah, My dearest MM Lee got respond liao ah. So fast and
efficient! Just like the old ginger he is. Trying to belittle WP
eh. say they street fighter some more.
SINGAPORE : Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has rebutted criticism by
Workers' Party chief Low Thia Khiang that the People's Action Party
is not a First World government.
In a statement issued by his press secretary, Mr Lee said that if
the PAP did not have the capabilities of a First World government,
Singapore would not have risen up to the First World standards, as
measured by the World Bank, the World Economic Forum, the
International Institute for Management Development and Transparency
International.
In his statement, Mr Lee also reiterated that the PAP would respond
at the level the opposition chooses to fight for votes.
Mr Lee said that when the Workers' Party was headed by JB
Jeyaretnam, it "played by the standards of street fighters".
So the PAP had to respond in kind, said the Minister Mentor.
Mr Lee said, "The Workers' Party under Low Thia Khiang must take
this opportunity having got rid of Jeyaretnam to begin the process
of getting the WP to First World standards."
Responding to this, the WP has made the issue of a First World
government a key platform of their election campaign.
The two other key issues are accountability and hope for the
future, although the party declined to elaborate.
Responding to Mr Lee, Workers Party Chairman Sylvia Lim said there
is more to being a First World nation than economic rankings.
She claims Singaporeans score poorly when it comes to
happiness.
Said Ms Lim, "It's good for us to examine why they're not happy. Is
it because there are things they worry about daily? I think that as
far as the government is concerned they should try and give people
a life which they find meaningful, so there is some concern on that
front as well." - CNA /ct
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i like her quote 
Said Ms Lim, "It's good for us to examine why
they're not happy. Is it because there are things they worry about
daily? I think that as far as the government is concerned they
should try and give people a life which they find meaningful, so
there is some concern on that front as well."
