By Saifulbahri Ismail | Posted: 30 September 2011 1854 hrs
SINGAPORE: A collection of former Minister Mentor
Lee Kuan Yew's speeches, interviews and dialogues over four decades
has been launched on Friday.
Published by Cengage Learning, it is drawn from the collections of
the National Archives of Singapore, as well as materials deposited
over time from the office of the Press Secretary to Mr Lee, and the
former Singapore Broadcasting Corporation.
It's also taken from agencies such as the Prime Minister's Office,
Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts.
Cengage Learning said the intent of publishing the collection is to
give readers a better understanding of Mr Lee's role in the
founding and development of modern Singapore.
Areas covered include Mr Lee's views and statements on Singapore's
separation from the Federation of Malaysia, independence,
Singapore's nation-building process and leadership
succession.
Speaking at the launch of 'The Papers of Lee Kuan Yew', Mr Lee said
whether for reflection or scrutiny, the papers capture issues and
decisions that were both popular and unpopular, but necessary for
the time.
And the compilation of his speeches may allow Singaporeans to
understand the history in nation building, and more importantly to
learn the lessons from the past.
He stressed that Singaporeans have to understand the underlying
values on which the nation was built.
The collection is presented in a 10-volume set and is available in
a case-bound edition at US$2,800.
The next series of Mr Lee's works will cover his term as Senior
Minister to current years, and is planned to be released in the
last quarter of 2012.
- CNA
