Talk:Lee Kuan Yew

message: The Early Life section says that LKY learned Cantonese. This is cited to a reliable source, but there are reasons to doubt it is true:
*In a 2009 speech, LKY said, "I have learned and used six languages – English, Malay, Latin, Japanese, Mandarin and Hokkien."
* This article, based on an interview with his brother, mentions the use of English and Baba Malay in their childhood, but not Cantonese.
* LKY's wife said, "“Both Kuan Yew and I come from Peranakan families, speaking no Chinese, not even dialect.”
The fact that LKY did not speak any Chinese language until adulthood is pretty important. Would anyone object to removing the statement that he learned Cantonese? Clayoquot (talk | contribs) 05:07, 14 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I removed the mention of Cantonese. Cheers, Clayoquot (talk | contribs) 04:40, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for noticing! I think I may have been the one that added that source. Seloloving (talk) 11:18, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cantonese 

message: I would like to edit the infobox to reflect include that Lee had studied at:
# Raffles College (now the National University of Singapore);
# the London School of Economics;
# and Raffles Institution.
The fact that Lee Kuan Yew received a local education at what's now the National University of Singapore is relevant, especially in light of the fact that most know Lee as primarily having attended Cambridge University. Including Raffles Institution also reflects Lee's education at one of the premier secondary schools in Singapore, and considering the context of Singapore where one's secondary school is something of note, I believe this should also be reflected.  Dawkin Verbier (talk) 12:26, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Seeking Consensus on Infobox 

message: Should the infobox reflect his education at Raffles Institution and the London School of Economics?Dawkin Verbier (talk) 13:19, 10 September 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Raffles Institution, yes. London School of Economics, not necessary in my view, since it had no subsequent effect on his life or career. Seloloving (talk) 11:10, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: That statement is very subjective. I vote for inclusion. It is a basic matter of fact pertaining to his history, hence his bio.Kerdooskis (talk) 21:28, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

text: In addition, should his time at Raffles College be included as well? Dawkin Verbier (talk) 10:43, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

text: Do we have external sources that provide summaries of his life in a similar way? CMD (talk) 23:13, 16 September 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: His parliamentary biography stated that he was educated at Raffles Institution and Raffles College, but did not include his time at LSE [1]. Dawkin Verbier (talk) 03:22, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Makes sense to follow that then. CMD (talk) 17:07, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

text: Yes to both. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 12:42, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  RfC on Infobox 

message: Should a dedicated premiership article be
*a) split into 1959-1963, 1963-1965, or 1965-1990
*b) split into 1959-1965, 1965-1990
*c) not split at all?
Thoughts? I am asking because I have recently been inspired by Elizabeth II's article to finally make an effort to minimally bring it close to a GA standard. Seloloving (talk) 11:12, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I do not think that a premiership of Lee Kuan Yew article should be created, because I don't see how whatever could be said can't be put in the current article. Dawkin Verbier (talk) 10:44, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dedicated premiership article 

message: The framing of Singapore prior to Lee's development as "an island of mudflats and swamps" doesn't seem to be 100% the right thing to say, as the island still had a port city on it. I don't know too much about Singaporean history, however, and would like to hear more input. Lucksash (talk) 05:14, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree. Singapore was a trading post for the British, and one of the key posts in the region. Dawkin Verbier (talk) 05:30, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

text: I recall it used to be like "from third world to first". What was wrong with that? Dawkin Verbier (talk) 05:39, 20 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Something like that would be good, or something like "from underdeveloped to extremely well-developed". Lucksash (talk) Lucksash (talk) 06:44, 20 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pre-Lee geographical framing