( published by The Jakarta Post on 31 Mar 2015. Click here ) The late Lee Kuan Yew was not just a leader, but the greatest leader Singapore has had. Lee will not just be remembered in Singapore’s history, but as someone who made Singapore’s history. As John C. Maxwell said: “ A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way .” Lee brought his people to a level of prosperity that Singaporeans can be proud of. In the book titled Confessions of an American Media Man , Tom Plate, a Los Angeles Times columnist who interviewed Lee in 1996, shared how Lee turned a city of street gangs into the most secure country in the world. When his wife asked him about the most interesting and safe place for a woman to go alone, Plate answered “Singapore”. In his interview with Lee, he was astonished at Lee’s explanation of how he freed Singapore of the street gangs that were making people’s lives a living hell. At that time, the gangs controlled the streets not only by n...
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