As a legislator of many years, he admitted frankly that he did not find the proposed amendments to the Extradition Bill, which have thus far drawn much criticism and dissent from young Hong Kongers, unreasonable. Web design by Yu Sheng & Yu Siang. "I think there's a fair chance that Myanmar will become like Libya and Iraq," he said. About He was the only son of George Yeo of Huish, Devon by his wife Ann Beresford. Contact us 10, the Senior Adviser to Singapore-based Kuok Group and Hong Kong-based Kerry Logistics Network, acknowledged that there is "a lot of anger, fear and frustration" among his friends from Myanmar. Edward Roe Yeo (216 words) exact match in snippet view article find links to article December 1782) was a British Member of Parliament. He ended off his speech by stressing the importance of solidarity in an era of fragmentation, that maintaining one's moral sense was crucial in maintaining civilised society. Former Foreign Minister George Yeo: Persuade China to join TPP, so US will be forced back in S'pore must navigate conflicting pulls from China & the U.S. Sulaiman Daud Mothership, 28 January 2019 Former Foreign Minister George Yeo laid out a roadmap for how Singapore could navigate the conflict between rival superpowers in the 21st century. George Yeo Yong-Boon is a Singaporean business executive and a former politician. | It is underpinned by a deep knowledge of history. He added that it did not seem right that one could commit rape or murder in China and find sanctuary in Hong Kong. Elaborating on the importance of compromise, Yeo explained why he thought the coup had happened as well. This thread is archived. Yeo believed that technology had widened the inequality gap, where labour can be easily outsourced or replaced by robots and algorithms. They promote social consciousness among youths in Singapore through … 103K likes. And even if it does, it will "not necessarily lead to a better Myanmar", he added. He has also yet to talk to Prince Harry in the wake of the interview. With these major, and potentially dangerous forces, like technology and social media, Yeo reminded in his speech for leaders to keep their hubris in check. The army is an institution that is not going to give you power readily, he said. Given the similarities, at least on paper, the issues plaguing Hong Kong are likely to affect our small island-state as well, as former foreign minister George Yeo said in a speech at the 23rd Gordon Arthur Ransome Oration. George Yeo: Myanmar's 'hated' army part of the problem, but has to be part of the solution too. | Singapore has seen over 50 years of major road projects, from the PIE to the North-South Corridor. Mothership - George Yeo. China, for instance, has utilised big data to its advantage for national governance in its controversial social credit system. Yeo further elaborated that if Asean members could not agree on something, they engage in further discussions through various ways, such as forming a committee of experts. “ Mothership is a youth organisation founded by ex-Foreign Minister Mr George Yeo. So while the current situation is "not acceptable", we have to find a way to the future which leads not to its disintegration, but to "a higher unity". If you like what you read, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Telegram to get the latest updates. He added that while they "respect neighbouring countries and the international community", they will continue with their objectives. George started this public page because his private account bumped the 5000 friend limit Both places were former British colonies, both are bustling port cities, and both have been described as "Asian Tigers" vying for the spot of Asia's most wealthy place. | Yeo believed that technology had widened the inequality gap, where labour can be easily outsourced or replaced by robots and algorithms. Former Foreign Affairs Minister Mr George Yeo, a friend of Mr Lien’s, serves as “Non-Executive Advisor”. The western method of tackling terrorism is akin to surgery and chemotherapy such as the use of Predator drones to kill terrorists. George Yeo defends his convicted friend. THE grape-wines and gossip mills have been running overtime ever since George Yeo shared on Facebook on Friday that he’s coming home, having finally … save hide report. This promise, coupled with Asean's backchannel diplomacy, is why he believes the situation would not be lasting. Growing income inequality was another force at play, particularly in Hong Kong where it was one of the causes of the country's current unrest, Yeo said. "You'll find it very difficult, after a while, not to compromise," he continued, adding that he believes the role Asean must play is to put "peer pressure" on the military government, hold them to their "one-year programme", and ask them how they are going to return Myanmar back to what it was. He added that Singapore's new Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) is a "brave attempt to stem the same incoming tide". Such changes can even be seen in political systems. Describing the Bill as "only the spark that set off the forest fire", Yeo added how the identity crisis Hong Kongers were currently struggling with is fuelling the fire. He said: "We go round and round until a compromise is found.". Instead, in internal councils, Asean insisted that the military government put time markers on their roadmap, and Asean held them to it. "Everywhere, we see hierarchies breaking down. Old institutions, once preserved and sustained by ritual, secrecy, information asymmetry, hypocrisy, deception and force are being corroded. Traditional leaders are dragged down from their ivory towers and shown to be quite ordinary and fallible after all, their hypocrisy and corruption exposed by ubiquitous cameras and microphones". About Big data, used by ubiquitous companies like Google, Facebook and Alibaba, alongside social media, is the fourth force being used to manipulate the way we think, Yeo stated. [OPINION] George Yeo: The Covid-19 crisis has placed China in a position of political advantage, as they are now possibly in a good position to lead the world out of global recession. Educated at Eton College 1758–60 Cambridge years were formative - I read widely, exposed myself to different political philosophies and took part in student politics. This is why he is "not entirely pessimistic" even though the current situation is a "disaster and a huge setback, and extremely painful to watch". He is the current chairman and executive director of Kerry Logistics Network. What we have now is a return to the past, which I believe is temporary.". Privacy policy. Advertise with us Speaking at the event that was streamed online via Zoom on Wednesday, Mar. Want more Coconuts? Ashley Tan A military spokesperson said on Thursday, Mar. They were also selling other illegal medicines. One example of this is computer engineers, who now command one of the highest salaries among fresh graduates. | He used the analogy of treating cancer to better explain the differences between China's system and Western method curbing terrorism. This article, Former minister George Yeo defends his hope to see acquittal of cardinal convicted of child sexual abuse, originally appeared on Coconuts, Asia's leading alternative media company. They eventually succeeded against all expectations, and managed to facilitate a move from military government to a "half democracy" where the military continued to hold veto power over constitutional changes, and with certain portfolios reserved for them. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. These underlying forces include the social media revolution, fragmentation and reconfiguration of human society, growing wealth and income inequality, and mass manipulation by new masters of the universe. Yeo also recounted his past experience working with the military government, as well as Asean, to work towards a peaceful transition to democracy. March 12, 2021, 03:16 PM, West Lawn (next to Bayfront Plaza), Gardens by the Bay. Should you remove the army from the equation, the immediate reaction will be "euphoria", but what happens five to ten years from now, he questioned. All rights reserved. "The difference is not unlike the methods used for treating cancer. The Chinese method is to treat the body politic holistically, gradually boosting its immunity. Titled, "Human Solidarity in a Fragmenting World", Yeo started his speech with a short prelude on the turmoil that Hong Kong is still currently experiencing. We Are Hiring George Yeo was strong advocate of the CECA with India when he was Foreign Minister in the mid-2000s. | Should Asean do that, he believes that China, India and Japan "would not condemn what happened", and will be behind Asean, putting quiet pressure and telling the regional grouping to move to the fore. Yeo once again mentioned Hong Kong, and how technology and social media aids the protests' organic, self sustaining and leaderless movement. After serving in the Singapore government for 23 years, Yeo retired from active politics in 2011 and has since busied himself in the private sector as the chairman of Kerry Logistics Network. This growing inequality, Yeo continued, could further exacerbate existing class and ethnic divisions and threaten the social fabric. And while some might be left behind in this fast-paced world, there are others that happen to be in prime positions to "seize new opportunities created by fragmentation". However, he cautioned that the solution is "not to say let's demob the army", despite the army being hated by many people. “Mothership is a youth organisation founded by ex-Foreign Minister Mr George Yeo. | If you like what you read, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Telegram to get the latest updates. Tag Archives: George Yeo Pro-PAP site Mothership.sg thinks Singaporeans are stupid. Advertise with us Yeo reminds us of the larger forces at play in an ever-changing world, and to remember one's morality in an era where the social fabric can be easily fragmented. Photo: George Yeo / Facebook. Hong Kong and Singapore have long drawn comparisons. "Apple, Samsung and Huawei have very different organisational structures and systems. Which among them will still be successful 10 years from now no one can foretell, but for sure that there will be new winners and losers," he said. He also said while Myanmar is made up of the largest Burmese ethnic majority group, there are as many as 150 ethnic minority groups, some of whom are still armed to this day, and have the capability to fight wars. 11, that the military council will only control the country for a certain amount of time, and will hand power to the winning party after holding an election, Reuters reported. "If the Myanmar society, the army is humiliated, then a careful balance which made possible the transition to a quasi-democracy, would have been upset. From September 1988 to May 2011, he served 23 years in Government, and was Minister for Information and the … All rights reserved. The vacuum was eventually filled by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Do you ever feel like their articles are a bit skewed to the wayang side? A GROUP of 165 current and former global leaders, including Singapore's former foreign minister George Yeo, recently signed off on an open letter to the Group of 20 (G20) leaders. Singapore's former foreign minister George Yeo looks back on the 40 years that passed since the late paramount leader of China Deng Xiaoping came to visit Singapore. "However unpleasant, however difficult, you still need to compromise, and the power balance.". The SAF gave me an entirely new perspective to life - commanding a Hokkien platoon, handling training deaths, doing planning work in … We Are Hiring On his first point, Yeo pointed out how the proliferation of social media disrupted traditional relationships and public image. I know mothership says that they initial identification of George Yeo as Founder was a "mistake", and that he was just a friendly contributor. share. Martino Tan | February 01, 2018, 07:34 AM Further updates will be shared later tonight. As opposed to China and its citizens, which seems to have embraced big data, big tech and safety and convenience at the cost of privacy, the United States appears more hesitant. If we have to vote, faces are lost, and enmity's endured, so we never make decisions by voting in Asean.". George Yeo’s connection George Yeo sitting next to Cardinal Pell. "Thus we see in the world today a range of responses to the challenge of big data, in particular, the loss of privacy and the mass manipulation of public opinion," Yeo said. The advent of smartphones and CCTV cameras not only expose the "hypocrisy" and "deception" of public leaders, but help to humanise these people too. | Yeo said that such fragmentation is "not the end state", and only those which are able to adapt to such changes will proliferate. December 7, 2014 tamingthecrowd 2 Comments Dr Chee with Aung San Suu Kyi in 1998. This collection of speeches provides timely insight into the development of Singapore — and food for thought on some of today's most challenging issues.” Cloud hosting by Vodien. They are looking for interns to help with their upcoming media platform, Mothership Post,” said the email. Web development by Ripplewerkz. George Yeo explains how trade and working together cultural inroads are forged not through force, but through a sort of osmosis and persuasion. They promote social consciousness among youths in Singapore through various volunteer projects with charities and welfare organisations. These divisions will drag in all its neighbours, including China, India, Bangladesh and Asean, he added, and the region will have "years, even decades of trouble". Yeo was also the Chancellor of Nalanda University and member of the University Governing Board.He lost his Member of Parliament seat in 2011 Singapore general election. Contact us “George Yeo's thinking is clear, consistent, and, at times, controversial. "And there's no solution without the army," he stressed. Raising the topic of Hong Kong though, was to highlight how the "larger, deeper forces at work" there affect other countries too, and "we have to be mindful of them because they affect us in Singapore too," Yeo said. Robert kuok made his first bag of golds out of commies, he bought commies sugar during the dire years of the cultural revolution earning himself a crown called sugar king.if he ish noche commie then defacto he ish.. Citing the apparent "relative success" of China's Communist system, Yeo added how this could pave an alternative for developing countries, one separate from Western democratic systems "which no longer function well". While the Myanmar army is "a big part of the problem", they also have to be "part of the solution", former foreign minister George Yeo opined at a dialogue held at Yale-NUS College. 6 comments. Despite its significant benefits to fields like biomedicine and manufacturing, the "destructive phase" of technology is "fragmenting" society, a fragmentation that defines the current era, Yeo said. We must not be beguiled by a so-called post-truth world. The more complex the world becomes, the more must we affirm that which is at the core of our humanity.". He then raised the example of Libya and Iraq, where after Saddam Hussein's regime and military were dismantled, fragmented militia groups fought to fill the power vacuum left behind. Yeo further said in the long years when Myanmar was ruled by a military government, their officials, ministers and leaders turned up at all the Asean meetings, and Asean "never condemned them". "An indifferent, amoral approach in a period of rapid technological change is possibly the greatest danger to humankind today. Used to be a man in white and founding team members served in the government before. Copyright © 2020 Mothership. George Yeo joined Kerry Group on 1 Jan 2012 as Vice Chairman. January 20, 2020, 01:57 PM. Yeo … For instance, Asean could ask them how exactly do they want to fix the election mechanism, and after they have fixed it, let Asean monitor to ensure that what the military promised would be properly carried out. Millions of Indonesian parents abandoned a measles vaccine in 2018 when it was declared haram. Woodlands had dinosaurs before it was cool. Yeo added that while Asean had "laughed" when Myanmar's military government decided to move the capital from Yangon to Naypyidaw, as it cost "billions of dollars", he realised lately after reflecting on this for "the last few weeks" that it was because the early generation of leaders had anticipated "such a scenario" -- referring to mass demonstrations. A small number of viewers are being asked to verify that they stay in the same address as the account holder. This, Yeo said, has allowed China to detect and tackle on-the-ground issues earlier on, as opposed to when such issues blow up. Everything from breakfast to post-dinner drinks and supper. He also believes in Asean's ability to apply peer pressure on the military to stick to its promise of returning to a constitutional democracy in a year's time. The P Funk Mothership, also known as The Holy Mothership, is a space vehicle belonging to Dr. Funkenstein, an alter ego of George Clinton.An integral part of the P-Funk mythology, the Mothership existed conceptually as a fictional vehicle of funk deliverance and as a physical prop central to Parliament-Funkadelic concerts during the 1970s and 1990s. Houston 1977 - this band puts the P-Funk so deep into your feet that you have no chance other but dance your ass off When Lord McCartney presented gifts from King George III to the Qianlong Emperor in 1793, the Emperor’s reply was curt: that there was nothing China was not capable of producing for itself. Mothership isn't very ethical when they publish a puff piece on George Yeo and his relationship with the Catholic church without revealing that he is the founder of mothership. Like social media, Yeo highlighted the development of technology as a major disruptor to the traditional social fabric. As cities, devices and electronics get "smarter", big data is one way the Internet-of-Things has grown. George Yeo & family return home to S'pore after wife Jennifer recovers from nose cancer Just in time for Chinese New Year. Sign up for our newsletters! About George. Since 1 August 2012, he has also assumed the Chairmanship of Kerry Logistics Network. | George Yeo: LKY only agreed to visit Israel in 1994, his first & only time, after Oslo Accord Immunotherapy however requires patience and a deeper understanding of complex reality.". Kayla Wong Read more at The Business Times. Copyright © 2020 Mothership. George Yeo on Cardinal George Pell's conviction: 'He has strong grounds for appeal' Yeo: " I do believe he is innocent on the basis of what I know of the case and of the man." Inspections have been carried out at the ferry terminal by Indonesian authorities. However, social media also "reinforces beliefs and biases", resulting in extreme and more polarised views, he said. Yeo said that a necessary qualification is for public leaders or prominent figures "to be publicly a sinner", considering "authenticity" and relatability were things people looked out for now. But their concerns were dismissed by the civilian government, which led to army general Min Aung Hlaing feeling "humiliated". Big data and the internet is so pervasive and widespread, that it can even affect the social fabric and political stability. Sharing photos of himself and ex-Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo at the Lunar New Year Reception 2019 at the Istana, Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong George Yeo. The buildings there are "so far apart" that to move from one ministry building to another, you have to travel kilometres by car, so if protesters are demonstrating on foot, there is no way they can surround the government and bring it down, he explained. | Admittedly, Mothership.sg has some unique connections — such as links to two very important Mr Yeos, neither of whom are involved in its day-to-day operations. | "Peer pressure works very effectively within Asean," he said, adding: "Asean does not make decisions by voting. Mothership is sponsored and endorsed by George Yeo who is also a contributor. According to United Nations' human rights expert on Myanmar, Thomas Andrews, at least 70 people have been killed since the Feb. 1 coup, with more than 2,000 arrested for opposing the junta, AFP reported. 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