Country Quote by Lee Hsien Loong

The Singaporean government, which represents legal migrant workers in employment disputes and claims of exploitation, requires that they stay in the country until the…

— Alan Huffman

“We are told that the main risk factors threatening Singapore's peace and prosperity are, first, our own unreliability as citizens (we may succumb to…

— Cherian George

“Singapore was vulnerable to the kind of ethnic pulls evident in the 1960s. The problem with this strong regulatory emphasis, however, is that it…

— Anonymous

As far as Malaysia is concerned, Singapore is a foreign country.

— Mahathir Mohamad

I have said this on many a previous occasion: that had the mix in Singapore been different, had it been 75% Indians, 15% Malays…

— Lee Kuan Yew

What we can do in Singapore may not be doable elsewhere. Some things you know you need: you want efficient government, you want clean…

— Lee Hsien Loong

If you don't have that Singapore core, you can top up the numbers, but you are no longer Singapore. It doesn't feel Singapore -…

— Lee Hsien Loong

In political, strategic as well as economic and commercial areas, Singapore has become a fulcrum for India's policies east of India.

— Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

“In Singapore, migration is not about ideals or dreams or what the country stands for. In Singapore, the impetus is often purely transactional—including lower…

— Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh

What's wrong with Singapore is the idea that things need to be done in a certain way or not at all. Black or white.…

— Nicole Seah

I do not owe hundreds of millions of potential foreign workers from around the world an obligation. I owe Singaporeans a responsibility.

— Lee Hsien Loong

Singapore has been incredibly well-managed. It was created out of the swamp, with a strong emotional idea: a safe place for mostly Chinese, but…

— Nicolas Berggruen