Lee Kuan Yew's Thoughts on Myanmar (2000)
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024
- In 2000, Lee Kuan Yew wrote:
"Vietnam was admitted into ASEAN in 1995, Myanmar and Laos in 1997, and Cambodia in 1999. The four have some way to go to reach the level of development of the old members, and to gain acceptability as dialogue partners of the United States and the European Union."
This is an audiobook style reading of his thoughts on Myanmar from Chapter 19 of 'From Third World To First.'
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Lee Kuan Yew was a prophetic leader! He could force the problem, analyze the circumstances objectively and arrive with definite solution. Though his way of governing has been labelled as autocratic! I prefer to see him as a benevolent dictator. In a society like ours (Asians) who have tribal or herd mentality- you need a hero! Lee Kuan Yew is the model!
Thank you so much for the video. Your voice is comforting and the information is helpful.❤
The problem is that the Myanmese military junta's goals are completely unaligned with that of the general population. Their #1 goal is to protect themselves and their interests at all costs, even to the detriment of the people of Myanmar. No amount of advice from Lee Kuan Yew is going to change that basic fact.
Burmese*
@@ZawTunAung-ng4ww fun fact. General Nay Win was more Chinese than Burmese.
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Absolutely true. Advice from a dead man isn't something they care about ever.
This is beautifully narrated! Thank you so much for putting this up and offering these insights!
Singapore small... Lee Kuan Yew... GIANT
*CAN LAH INTENSIFIES*
Lee Became hero, but Nay Win,UNu,and juntas Became critical.
book source please
One Man's View of the World by Lee Kwan Yew
‘One Man’s View of The World’ by Lee Kuan Yew is a treasure and does contain his thoughts on Myanmar (written around 2013) but .. the reading in this video is from his book ‘From Third World to First’ 🙂
😔IN Burma Now Myanmar😖
Still Oo though!
@ 2:40 - Lee Kuan Yew was incorrect - it wasn't the British who brought all the different ethnic races together in modern day Burma. It was the Burmese, under the Kong Baung dynasty, in 1759, and before that, under Toungoo dynasty, and before that, by Bagan Empire. Also interesting that it was him who gave the current crop of generals the idea about military-controlled parliamentary democracy modelled after Indonesia. However, what Burma lacked were generals who have any semblance of interest in the prosperity of the nation.
The meaning " had brought together" in this story doesn't mean what you think.
@10:40 " A govt of Military officers could never get the economy going. " BTW how many former military officers running our current govt now?🤔
Former being the key word here
Myanmar is a very different and unique case compared to other Southeast Asian countries with so many ethnic groups scrambling for power and some financially supported by the US and UK.
Opening up for tourism like other SouthEast Asian countries is not viable unless the fighting among the ethnic groups are settled.
Tourism will let in people from countries that have intention to upsurge Myanmar for their benefits.
U accuse the US and UK, but leave out the literal Chinese clients states on our border.
I think the only closest analog to Burma/Myanmar in the region was Indonesia. This seems quite counter-intuitive at first until one checks their colonial (especially from early 20th century) and post-colonial history were almost identical up until late 1970s. One dominant ethnic group with ~60% population within super-diverse population? Check. Repeated genocides and famines inflicted by colonizers (thus the resentment against outsiders even much later after decolonization)? Check. Various political entities and local militias that initially backing two sides of colonizers (Japan and Western powers) united and turned against them to resist recolonization? Check. These entities later went into each other's throat afterwards and ended up on juntas' hand? Check.
The only watershed moment was that in Indonesia their junta wasn't become as despotic as that of Tatmadaw's due to widespread protest in late 1970s. The military rule was still there and the demonstration was squashed, but alas the junta relented and gave some freedom to non-military sectors, which paved the way to transition to democracy later on.
Mr. Lee had a fair view of the country and the objective was to make it work despite the complexity and multiple conflicts of interests. But, determination to make things work for the greater good will prevail over time.
Unfortunately, the governing body of Burma does not share the fair view of greater prosperity for those who had lived for multigeneration in the country. To this day, segregation and race discrimination are apparent after 60+ years of rulings. The middle class is depleting rapidly with only the elites/poors/ethic arms groups remain. How can such a society circling in this unending negative cycle continue to function? What is there left to be salvaged?
Lee Kuan Yew dreamt of going to Rangoon University but couldn't. Now Myanmar young people dream of going to Singapore and many can't. 70 years of military foolishness and mismanagement has ruined Myanmar and millions of futures.
LKY literally went to Cambridge lol
I am a Singaporean, i have never in my entire life, ever heard of anyone in this living, breathing world, ever "want" to enter or join "rangoon univrsty." I myself have never hear of such a place, but i personally know that myanmar is so undeveloped, poor, impoverished and weak, that even the neighboring Bangladesh and the Thailand border, don't want myanmar to enter their country (including MALAYSIA not accept myanmar people.) That is how weak and poor myanmar until today and in future.
@@worldview2888 As a Burmese ,I have never heard either .
I can confirm what you have just said , It is the ''TRUTH''
Most people in the country don't how much weight democracy holds. Personally i take good dictatorship if it can bring the country to better standard of living and human rights. The country is in unfortunate position i don't see any one that could lead the country in better path. Lee is the result of the great war and the timing was perfect in that every country in East Asia was starting over. One thing for sure there wouldn't be lee kyan yu 2.0.
The question, “what happen next after the military is abolish?” is making me worry some.
I just hope it won't be another civil war between ethnic armies backed by various big countries.😔
The generals were following LKY's advice with their 2008 constitution following indonesia's footsteps. But the ppl and politicians r impatience and I dun blame them. Country is in turmoil for too long already. But wht LKY said is true tho ...generals can be persuaded, they were quite eager to engage with international community from 2011to 2015. May be we need more patience n generals need to withdraw from their positions quicker too.
the fact that LEE is a swear word in Myanmar
" Just don't understand WHY need to add LOUD (background) 'noise' - it's damn annoying that makes me give up listening to this video "
Yes he has risen from the grave. There areany ghosts now
outdated ideas
Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew has been DEAD since March 2015 - more than 9 years ago.. LKY could speak from the grave..???? 😅😂😅
Did you read? it is from a book published in 2000
No wonder it is SGD1 - MYR3.5. Hahahahahahaha.
Hahahahah 1:4 soon
Get someone with a stronger voice to speak the narrative, then it sounded more like Lee Kuan Yew.