I have learnt that for a civilisation to be seen as going through its golden age,we gave to determine if these developments had contributed to the political,economic and social stability of the country significantly and also if the progress is sustainable long after its time. From what I learnt about Mr Lee Kuan Yew I can say that he is truly the founding father of our now prosperous nation till the point that without him our country will never progress to what we are today. Firstly politically, as Singapore had problems with political corruption. Mr Lee introduced legislation giving the CPIB greater power to conduct arrests, search, call up witnesses, and investigate bank accounts and income-tax returns of suspected persons and their families.Mr Lee believed that ministers should be well paid in order to maintain a clean and honest government. By doing so,he built a zero corruption government which is a crucial factor to Singapore's success. Secondly economically, at first Singapore was an island without any natural resources to call its own. Since then, it has pulled off a dramatic transformation - boasting two casino-integrated resorts and an airport that has frequently topped the "world's best" list. All of these could be credited to Mr Lee.Thirdly socially,as Singapore has traditionally relied on water from Malaysia, this reliance has made Singapore subject to the possibility of price increases and allowed Malaysian officials to use the water reliance as a political leverage by threatening to cut off supply. In order to reduce this problem,Mr Lee decided to experiment with water recycling in 1974.This gradually lead to the formation of Newater which contributed to the social well-being of Singaporeans. We really need to thank him as without Mr Lee Singapore would really still be a little dot, we should treasure what we have and love our nation working together to built a better Singapore.
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