What an inspiration Tiny Tony is. Indeed, Zikapore should learn from the resilience of Poland and the Czech Republic. After all, they were under communist strong man who enforced their personal rules with a secret police and had the so called courts under their control and had extensive surveillance on their own citizens, etc. Sounds familiar? Tiny Tony is saying that if Poland and Czech can rise up and throw their yokes of oppression off, so can we zikaporeans, hurray for Tiny Tony.
PRAGUE: Singapore can learn from Poland and Czech Republic’s resilience in overcoming challenges, including economic transformation and threats of terrorism, President Tony Tan Keng Yam said on Saturday (May 27).
Speaking to media at the end of his state visit to these two countries, President Tan said he was “impressed” by the resilience of both societies. He said both countries have “met challenges on a scale we’ve not met before. And yet they have not really survived, but continue to do well.”
Making reference to Poland in World War II, President Tan said it was almost “completely flattened”, but they have “reconstructed it systematically”, and “it’s something that deserves to be recognised”.
This, Dr Tan says, is something that “holds resonance for Singaporeans”.
Read more at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...m-resilience-of-poland-czech-republic-8889276
PRAGUE: Singapore can learn from Poland and Czech Republic’s resilience in overcoming challenges, including economic transformation and threats of terrorism, President Tony Tan Keng Yam said on Saturday (May 27).
Speaking to media at the end of his state visit to these two countries, President Tan said he was “impressed” by the resilience of both societies. He said both countries have “met challenges on a scale we’ve not met before. And yet they have not really survived, but continue to do well.”
Making reference to Poland in World War II, President Tan said it was almost “completely flattened”, but they have “reconstructed it systematically”, and “it’s something that deserves to be recognised”.
This, Dr Tan says, is something that “holds resonance for Singaporeans”.
Read more at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...m-resilience-of-poland-czech-republic-8889276