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2017-06-14

新加坡大決裂:妹和弟公開譴責哥哥李顯龍!

新加坡總理李顯龍的妹妹李瑋玲和弟弟李顯揚,以李光耀遺產共同執行人和受託人身份,於各自臉書頁發表聯合聲明,公開譴責哥哥,聲稱他扭曲李光耀的遺願,敗壞父親的名聲,對他作為新加坡領導人失去信任。
Lee Wei Ling and Lee Hsien Yang, the younger children of Singapore’s founding prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, are disturbed by the character, conduct, motives and leadership of their brother, Lee Hsien Loong, and the role of his wife, Ho Ching. Wei Ling and Hsien Yang have stated that they feel extremely sad that they are pushed to this position. 
The values of Lee Kuan Yew are being eroded by his own son. Our father placed our country and his people first, not his personal popularity or private agendas. We are very sad that we have been pushed to this. We feel hugely uncomfortable and closely monitored in our own country. We do not trust Hsien Loong as a brother or as a leader. We have lost confidence in him.


李顯揚表明,將沉痛地離開新加坡:

- From Lee Hsien Yang (李顯揚):
It is with a very heavy heart that I will leave Singapore for the foreseeable future. This is the country that my father, Lee Kuan Yew, loved and built. It has been home for my entire life. Singapore is and remains my country. I have no desire to leave. Hsien Loong is the only reason for my departure.

- From Shengwu Li (李繩武), Lee Hsien Yang's eldest son:
I generally avoid commenting on Singapore politics, but this is an exception.
In the last few years, my immediate family has become increasingly worried about the lack of checks on abuse of power. The situation is now such that my parents have made plans to relocate to another country, a painful decision that they have not made lightly.


關於李瑋玲和李顯龍何晶夫婦的爭執/心病,我寫過兩篇短文:

- 曾堯角落:側看新加坡李家爭吵
- 曾堯角落:李瑋玲為何稱習近平反腐旨在排除異己


另,這是公眾人物不再依靠新聞媒體,通過社交網站發表意見的又一例子。早前李瑋玲聲稱新加坡傳媒被李顯龍夫婦控制,阻擾她批評哥哥,故設立臉書個人賬號,直接向公眾發文。
I have set up a new Facebook account which is under the name Wei Ling Lee. Future posts will only be in this new account on which no one else can write anything. When I hv news I will post on Wei Ling Lee and open to public to follow. I am doing this as no public media dares to disobey Hsien Loong and Ho Ching's commands.


李顯龍回應:不應將私人家事公開,何晶和我絕無意圖為兒子李鴻毅(Li Hongyi)鋪路從政。
I am deeply saddened by the unfortunate allegations that they have made. Ho Ching and I deny these allegations, especially the absurd claim that I have political ambitions for my son.


相關閱讀:

- Lee Wei Ling's Facebook post | Lee Hsien Yang's Facebook post
- The Online Citizen: Prime Minister Lee’s siblings denounce him in statement, state misuse of his position and influence over Singapore government
- Mothership.SG: Lee Hsien Yang wants to leave Singapore, publishes open letter with sister to criticize PM
- The Strait Times: Lee Wei Ling, Lee Hsien Yang issue statement on PM Lee Hsien Loong
- Channel NewsAsia: PM Lee denies claims made by siblings
- 立場新聞:弟妹公開轟李顯龍違父遺願 憂被政府監控對付 弟稱將離開新加坡


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看到有人說,至少李瑋玲李顯揚不會像余澎杉般因言論被新加坡政府入罪。

這倒未必,他倆也不會那麼天真淡定。你去看看李瑋玲最新的臉書帖,她說聲明因經己方律師小心審議,有些想說的結果沒說。

Our letter was carefully vetted by our lawyers and obviously not in my own voice. 
The most important point I want to put across is if PM can misuse his official power to abuse his siblings who can fight back, what else can he do to ordinary citizens. But our lawyer edited that main message out


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新加坡本地與外國傳媒,取態大不同?:

Adriel Nee: Lee Family Saga: International News Coverage Uses Quotes Suspiciously Absent From Local Reports


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(2017-6-21補加) 看了多篇新加坡第一家庭內鬥報導,認為這次妹弟通過臉書發難,成功繞過了政府通過嚴苛控訴壓制言論發表的“國策”。

覺得有點捉錯用神。不管通過傳統媒體或社交網站發聲,新加坡政府決定撿控的話,一樣可以,余澎杉就是例子。(當然,哥哥領導的政府,撿控弟妹批評他的言論,直到目前還是太難看不太可能發生的事)

妹弟通過臉書發難的最主要原因,是新加坡傳統媒體基本上受政府控制,要通過這些渠道發聲,極有難度(被擋下或大幅刪改),即使你是總理的妹妹。所以李瑋玲才會憤而從去年起,通過個人臉書頁,暢所欲言。

2017-02-03

造假的南怡島粉紅世界!

這是機票比價網Skyscanner的臉書帖(2017-1-30),題為:

Take me to.. Nami Island, South Korea.


WTF,這是什麼鬼!!虛假旅遊宣傳!!

照片主角是韓國南怡島上知名的銀杏道,樹上和地下的葉只會是綠色或黃色
這顯然是經PS過的,讓人以為是櫻花?為春天到南怡島作宣傳?
從地下滿是落葉看,這應是深秋黃葉,非常漂亮,但對不起,不可能是粉紅色的
這不過是Skyscanner造假的南怡島粉紅世界!


隨便網上挑一張南怡島銀杏道深秋美景:



南怡島雖不是知名賞櫻景點,但若時間剛好,也有可觀之處:
- 呼米(ふみ) 的部落格:韓國自由行必遊(3)南怡島賞櫻

2017-01-03

李瑋玲為何稱習近平反腐旨在排除異己

DW:李光耀女兒稱習近平反腐旨在排除異己

DW這篇(及其它眾多媒體)報導,很不幸,捉錯用神,將李光耀女兒李顯龍妹妹李瑋玲(Lee Wei Ling),批評習近平反腐「看似在揪出貪官,但其實是以自己人取代這些職位」(來自Lee Wei Ling臉書頁原文:Xu is playing a game where he "appears to weed out the corrupts n replace we his own people),聯繫到新加坡近期跟中國交惡。

新加坡跟中國交惡是事實。但她這段文字是為新加坡出頭,評擊中國嗎?沒那麼簡單!

如果沒忘記去年中李瑋玲嚴詞痛斥哥哥的話,就能看到她這回發炮的意義:在新加坡權力圈外,甚少公開評論時事的李瑋玲,非常痛恨那些通過排除異己安插自己人來建立或鞏固“皇朝”的國家領導人,包括習近平,也包括她自己的哥哥。


詳情請讀:曾堯角落:側看新加坡李家爭吵

李瑋玲指責兄長新加坡總理李顯龍,「對濫用職權無所顧忌,在李光耀去世僅一年後就搞出這麼個紀念名堂來... 假若當局就是想弄出個朝廷來的話,我作為李光耀的女兒,絕不允許李光耀的名字被一個不孝之子玷污。」(原文:"has no qualms abusing his power to have a commemoration just one year after LKY died... if the power that be wants to establish a dynasty, LKY's daughter will not allow LKY's name to be sullied by a dishonourable son."),李顯龍發表聲明回應,認為妹妹的指稱「完全不屬實」。


另,李瑋玲不滿的,不單哥哥李顯龍,還包括嫂嫂,淡馬錫控股執行長何晶。2016-9-25臉書帖

I have set up a new Facebook account which is under the name Wei Ling Lee. Future posts will only be in this new account on which no one else can write anything. When I hv news I will post on Wei Ling Lee and open to public to follow. I am doing this as no public media dares to disobey Hsien Loong and Ho Ching's commands.

2016-07-14

黎蝸藤:南海爭議,北京說詞的十大誤區

南海爭議,北京說詞的十大誤區是關於近期南海爭議的一篇好文,值得參考。
在此,我總結了在南海問題上的十個誤區。其中前面六個誤區更多涉及歷史事實,後面四個誤區則主要針對2009年南海矛盾激化以來產生的問題。文章旨在闡明南海問題的複雜性,以求讀者能夠兼顧另一個角度深入思考,而非斷定誰對誰錯。限於篇幅與目的,本文不求面面俱到,而是聚焦討論對中國「不利」的歷史事實和法理,以便讀者對照中國官方論述,思辨比較。

(附錄1:黎蝸藤在仲裁判決公布後的補充說明)


(附錄2:黎蝸藤寫於仲裁判決公布一個月後的面對南海仲裁,中國應客觀看待


相關閱讀:
- 王江雨:南中國海仲裁案的情、理、法 (寫於仲裁判決公布前)
- (The Diplomat) Ankit Panda: 5 Takeaways: A Closer Look at the Historic South China Sea Arbitration Award

2016-07-10

Capitalism: A Ghost Story

- Capitalism: A Ghost Story, by Arundhati Roy (author of Booker Prize winning novel The God of Small Things)


Roy's impassioned condemnation of Capitalism, Indian-style.

I wouldn't recommend this book, which is a slim but dense polemic against "Capitalist" Indian political economy. Not that what she wrote was worthless. Indian politics and society are rotten to the core, probably worse than its even more populous neighbour.

But with a book long on accusations but short on reasoning, I don't think it could persuade any readers, except, of course, those who have already been "converted" but still feen the need to be preached from time to time.

2016-04-14

側看新加坡李家爭吵

李瑋玲指責兄長新加坡總理李顯龍,「對濫用職權無所顧忌,在李光耀去世僅一年後就搞出這麼個紀念名堂來... 假若當局就是想弄出個朝廷來的話,我作為李光耀的女兒,絕不允許李光耀的名字被一個不孝之子玷污。」(原文:"has no qualms abusing his power to have a commemoration just one year after LKY died... if the power that be wants to establish a dynasty, LKY's daughter will not allow LKY's name to be sullied by a dishonourable son."),李顯龍發表聲明回應,認為妹妹的指稱「完全不屬實」。

對於這段擺上檯面的李家爭吵,大家應已讀過相關報導,了解來龍去脈:

- BBC: 李家兄妹爭吵引發新加坡反思紀念李光耀 | Lee family spat fuels Singapore debate on founder's legacy
- mothership.sg: ST’s decision not to publish Lee Wei Ling’s commentary escalates into family feud
- Channel News Asia: Lee Wei Ling's accusations 'completely untrue': PM Lee
- 多維新聞/曹鳴:李顯龍兄妹內訌 新加坡如何續寫傳奇
- The Independent Singapore: “I always try to stick by the truth,” Lee Wei Ling


不出所料的話,李家爭吵應已到此為止,李顯龍想來不會依過往李光耀父子對其他個人或媒體指控/暗示「新加坡成為李家皇朝」的強硬慣例,通過新加坡司法制度控訴妹妹吧,而李瑋玲既已把心中鬱結爆發隨後將原文刪掉,估計也會收手。誰是誰非,大家自有看法。

不過,我覺得從側面觀看,也頗有趣。

大家都知道,李光耀信奉優生學,那麼龍生龍,一代偉人之子當然又是一代偉人,是否這個原因令他深信只有顯龍才配當他以後的新加坡總理(雖然結果勉強加插了一位過場的作棟)?

今天,李光耀已然去世,而六十過外屆退役之年的李顯龍,心底裡究竟怎麼看他父親李光耀當年一意扶植他成為新加坡“dynasty”(借用李瑋玲的字眼)下任領導人的呢?

都說,李顯龍全靠自己的實力,通過新加坡「任人唯賢」(meritocracy)制度登上總理之位,而太太何晶恰好也同樣地通過這新加坡優良制度掌管淡馬錫控股,夫妻掌控新加坡政治經濟命脈。

李顯龍的政治人生,看似成功,然而,代價還是要付出的。他任內穩健有餘建樹不足,任何人提到李顯龍,永遠不會忘記他是一代偉人李光耀之子。或許本身極有才華不靠父蔭今天也能在其他領域成為一代偉人的顯龍只能永遠是光耀之子,活在光耀光環的陰影下。不管他喜歡與否,現實如此。

今天的新加坡畢竟不是金家朝鮮,所謂“dynasty”及其延續言過其實,不是一人的意願就能推動,即便這“一人”是李顯龍。

把目光拉遠的話,李顯龍不過也只是過場人物,新加坡的後李光耀年代才剛開始...

2015-02-11

【東南亞14】 金三角與黑白廟 (下)

此系列中篇談清萊白廟。從字裡行間大家可能感到,我覺得白龍寺新奇怪誕,但不欣賞。

那黑廟呢?無保留推薦,泰北必訪景點!

跟白廟一樣,黑廟是一座對外開放免費參觀的私人建築群,由知名泰國藝術家獨力開發,不斷擴建。但它不是寺廟,而是清萊出生,剛於2014年9月去世Thawan Duchanee的私人藝術博物館,夢幻樂園,擺放的全是他的作品!

博物館正名為Baandam Museum,但因館內建築大部分以暗色為基調,俗稱黑廟。如果說,白廟遠看純潔,近觀陰森,那麼,黑廟遠觀陰森,實則處處充滿澎湃的生命力!

我的文字表達力有限,看圖(超多)吧!




























【東南亞14】 金三角與黑白廟 (中)

清萊最受遊客歡迎的景點,要算俗稱白廟/White Temple的白龍寺/Wat Rong Khun




它是一座對外開放免費參觀的私人建築,由知名泰國藝術家Chalermchai Kositpipat於上世紀九十年代開始建構,既是寺廟,也是現代藝術品。

白龍寺不斷擴建,據說並無完工計劃。

白龍寺跟大家在泰國任何地方看到的佛寺很不一樣,因為主體建築純白輔以銀鏡鑲邊,造型特別又豪華,看上去“銀光璀璨”。













白龍寺內同樣豪華的廁所反倒是金色的.

作為無神論者,我到白龍寺純為觀光,覺得它其實跟迪士尼等“主題公園”不無相近,處處給你如夢似幻的非真實感覺。

另外,許多人都說,白龍寺的白,代表了純潔。可它其實特別強調地獄,到處都是罰惡的警戒。

金廁 罰惡



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