Scouts in Singapore mourn the loss of Singapore’s founding Prime Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Mr Lee was a Scout in the 32nd Singapore Scout Troop, which later became the 01 Raffles Scout Group. He was Singapore’s first Prime Minister, serving from 1959 to 1990 and continued contributing to Singapore in various official capacities until he passed away on 23 March 2015.
As a Scouting tribute, here are some lessons we can learn from how he embodied the Scouting Spirit through his leadership and his life.
A Tribute to Lee Kuan Yew – Lessons on a Scout’s Honour
1. A Scout is to be trusted
Following the Bukit Ho Swee fire in 1961, 16,000 were made homeless and more than 2,200 attap houses were destroyed. Mr Lee Kuan Yew promised that in nine months the displaced residents would all have new flats to live in. And he delivered. This led people to…
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