Why is Lee so hard on his political opponents? Could the PAP ever lose its grip on power? Are the younger leaders up to the mark? Will growing religiosity change Singapore for the better of worse? How will rising giants China and India affect Singapore's fortunes? Why is rich Singapore so parsimonious when spending on the poor and disadvantaged? Why the drive to attract immigrants despite Singaporeans' discomfiture?

Lee, fielding these and many other questions in the book and on DVD, is combative, thought-provoking and controversial. Lee has stayed in the public eye for 60 years - as the revolutionary leader who steered Singapore to independence, as the Prime Minister who transformed the Republic into a First World country, and as Minister Mentor, the elder statesman.

Mr Lee Kuan Yew described Hard Truths as his all-time "favourite" book. He stayed in the public eye for 60 years - as the revolutionary leader who steered Singapore into independence, as the Prime Minister who transformed the Republic into a First World country , and as Minister Mentor, the elder statesman. Based on 32 hours of interviews, this book picks up where his memoirs of 1999 and 2000 left off. It deals with what it takes to keep a successful Singapore going.