"The reason I suspect the PM of Singapore could do it was to show: a) That he was not under any threat at that time. b) That his chain of command was set, trusted, and ready to assume power if necessary Not necessarily the case for this government."
he said officially that Singapore had the best airline in the world and it would be stupid not to use it.
Also he was hot on politicians getting above themselves. One day the Straights Times published a tiny paragraph "Today is the birthday of the First Minister LKY - the staff and owners of the Times wish him a very happy birthday" - it was bottom of page 18 in the smallest type I ever saw used in a newspaper and even that was considered to be a bit risky.