ADVISORY/Senior Minister of Singapore Keynotes Conference on the Media in Asia.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Honorable Lee Kuan Yew Lee Kuan Yew (lē kwän y  , yü), 1923–, prime minister of Singapore (1959–90). , the Senior Minister of Singapore, will be among several diplomats, government leaders, and journalists who will convene in Claremont, Calif. and Los Angeles for a major conference to explore "The Media in East Asia: Press and Politics in Economic Crisis" from Wednesday, Oct. 28 through Friday, Oct. 30. Conference participants include: -- Lee Kuan Yew, Senior Minister of Singapore -- Taizo Watanabe, Japanese ambassador and government spokesman -- Charles Kartman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs -- Surin Pitsuwan, Foreign Minister of Thailand -- Phisit Pakkasem, former secretary general of Thailand's National Economic and Social Development Board -- Michael Parks, editor, Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). -- Tom Plate, columnist, Los Angeles Times and director of UCLA's Asia Pacific Media Network -- Toshiaki Ogasawara, chairman and publisher, Japan Times -- Cheong Yip Seng, editor, Straits Times -- Jeffrey Bartholet, Newsweek -- Yuezhi Zhao, author of "Media, Markets & Democracy in China" -- Goenawan Mohamad, editor, Tempo -- Murray Fromson, USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. School of Journalism The conference is sponsored by Claremont McKenna College A member of the Claremont Colleges, Claremont McKenna College is a small, highly selective, private coeducational, liberal arts college enrolling about 1100 students with a curricular emphasis on government, economics, and public policy. , Pomona College, The Pacific Basin Institute, UCLA's Asia Pacific Media Network, and The Japan Times. The media is invited to all events. A complete conference schedule and interviews with conference participants may be arranged by calling 909/482-0820. Claremont McKenna College is a highly selective, independent liberal arts college Liberal arts colleges are primarily colleges with an emphasis upon undergraduate study in the liberal arts. The Encyclopædia Britannica Concise offers the following definition of the liberal arts as a, "college or university curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge , educating leaders in business and public affairs. CMC (Common Messaging Calls) A programming interface specified by the XAPIA as the standard messaging API for X.400 and other messaging systems. CMC is intended to provide a common API for applications that want to become mail enabled. 1. enrolls more than 1,000 students and is a member of The Claremont Colleges. |
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