Channel Newsasia Releases Lee Kuan Yew Programmes On Dvd For Sg50

SINGAPORE, July 31 (Bernama) -- MediaCorp is making available on DVD, a collection of programmes about Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's founding prime minister, in conjunction with the celebration of Singapore's 50th year of independence. These programmes were broadcast on MediaCorp's free-to-air channels during the period of national mourning following his death on March 23, 2015. Since then, MediaCorp has received requests from members of the public to offer the programmes on DVD for purchase. 'Forging a Nation' and 'In His Own Words' are being released in the week before Singapore celebrates its National Day on Aug 9. 'Forging a Nation' is a compilation of 15 clips of about five minutes in duration. They illustrate the events that led to Singapore's independence, the immediate challenges it faced as a fledgling nation and how it overcame the odds to become the nation it is today. It is available for public sale from Aug 1 and retails at S$26.90. 'In His Own Words' is a six-part series of excerpts from key speeches made by Lee over the years, covering various themes close to his heart. This is on sale from Aug 7 and retails at S$27.90. Both series are packaged in a special four-disc box set edition in four languages – English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil – at Poh Kim outlets. Visit www.pohkim.com.sg for its branch locations. Bulk orders of above 100 copies can be made at merchandise@mediacorp.com.sg. MediaCorp is a Singapore-based media company with a complete range of platforms, spanning television, radio, newspapers, magazines, digital and out-of-home media. Channel NewsAsia Singapore was established in March 1999 by MediaCorp, and is an English language Asian TV news channel. --BERNAMA