杨荣文

在失去议席的人之中包括新加坡外交部长杨荣文。

Among those who lost their seats is Singapore 's Foreign Minister George Yeo .

新加坡外长杨荣文表示，缅甸最近批准了这部宪章，而且很有可能在星期天各国外长举行会议的时候宣布其决定。

Singaporean Foreign Minister George Yeo says Burma recently approved the charter and will likely formally announce its decision when regional foreign ministers meet Sunday .

杨荣文：中华文学增强自信

Yangrongwen : Chinese literature boosts self-confidence

杨荣文星期二晚间在新加坡发表讲话。东盟10国正在新加坡举行外长会议。

Yeo spoke late Tuesday in Singapore , where foreign ministers from the10-member organization are holding meetings .

杨荣文同时表示，遵照东盟不干涉成员国内部事务的传统，东盟对缅甸当局的这项决定几乎不能采取任何行动。

But , in keeping with ASEAN 's history of non-interference in member states ' affairs , Yeo also said the group could do little about Burma 's decision .

1994年倡议保留晚晴园的杨荣文准将（当时任新闻及艺术部部长）一言九鼎，起了关键作用；

BG George yeo , then Minister for information and the arts , played a crucial role when he called for the villa to be developed into a historical landmark in1994 .

杨荣文准将在开幕礼上也谈到把华语提倡为华族新加坡人高层语言的目标，同英语并驾齐驱。

In his launching speech , BG Yeo also spoke of the objective to promote Mandarin as a " high language " for Chinese Singaporeans , " on par with the English language " .

新闻及艺术部长杨荣文准将在《联合早报》一文里曾提及，有许多东南亚国家，很多人选择华文为第二语文。

The Minister for news and the arts , BG George yeo , mentioned in his article at the relaunch of the Lianhe Zaobao recently that in many South-East Asian countries , many people are taking up Chinese as the second language .