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SHE thought she had asked a straightforward question on fostering social cohesiveness to former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew last night.
Miss Joan Sim, 27, (above, right) a PhD student at Nanyang Technological University's School of Biological Sciences, expected an equally direct reply.
Instead, the elder statesman spoke about the ageing population and the declining fertility rate here, before firing a string of rather personal questions to Miss Sim, who said she did not have a boyfriend, and would finish her PhD in two years.
Then, Mr Lee drew attention to the biological clock and a woman's child-bearing years, to loud laughter from the 1,700-strong audience.
More in The New Paper on Tuesday (Sept 6).