Prelude to the Post-Lee Kuan Yew Era

22Nov12

New books on Singapore and Lee Kuan Yew launched — in Malaysia, for obvious reasons.  Malaysia Chronicle: Comparison and analysis about the styles and qualities of two notorious Southeast Asian autocrats – Lee Kuan Yew and Mahathir Mohamad – are bound to be reignited with the release of two books published this year to coincide […]

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Singapore’s ex-leaders write off political rival’s huge debt from defamation case

22Nov12

Mercy, or just a tactical move?  South China Morning Post: Prominent Singapore opposition leader Chee Soon Juan has been discharged from bankruptcy, the government said, after an unprecedented concession by two former prime ministers to whom he owed about S$500,000 (HK$3.2 million). Ex-prime ministers Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong agreed to accept a […]

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Tags: bankruptcy, chee soon juan, defamation, discharge, indonesia, lawsuit, lee kuan yew, loan, singapore democratic party, suharto