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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Former leaders accept Chee’s S$30,000 offer to annul bankruptcy

13Sep12

Lee Kuan Yew rarely forgets, but occasionally forgives.  Today: Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) Secretary-General Chee Soon Juan said today that former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong have accepted his offer of composition of S$30,000 to annul his bankruptcy. Dr Chee was declared a bankrupt in 2006 after failing […]

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