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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Censored in Singapore

05Apr10

The New York Times attempts to explain why they allowed their sister publication International Herald Tribune to bend over and pay damages to the Lees. Lee Kuan Yew once testified, according to The Times, that he designed the draconian press laws to make sure that “journalists will not appear to be all-wise, all-powerful, omnipotent figures.” […]

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Tags: damages, defamation, international herald tribune, lawsuit, lee kuan yew, new york times