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22 March: Lee Kuan Yew weakened further
Over the past few days, the health of the nation's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew has declined in each passing moment, and the grim update by the Prime Minister's Office today is a sure sign of his...
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Video: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's official address in wake of...
At 8am this morning, Prime Minister Mr. Lee Hsien Loong issued a public address in the wake of his late father Mr. Lee Kuan Yew's death. Singapore's founding father Mr. Lee passed away at 3:18am at the...
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Malaysia's Najib Razak lauds Lee Kuan Yew's 'great' achievements, 'his legacy...
Premier Najib Razak lauded Singapore's founder Lee Kuan Yew for building the island city into a "modern and dynamic nation" as he extended Malaysian condolences on his death Monday."I am saddened to...
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"A true giant of history"— United States leaders Obama, Kerry, Bush pay...
"He was a true giant of history who will be remembered for generations to come as the father of modern Singapore and as one the great strategists of Asian affairs." United States President Barack Obama...
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Singapore politicians pay tribute to late Lee Kuan Yew
A roundup of statements and recollections — most moving, some inspiring — from the people "closest" to Mr. Lee Kuan Yew as he campaigned for the success of Singapore. Singapore's ruling party the...
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Lee Kuan Yew turned Singapore into an 'exemplar of efficient, modern, and...
The Philippine government — through Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte — has released a statement on the passing of Lee Kuan Yew, founding father and first prime minister of Singapore."The...
View ArticleLee Kuan Yew: Singapore's tenacious envoy to the world (photo essay)
Singaporeans — indignant as we are about some of the government's decisions — can't help but admire our first Prime Minister Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. One doesn't expect a newly-formed city state with...
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Singapore's Lee had 'unique influence': China
China praised Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew as "an Asian statesman of unique influence" on Monday after he died aged 91."He was also a strategist with both Eastern values and international...
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Lee Kuan Yew a "lion among leaders": India PM Narendra Modi
As India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes his tour around Punjab today, he took some time to offer his condolences and expressed his dismay over hearing news of Lee Kuan Yew's passing. "A...
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Crowd at Istana pay written tribute to Lee Kuan Yew
Crowds have started going in front of Istana's main gate to pen their tributes to Singapore's former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who passed away this morning at Singapore General Hospital. He was 91....
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That's What He Said: A collection of Lee Kuan Yew's most incredible quotes
Today, Singapore lost its first premier Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. As the tributes pouring in from every corner of the island will tell you, he was a man of intelligence, courage and tenacity, amongst other...
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"A genuine political giant"— UK PM David Cameron and former leader Tony Blair...
"A genuine political giant," former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair dubs Lee Kuan Yew, who passed away earlier this morning after over a month being warded at Singapore General Hospital. Blair recalled...
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Fear, reverence and change: Here's what international media are saying in...
"I'm not saying that everything I did was right, but everything I did was for an honourable purpose," said Lee Kuan Yew in an interview with The New York Times back in 2010, examining his past and...
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Lee one of greatest modern leaders Asia's ever produced: Japan PM Shinzo Abe
Japanese Prime Minister Mr. Shinzo Abe joins the world leaders in paying tribute to Singapore's first Prime Minister Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, who died today at the age of 91. His statement, reproduced in...
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A nation in mourning: Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015)
Singapore plunged into mourning and world leaders united in tribute Monday after the death of Lee Kuan Yew, the iron-fisted politician who forged a prosperous city-state out of unpromising beginnings....
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Speakers' Corner outlawed this morning following passing of Lee Kuan Yew
With the passing of the nation's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew this morning, a Public Order Act may have silently came into operation as well at 5.30am earlier today. (function(d, s, id) { var...
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Esplanade cancels all non-ticketed events scheduled this week as mark of respect
Throughout the seven-day period of National Mourning for the passing of Lee Kuan Yew, the Esplanade have cancelled all non-ticketed public performances in their arts centre as a mark of respect....
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What does Lee Kuan Yew leave behind? Interestingly not diamond skyscrapers...
Got a tip? Send it to us at singapore@coconuts.co. It's been 12 hours since the death of Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew was announced, but the head-spinning stream of accolades and...
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Henry A. Kissinger: A visit by Lee to Washington was a kind of national event
Former US Secretary of State Henry Alfred Kissinger, "an old and close friend of" the late Lee Kuan Yew according to his son Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, has written a eulogy, published in The...
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How, Where and When: A Singapore guide to mourning Lee Kuan Yew
It's already day two into the National Mourning period for the late Lee Kuan Yew, and if you're wondering how to go about paying your respects to the architect of modern Singapore, here's a guide....
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