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(BBC, 23 Mar) - Lee Kuan Yew, the statesman who transformed Singapore from a small port city into a wealthy global hub, has died at the age of 91. The city-state's prime minister for 31 years, he was widely respected as the architect of Singapore's prosperity. But he was criticised for his iron grip on power. Under him freedom... 

(22 Mar) - During the three years my family and I lived there, I was always aware we were living in Lee Kuan Yew’s Singapore. It was Mr. Lee, of course, who had the extraordinarily bold vision back in 1965 that the tiny patch of swampland could — and would — become a modern economic force. He wrote about it engagingly... 

Now 91, the elder statesman was hospitalized with pneumonia at the beginning of February and placed on a ventilator. (Photo: Reuters) When his ruling party won all but two of the 84 seats up for grabs in parliamentary elections nine years ago, Lee Kuan Yew, the founder of modern Singapore, declared: "Please do not assume that...