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(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... 

Li Huimin (李慧敏), a current affairs commentator for Singapore, reckons that when Lee Kuan Yew eventually dies, opposition members that question and oppose the weak yet high-handed government led by Lee Hsien Loong, the son of Mr Lee, will spring up like mushrooms. However, many civil servants and businessmen are wary of...