In the early morning hours of Monday, March 23, Lee Kuan Yew, the first prime minister of Singapore, which he governed from 1959 through 1990, died at the age of 91. The sheer quantity of condolences ...
The first officially elected prime minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew served in office from 1959-1990, during which time he led his country through a period of remarkable economic growth and ...
IF YOU seek his monument, look around Singapore. Wealthy, orderly, efficient and honestly governed, it is not the work of Lee Kuan Yew alone. But even his severest critics would agree that Mr Lee, who ...
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's former leader Mahathir Mohamad, one of Lee Kuan Yew's greatest rivals, said on Friday he was saddened by the death of Singapore's founding father although the two ...
A son of the country’s founding father says he has been persecuted by the government because of a feud with his older brother, who until May was prime minister. By Sui-Lee Wee Sui-Lee Wee interviewed ...
Few politicians have garnered as many effusive public tributes after their death as Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s founder and former prime minister. But Lee was hardly alone in advocating capitalism with ...
The nation’s current leaders are not living up to my father’s high standards of governance, and Singapore is suffering as a result. By Lee Hsien Yang A son of the country’s founding father says he has ...
Washington, D.C., is fast becoming an acronym for “Dysfunctional Capital.” Singapore, in contrast, has become the poster child for “the concept of good governance,” to quote the Financial Times’s ...