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Condolence messages and flowers outside Parliament House

Singaporeans laid flowers and wrote messages outside Parliament House to pay tribute to former prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. Mr Lee’s body will also lie in state at Parliament House from 25…

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Catholic Church: Consolation to Lee family in time of grief

Archbishop William has sent condolences on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church in Singapore to PM Lee Hsien Loong and his family. Dear Prime Minister and Mrs Lee, The Roman Catholic Church in Singapore…

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Condolences from Chiam See Tong and SPP to PM Lee

The longest serving opposition Member of Parliament, Mr Chiam See Tong, and the party he leads, the Singapore People’s Party, sent their condolences to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on…

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Think Centre: Statement on Singapore’s first Prime Minister’s Passing

By Think Centre Mr. Lee Kuan Yew was a visionary who inspired a team of exceptional men and a whole generation of Singaporeans to modernize and develop the country. They…

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Former Minister S Dhanabalan resigned over detention of Marxist Conspirators?

“We had a difference and the whole Cabinet knew,” former Cabinet Minister S Dhanabalan revealed while sharing his thoughts on Mr Lee Kuan Yew a day after Mr Lee’s demise, making…

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Looking back – state funeral for former PM Lee Kuan Yew

   

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Australian and S’pore PR fined $3,000 for assault on jazz singer

Australian Aaron Peter Jeremicjczyk, a 39-year-old Singapore permanent resident, has been fined S$3,000 for assaulting jazz singer Dawn Ho last year. The incident happened at the Beach Station on Sentosa…

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LKY Controversial: LGBT –“It’s a genetic variation”

Mr Lee Kuan Yew was never one to shy away from the most controversial of topics or issues. Indeed, he is just about the only politician in Singapore who could…

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TODAY paper misrepresents Low Thia Khiang’s tribute in Parliament

By Carlton Tan Amid calls for Singaporeans to temper their criticism of the late Lee Kuan Yew in this period of mourning, Workers’ Party Secretary-General Low Thia Khiang’s tribute in…

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Australian Parliament pays tribute to Lee Kuan Yew

By Carlton Tan Over two days, 24 and 25 March, members of Australia’s Senate and the House of Representatives expressed their condolences at the passing of former Singapore’s Prime Minister,…

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Kuan Yew and I – by Mahathir Mohamad

By Mahathir Mohamad, former Malaysian Prime Minister, writes on his blog about the death of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew. 1. No matter how friendly or unfriendly we are, the passing…

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Low’s reminder timely, don’t whitewash Lee’s dubious ways

Workers’ Party (WP) secretary general, Low Thia Khiang, has paid a glowing tribute to the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first Prime Minister who passed away earlier this week.…

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MPs share personal stories in tribute to Lee Kuan Yew

By Carlton Tan A special session was called yesterday, 26 March 26, for Members of Parliament (MPs) to pay tribute to the late Lee Kuan Yew. After 12 MPs made…

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PRC group attacks and kills S’porean with sledge hammer

Report from TR Emeritus: A netizen, Erwan Zainal, posted a note on his Facebook page [Link] on Thursday (26 Mar), mentioning that his cousin who has just joined the construction…

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Straits Times publishing Alfian Sa’at posts on LKY: “Because it’s newsy”

By Carlton Tan On Friday, The Straits Times published an article, titled “Playwright Alfian Sa’at questions LKY legacy”. In it, their arts correspondent put together several of Alfian Sa’at’s posts…

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Community tribute sites for Lee Kuan Yew

Singapore residents wishing to pay their last respects to former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew have been advised to do so at the various community tribute sites located around the island.…

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The other side of Lee Kuan Yew

By Teo Soh Lung I watched the television for several hours today. The tv was off for nearly a week and I thought I really should not miss this historic…

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Our Singapore – between the lines, the nation we all built

By Min Cheong Some time ago, my father let me in on an exchange that took place between him and Lee Kuan Yew – a story I found fascinating for…

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Teenager behind offensive video to face 3 charges today

16-year-old Amos Yee faces 3 charges later today (31 March). He will be charged for wounding religious feelings, circulating obscene material and harassment. The charges come after more than 20…

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Amos Yee charged in court for 3 alleged offences

Amos Yee, the 16-year old whose video diatribe against the late Lee Kuan Yew went viral in just a matter of hours after it was released online, has been slapped…

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