In the sixth will, Lee Kuan Yew had given his daughter Lee Wei Ling a greater share of the estate than his two sons. However, in the last will they all got equal shares, and after that was drawn up the prime minister said in the timeline that Lee Wei Ling...
Lee Kuan Yew is credited with overseeing Singapore's transformation from a tropical island outpost to an affluent, global city after becoming the country's first leader following its separation from Malaysia in 1965. Lee who was known for a stern approach to crime and a supporter of caning for...
Lee, 72, is the eldest son of Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, who is widely credited with the country's transformation into an industrialized nation. Lee Hsien Loong had planned a leadership transfer before his 70th birth...
Lee Hsien Yang has long been at odds with his brother, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, over the will of their late father — longtime Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who ushered Singapore through independence from Britain. The family feud had largely died down until Senior Minister and Coor...
“I’m all set for my op tomorrow, and so are my surgeon and medical team,” Lee said on his Facebook page, posting a selfie from the hospital bed. Lee is the eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew, the architect of modern Singapore.
Lee, who has served as prime minister since 2004, is the eldest son of Singapore's founding father, Lee Kuan Yew. He is also the secretary-general of the PAP, which has ruled the island nation since 1965. He announced last year that Finance Minister Wong, 50, would be his successo...
PAP is the People’s Action Party co-founded by Li’s grandfather Lee Kuan Yew, who as Singapore’s first prime minister helped built the city-state into one of the richest nations. After Lee Kuan Yew’s death in 2015, Prime Minister Lee was accused by his two younger siblings of abusi...
Before Lee Kuan Yew passed away, he had drafted a total of seven wills, the first six of which were prepared by his lawyer Kwa Kim Li. Mr Lee had also reportedly asked for his first will to be used as his final will. However, Suet Fern allegedly created a draft will, which became ...
It added that so far only three distinguished personalities have received these Lifetime Achievement Awards, namely former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, and Sultan Nazrin Shah, Sultan of Perak of Malaysia. Editor...
SINGAPORE, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Governments across the globe should be early prepared for climate change, which requests huge investment in infrastructure and resources, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday. Lee made the remarks at a dialogue held during the Lee Kuan Yew Prize...