Tag: Singapore
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Son of founder of modern Singapore says he is now a political refugee
SINGAPORE — Lee Hsien Yang, the youngest son of the founder of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, said Tuesday that he is now a political refugee from Singapore under the U.N. Refugee Convention. In a Facebook post, Lee, the estranged brother of former Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, said Britain has determined that he faces…
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Former Singapore minister is jailed for a year for receiving gifts in landmark case
SINGAPORE — A Singapore court on Thursday sentenced a former minister to 12 months in prison for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 worth of gifts, in the first jailing of a former cabinet member in a city-state famous for its clean governance. S. Iswaran, who was a cabinet member for 13 years and…