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battle of the octogenarians KUALA LUMPUR: In the latest episode of the antiquated drama “battle of the octogenarians”, Dr Mahathir Mohamad has accused Lee Kuan Yew of being an iron-clad ruler. Short of calling him a despot, a charge often levelled against the 85-year-old Mahathir himself, the former premier had slammed the... 

Lee Kuan Yew has urged Singapore Muslims to “be less strict on Islamic observances” (The Star, Jan 24) to aid integration and the city-state’s nation-building process in a new book, Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going. It is also reported that he believes that Muslims “are distinct and separate”, unlike... 

The United States has been covertly preparing a regime change in Egypt for the last two years secretly assisting the leaders who were preparing a blueprint to bring representative government to Egypt now emerged as leaders or organizers of the mass uprising that the world is witnessing today. The US State Department officials,...