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Lee Kuan Yew made Singapore a paragon of development; but authoritarians draw the wrong lessons from his success If you seek his monument: look around Singapore. Prosperous, orderly, clean, 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 died... 

Amnesty Internation Press Release - 23 March 2015 On the passing of Singapore’s former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, Rupert Abbott, Amnesty International’s Research Director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, said: Our thoughts and sympathies go out to the family of Lee Kuan Yew and others who mourn his passing. Lee Kuan... 

Professor Kishore Mahbubani has written a new book, Can Singapore Survive? ("S'pore's challenge: 'Be confident while being paranoid' "; Tuesday), where he discusses whether Singapore can stay exceptional. (Pic source: AsiaOne) Our population woes - low fertility, a fast-ageing population, perpetual labour shortages, influx of...