Singapore Prime Minister Lee to step down, hand power to his deputy

Lee is the eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew, who became Singapore’s first prime minister and built the resource-poor city-state into one of the world’s richest nations during 31 years in office. Read More

Singapore PM Lee to step down on May 15 and hand power to his deputy

Lee is the eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew, who became Singapore’s first prime minister and built the resource-poor city-state into one of the world’s richest nations during 31 years in office. Read More

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong To Step Down On May 15

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday said he will step down on May 15 and announced that he will be succeeded by his deputy Lawrence Wong. The date for the handover was announced in ... Read More

Singapore prime minister says he will step down on May 15

Lee is the eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew, who became Singapore’s first prime minister and built the resource-poor city-state into one of the world’s richest nations during 31 years in office. Read More

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Singapore is facing a dangerous world without Lee

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s decision to step down ... wisdom and experience as he writes the island’s next chapter. The world that confronts it is far more precarious than ... Read More

The Latest | Israel says it will respond to Iran attack as world leaders urge restraint

World leaders are urging Israel not to retaliate. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says “all sides must show restraint” to avoid a rising spiral of violence in the Middle East. French ... Read More

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