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Singapore Leader Found Guilty Of Lying To Parliament, May Face Electoral Ban
Singapore's opposition leader was convicted Monday of lying to parliament while helping a fellow party member to cover up a false witness account.
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Ola Electric Plans to File Paperwork for Its $700 Million IPO by End of October: Details
India's Ola Electric plans to file regulatory papers for its up to $700 million (roughly Rs. 5,815 crore) IPO before the end of October as the e-scooter maker fast-tracks its listing move, three people with direct knowledge said. Backed by investors including Singapore's Temasek and Japan's SoftBank, Ola Electric was valued at $5.4 billion (roughly...
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Sigapore Founder's Grandson To Pay $11,000 As Fine Over "Pliant Court System" Post
The grandson of Singapore's founding leader Lee Kuan Yew and nephew of the current prime minister said Tuesday he will pay a fine for a Facebook post that questioned the independence of the city's judiciary.
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2 Months After Trump-Kim Jong Un Handshake, Xi To Visit North Korea
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Pyongyang next month at the invitation of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un to attend the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding, Singapore's Straits Times newspaper reported.
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Family Should Quit Politics, Says Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong's Brother
The Lee family which has dominated Singapore since its founding should quit politics after the current generation, the prime minister's brother said Thursday as a bitter feud rages over their father's legacy. The tightly ruled nation has been rocked by allegations from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's siblings that he is exploiting the memory of th...
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Singapore Rocked By Open Feud In Late Prime Minister's Family
Tightly-ruled Singapore was rocked by an unprecedented political drama Wednesday when a feud between the children of the late founding leader Lee Kuan Yew over his legacy burst into the open.
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Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew Mulled Euthanasia in Final Years: Daughter
Singapore's founding leader Lee Kuan Yew, shattered by the death of his wife, asked his doctors about the possibility of euthanasia in his final years, his daughter revealed today.
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Singapore Marks 50th Birthday With Grand Parade
Singapore will mark 50 years since independence today with nationwide celebrations including a huge military parade and firework display that will also pay tribute to former founding leader Lee Kuan Yew.
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Singapore Activist Sued by PM Lee Hsien Loong Breaks Down in Court
A Singaporean activist found guilty of defaming the prime minister in a high profile case broke down under intense questioning Friday as he told the court he just wanted to speak up for the people of the city-state.
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Singapore Boy Gets 'Stern Warning' for Lee Kuan Yew Death Hoax 5 Days Before He Died
A Singaporean boy behind a hoax that triggered premature reports about the death of Singapore's founding leader Lee Kuan Yew has been let off with a "stern warning" in lieu of charges, police said today.
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Singapore Leader Found Guilty Of Lying To Parliament, May Face Electoral Ban
Singapore's opposition leader was convicted Monday of lying to parliament while helping a fellow party member to cover up a false witness account.
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Ola Electric Plans to File Paperwork for Its $700 Million IPO by End of October: Details
India's Ola Electric plans to file regulatory papers for its up to $700 million (roughly Rs. 5,815 crore) IPO before the end of October as the e-scooter maker fast-tracks its listing move, three people with direct knowledge said. Backed by investors including Singapore's Temasek and Japan's SoftBank, Ola Electric was valued at $5.4 billion (roughly...
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Sigapore Founder's Grandson To Pay $11,000 As Fine Over "Pliant Court System" Post
The grandson of Singapore's founding leader Lee Kuan Yew and nephew of the current prime minister said Tuesday he will pay a fine for a Facebook post that questioned the independence of the city's judiciary.
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2 Months After Trump-Kim Jong Un Handshake, Xi To Visit North Korea
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Pyongyang next month at the invitation of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un to attend the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding, Singapore's Straits Times newspaper reported.
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Family Should Quit Politics, Says Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong's Brother
The Lee family which has dominated Singapore since its founding should quit politics after the current generation, the prime minister's brother said Thursday as a bitter feud rages over their father's legacy. The tightly ruled nation has been rocked by allegations from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's siblings that he is exploiting the memory of th...
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Singapore Rocked By Open Feud In Late Prime Minister's Family
Tightly-ruled Singapore was rocked by an unprecedented political drama Wednesday when a feud between the children of the late founding leader Lee Kuan Yew over his legacy burst into the open.
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Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew Mulled Euthanasia in Final Years: Daughter
Singapore's founding leader Lee Kuan Yew, shattered by the death of his wife, asked his doctors about the possibility of euthanasia in his final years, his daughter revealed today.
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Singapore Marks 50th Birthday With Grand Parade
Singapore will mark 50 years since independence today with nationwide celebrations including a huge military parade and firework display that will also pay tribute to former founding leader Lee Kuan Yew.
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Singapore Activist Sued by PM Lee Hsien Loong Breaks Down in Court
A Singaporean activist found guilty of defaming the prime minister in a high profile case broke down under intense questioning Friday as he told the court he just wanted to speak up for the people of the city-state.
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Singapore Boy Gets 'Stern Warning' for Lee Kuan Yew Death Hoax 5 Days Before He Died
A Singaporean boy behind a hoax that triggered premature reports about the death of Singapore's founding leader Lee Kuan Yew has been let off with a "stern warning" in lieu of charges, police said today.
