At least three administrations will be needed to turn the Philippines around, and only if the next three Presidents are in the mold of a Lee Kuan Yew, Angela Merkel, and Jacinta Andern, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Thursday.
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.
A grandson of Singapore’s founding leader Lee Kuan Yew and nephew of the current prime minister was convicted Wednesday of contempt of court over a Facebook post criticising the judiciary during a bitter family feud.
Leading members of Singapore’s main opposition party have appealed for public donations, warning they could be bankrupted by multi-million-dollar legal battles.
Singapore’s government said Friday it was taking legal action against the grandson of founding leader Lee Kuan Yew over a Facebook post linked to a family feud that has gripped the city-state.
The brother of Singapore’s prime minister Tuesday accused him of lying in parliament about the final wishes of their father, revered founding leader Lee Kuan Yew, the latest instalment of an explosive family feud.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday rejected claims from his siblings that he abused power and engaged in nepotism as he faced parliament over a family feud that has shocked Singapore.
Singaporean Ambassador to the Philippines Kok Li Peng said Wednesday (March 22) that she sees similar level of political will between President Rodrigo Duterte and revered Singaporean leader and founder, the late Lee Kuan Yew.
President Rodrigo Duterte may be sending shockwaves across the globe with his declaration about pursuing an independent foreign policy, but he’s by no means the first or only Asian leader who has distanced itself from the United States.
President Rodrigo Duterte’s vaunted social media machine has achieved such a reputation that even Singapore’s biggest newspaper, the Straits Times, has taken notice.
