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SINGAPORE: Singapore's prime minister has demanded an apology from a political website for a post his lawyer said alleged nepotism in the appointment of the premier's wife as head of a state-linked firm. In a letter sent Sunday to editors of the website
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SINGAPORE: An editor of a socio-political website TR Emeritus (TRE) has apologised to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for a posting which had made certain allegations about the appointment of Ms Ho Ching as the head of Temasek Holdings. Ms Ho Ching is the
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AFP - Singapore's prime minister has demanded an apology from a political website for a post his lawyer said alleged nepotism in the appointment of the premier's wife as head of a state-linked firm. In a letter sent Sunday to editors of the website Temas
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SINGAPORE, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has sent a lawyer's letter to the editors of a sociopolitical website over a post alleging cronyism in the appointment of his wife Ho Ching as head of Temasek Holdings, local media r
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SINGAPORE, February 20, 2012 - World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick arrives in Singapore this week to help launch an initiative to save the world’s oceans and meet senior officials to discuss the global economy and the Bank’s recently establishe
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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday sent a lawyer's letter to the editors of the TR Emeritus (TRE) sociopolitical website, asking for a post alleging cronyism in the appointment of Madam Ho Ching as head of Temasek Holdings to be taken down.
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SINGAPORE - Four days after sociopolitical website Temasek Review Emeritus (TRE) editor Richard Wan made a first public appearance at a social media forum, he was served a lawyer's letter yesterday by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for carrying allegedly
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Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Singapore intensified efforts to address the island’s income gap in its budget, with measures to boost aid for the poor and curb foreign-worker inflows that signal it’s putting less priority on pursuing high growth rates. The gover
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(Updates with comment from economist in 12th paragraph.) Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Singapore said it will increase aid to its poorest citizens to defray rising living costs and make it harder for companies to hire foreign labor as the island seeks to reduce
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Myanmar's President Thein Sein sits in the waiting room before meeting Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to the Istana in Singapore January 30, 2012. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union lifted travel restrictions against Myanmar president Th
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SINGAPORE, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Singapore will seek to reduce its reliance on foreign workers and, instead, try to improve the productivity of its own workforce in an effort to restructure its economy, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Sh
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Singapore said it will increase aid to its poorest citizens to defray rising living costs and make it harder for companies to hire foreign labor as the island seeks to reduce dependency on overseas workers. The government will cut the proportion of forei
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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has signaled a shift toward addressing public discontent over rising prices and an influx of foreigners, after his ruling party suffered its smallest electoral win since independence in 1965. The government has previously t
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16 February 2012 Last updated at 20:10 ET By Rebecca Lim BBC News, Singapore Wan Zaleha volunteers at a centre for needy people; she herself lives in low-income public housing Wan Zaleha smiles as the smell of freshly-brewed coffee permeates the air at a
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PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong was too quick to pass judgment that the Workers' Party (WP) had let down the voters of Hougang in its handling of former Hougang MP Yaw Shin Leong's alleged extramarital affair ('WP has let Hougang voters down: PM'; yesterd
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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong seemed to suggest that a by-election for Hougang may not take place soon, or only at a time more convenient for the government, when he said that "there are many other issues on the national agenda right now" and "there is
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Colombo, Feb 16 (IANS) Sri Lanka and Singapore have signed an agreement to boost bilateral trade and investment. Sr Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is on a two-day visit to the southeast Asian city state, met Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien L
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SINGAPORE: The Minister-President of German's Federal State of Saxony, Stanislaw Tillich, met Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana on Thursday. The two leaders reaffirmed the excellent bilateral relations between Singapore and Germany. They also
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The Workers' Party (WP) has let down the voters of Hougang in its handling of Mr Yaw Shin Leong's alleged extramarital affair, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Wednesday.
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SINGAPORE, Feb 16 — Singapore is expected to use its February 17 budget to help its citizens cope with rising costs through grants and one-time payments, but businesses are set to face new measures making it harder to hire cheap foreign workers. A migran
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Lee Hsien Loong (simplified Chinese: 李显龙; traditional Chinese: 李顯龍; pinyin: Lǐ Xiǎnlóng; born February 10, 1952) is the third and current Prime Minister of Singapore. Lee Hsien Loong is married to Ho Ching, who is the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the government-owned Temasek Holdings. He is the elder son of former... Full Article
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Rolls Royce employees watch as Simon Robertson, chairman of Rolls-Royce, and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (both not pictured) officiate the opening of a Rolls-Royce manufacturing and training facility in Singapore on February 13, 2012. Aircraft engine giant Rolls-Royce...
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Myanmar President Thein Sein (L) and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (R) witness the exchange of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) by Singapore Minister Foreign K. Shanmugam (2nd R) and Myanmar's Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Wunna Maung Lwin (2nd L) at the...
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Myanmar President Thein Sein sits before a meeting with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (unseen) at the presidential palace in Singapore on January 30, 2012. Myanmar President Thein Sein has arrived in Singapore hoping to tap the financial centre's expertise as the country...
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Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, left, meets Myanmar President Thein Sein at the Istana in Singapore Monday, Jan. 30, 2012.
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SINGAPORE - JANUARY 30: President of Myanmar Thien Sein waits to meet Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana on January 30, 2012 in Singapore. President Thien Sein is on a three-day visit to Singapore. Mr Thien Sein is Myanmar's first civilian president after years of...
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Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong listens to moderator Fareed Zakaria during an interactive session on 'The outlook for East Asia' at the World Economic Forum in Davos, on January 26, 2012. More than 2,600 businessmen, politicians, leaders of non-governmental organisations or...
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SINGAPORE - JANUARY 21: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong meets members of the public during the opening of the 2012 River Hongbao Festival, on January 21, 2012 in Singapore. The festival to celebrate the Chinese New year and welcome in the Year of the Dragon, will showcase more...
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Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (L) and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak shake hands in front of Malaysia's landmark Putra Mosque in Putrajaya on January 5, 2012.
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Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (L) and his Malaysia's counterpart Najib Razak shake hands in front of Malaysia's landmark Putra Mosque, during a photo call as Lee arrives for the Malaysia-Singapore Leaders' Retreat in Putrajaya outside Kuala Lumpur January 5, 2012.
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Malaysian premier Najib Razak (L) shakes hand with his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong outside his office at the Government House in Putrajaya on January 5, 2012. Lee arrived here on a visit for a leader's retreat.
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Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, center right, walks with his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak, center left, walk on a red carpet upon his arrival for the Malaysia-Singapore Leaders' Retreat in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012.
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Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (R) and his Malaysia's counterpart Najib Razak shake hands during a photo call as Lee arrives for the Malaysia-Singapore Leaders' Retreat in Putrajaya outside Kuala Lumpur January 5, 2012.
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Myanmar's President Thein Sein sits in the waiting room before meeting Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to the Istana in Singapore January 30, 2012. Thein Sein is on a four-day state visit until Wednesday.
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Myanmar's Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin, front left, exchanges a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with his Singaporean counterpart, K Shanmugam, front right, while Myanmar's President Thein Sein, rear left, and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong look on at the Istana in Singapore...
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SINGAPORE - JANUARY 30: President of Myanmar Thien Sein (L- back) and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (R-back) watch on as Myanmar's Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, Wunna Maung Lwin and Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Law, Mr K Shanmugamas sign the Memorandum...
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