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Singapore PM's brother joins opposition before polls
Lee Hsien Yang is locked in a long-running row with his sibling, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, over the legacy of their father, Singapore's late founding leader Lee Kwan Yew

Singapore to close most workplaces, shift to online classes
(3rd UPDATE) 'The spirit of these measures is to get all of us to minimize physical contact,' says Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

Singapore leader rules out lockdown amid coronavirus
'We cannot completely shut ourselves off from the world,' says Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

Singapore leaders take pay cut, give health workers bonus amid coronavirus
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says the one-month pay cut is meant ‘to show solidarity at this trying time’

Singapore PM threatens online editor with libel
Singapore is admired worldwide for its economic prosperity, but its leaders are criticized for curbs on civil rights, including using libel suits to silence critics

Brother of Singapore prime minister backs new opposition party
'I wholeheartedly support the principles and values of the Progress Singapore Party,' says a Facebook post of Lee Hsien Yang, estranged brother of the Singapore Prime Minister in support of the opposition

Oops! Duterte can't reach Singapore PM in ASEAN handshake
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong share an awkward moment during the ASEAN Summit in Bangkok

Singapore PM says 'fake news' law not against free speech
The legislation, approved by parliament last week, gives government ministers powers to order social media sites such as Facebook to put warnings next to posts authorities deem to be false, and in extreme cases get them taken down

Singapore PM promotes heir apparent before power transfer
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat, 57, will become deputy prime minister from May 1. He will retain his post as finance minister and act as premier in Lee's absence.

Singapore PM defends 'fake news' law after storm of criticism
Rights groups warn Singapore's proposed fake news laws could be used to stifle online discussion, are too vague and may be used to target government critics
First-family feud in Singapore flares anew
A bitter quarrel erupts between Premier Lee Hsien Loong, and his younger brother and sister following the death in 2015 of their father, Singapore's revered founding leader Lee Kuan Yew

Call for open markets as world leaders gather in Singapore
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong calls for Southeast Asian companies to invest more in each others' markets and be more open to foreign competition

Singapore says hackers stole 1.5 million health records in cyberattack
(UPDATED) Singapore's health and information ministries say a government database was broken into in a 'deliberate, targeted and well-planned' strike, describing the attack as 'unprecedented'

Cybersecurity roundup: April 22 to 28, 2018
Check out this week's Cybersecurity Roundup, which features Amazon Alexa hacks and crackdowns against a major distributed denial of service provider.

LOOK: ASEAN leaders' 'family photo' at 32nd Summit in Singapore
Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations pose for their annual family photo

Southeast Asia faces threats from ISIS, cyberattacks – ASEAN chair
At the opening of the 32nd ASEAN Summit, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong tells fellow leaders that ISIS continues to threaten the region

Singapore couple challenge annulment of marriage after sex change
The Singapore government voids the marriage of a couple after the husband underwent a sex change because the operation made their partnership a same-sex union that is illegal in the city-state

What were the other ASEAN countries up to in Manila?
A rundown of the main concerns and activities of the ASEAN member-states at the 31st Summit in Manila
Singapore's ASEAN 2018 chairmanship to focus on 'resilience and innovation'
Lee calls ASEAN the 'lifeboat' of Southeast Asian countries
WATCH: PH hands over ASEAN chairmanship to Singapore
Singapore's chairmanship for 2018 will have the tagline 'Resilient and Innovative'

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Singapore protest demands inquiry into PM family feud
The rally is the first public protest since the Lee family feud burst into the open in June

Singapore PM accused of lying in parliament by brother
Lee Hsien Yang accuses Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of falsely telling parliament that their father had been open to reconsidering plans to demolish a century old family bungalow

Singapore PM denies nepotism amid family feud in parliament speech
UPDATED It is an escalation of a feud over what to do with a family bungalow that has simmered since the death in March 2015 of the elder Lee

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Singapore PM says sorry for family feud
Lee and two younger children of revered founding leader Lee Kuan Yew have been attacking each other on Facebook and international media for days as a dispute over the patriarch s estate became public

In family feud, siblings accuse Singapore PM of abusing power
UPDATED Lee Hsien Yang and Lee Wei Ling: We have felt threatened by Hsien Loong’s misuse of his position and influence over the Singapore government and its agencies to drive his personal agenda

IN PHOTOS: How Duterte bonded with ASEAN leaders
From eating durian with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to singing with Malaysia s Najib Razak President Duterte has fond memories to share with the leaders he is welcoming to Manila for the 30th ASEAN Summit

8 country leaders, Suu Kyi to attend ASEAN Summit
UPDATED The heads of government will start arriving in Manila on Friday April 28

PH, Singapore to cooperate on nabbing Singaporean terrorist
Philippine officials give their host government the name of the Singaporean leading a terrorist cell in the Southern Philippines

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Duterte, Singapore's Lee agree to fight terrorism, drugs
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte meets Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and President Tony Tan during his two day state visit

PM Singapura Lee akan bertemu Jokowi pada 14 November
Lee Hsien Loong sempat batalkan kunjungan ke Indonesia karena jatuh sakit pada Agustus 2016

Duterte sits down with 6 leaders in 1st int'l trip
Vietnam promises a long term supply of rice to the Philippines while Japan vows to uphold the rule of law in the disputed South China Sea

PM Singapura tunda kunjungan ke Indonesia karena alasan kesehatan
PM Lee Hsien Loong disarankan oleh dokter untuk beristirahat hingga Senin 29 Agustus

Singapore PM takes break after fainting spell
I m glad to report that the doctors think I am ok but they have advised me to rest so I will be on medical leave for this week says Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

PM Singapura jatuh sakit ketika sedang menyampaikan pidato hari nasional
Pejabat berwenang menjelaskan PM Lee tidak mengalami serangan jantung melainkan dehidrasi

Scare in Singapore as PM faints in televised speech
3rd UPDATE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong eventually resumes his speech after falling ill due to prolonged standing heat and dehydration

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Singapore PM defends government Internet blockage
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says the defense and foreign affairs ministries already have separate computers for Internet access and for handling sensitive communications

Obama to host Singapore PM Lee for state visit
White House: The two leaders will discuss how our relationship can continue to address international challenges and advance a rules based order for the Asia Pacific

Singapore PM feuds in public with sister
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong denies abusing his power and attempting to establish a dynasty as a family feud went public after the first anniversary of the death of his father Lee Kuan Yew

Blogger who lost libel suit makes first payment to Singapore PM
Singapore consistently ranks highly in surveys as one of the world s least corrupt countries but rights groups say its leaders have used financially ruinous defamation suits to silence critics and political opponents

Singapore blogger to pay libel damages to PM Lee over 17 years
UPDATED If Roy Ngerng misses an installment he would have to pay the full amount of SGD 150 000 immediately

Singapura berharap aturan investasi di Indonesia diperbaiki
Dengan aturan investasi yang tertata maka Indonesia bisa lebih banyak menarik investor Singapura

Singapore GDP growth drops to 2.1% in 2015
The slump demand for Asian exports drags Singapore s economic growth in 2015

Singapore prime minister wins $106,000 in damages from activist
Singapore s High Court rules that activist Roy Ngerng acted out of malice when he accused Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of stealing state funds

APEC led to losses for hotels, airlines
Local airlines suffer millions of dollars in foregone revenues while some hotels went on lockdown during APEC
APEC Look back: Where were 2015 APEC world leaders in 1996?
Rappler lists what the heads of state of APEC member economies were doing back when the Philippines first hosted the high level meetings in 1996
