THERE was no vainglory in the title of the first volume of Lee Kuan Yew’s memoirs ... beats young Harry in economics and English exams. Mr Lee always excelled at co-option as well as coercion.

On Monday morning at home, friends, family and fellow citizens woke up to the news that the founding father of modern Singapore, Mr Lee Kuan Yew ... monolingual in English would have been a ...

Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of Singapore ... The homepage of the Straits Times, Singapore's major English-language newspaper, was devoted almost entirely to the late leader, and a tributes ...

SINGAPORE - Leader of the House and Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen today (March 26) paid homage to the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew in a Special Sitting in Parliament. Here is his speech: Today, this House ...

One of the challenges ahead for Singapore is to decide whether to adopt British English or American English, said Singapore's former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew on Tuesday afternoon. As he urged ...

By wielding his total powers wisely, upgrading education, encouraging trade, enterprise and investment, and by making English the official language of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew almost single ...

SINGAPORE - Mr Lee Kuan Yew supported the idea of a memorial ... said Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen. Mr Lee, who died on March 23, did not want monuments built for him, and was adamant his house ...

Singapore, March 23: Lee Kuan Yew, the first prime minister of ... In 1950, Lee was admitted to the English bar, but chose to return to Singapore, instead of pursuing a career in Britain.

Lee Kuan Yew was born in Singapore on Sept ... Called Baba Chinese, they believed in English education, could afford servants, and enjoyed a higher social standing than the poor, often illiterate ...

One of the challenges ahead for Singapore is to decide whether to adopt British English or American English, said Singapore's former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew on Tuesday afternoon. As he urged ...