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Lee Hsien Loong

The latest news on Lee Hsien Loong, Singaporean politician and Senior Minister of Singapore, including political news and updates.

Born

10 Feb 1952

Industry

Politics

Job Title

Former Prime Minister of Singapore

last updated:

4 December, 2024

Singapore

Singapore’s PAP goes from ‘faceless monolith’ to the forefront of activism

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong pushes for more direct engagement with Singaporeans to address changing electoral landscape and voter expectations.

27 Nov 2024 - 11:03AMvideocam

China-Asean relations

Never underestimate the Chinese people, ex-Singapore leader Lee says

25 Nov 2024 - 7:21PMvideocam

Singapore

Lee Hsien Loong to step down as PAP secretary general after 20 years at the helm

23 Nov 2024 - 9:22PM

Singapore

As Singapore’s ruling PAP turns 70, can its dominance last?

Amid rising living costs and shifting voter sentiments, the People’s Action Party faces unprecedented challenges on its 70th anniversary.

16 Nov 2024 - 2:48PMvideocam

Singapore

Lee Hsien Loong on ‘Singapore’s calculations’ in foreign policy

The ex-prime minister was responding to a question at a US forum about whether China would make a move on Taiwan over the next four years.

14 Nov 2024 - 5:43PM

Singapore

Singapore’s PM Wong and China’s Vice-Premier Ding reaffirm close ties

Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang met with Singapore’s leaders to discuss partnerships in areas such as trade and sustainable development.

11 Nov 2024 - 7:27PM

Singapore

Demolish or keep? Survey gauges Singaporeans’ views on 38 Oxley Road

The survey by Black Dot Research also shows most Singaporeans consider the saga over Lee Kuan Yew’s family home to be a private matter.

6 Nov 2024 - 4:32PM

Singapore

Lee Hsien Yang claims Singapore ‘weaponised’ laws against critics

Lee Hsien Yang, son of Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew, claims his homeland became more repressive under his brother, Lee Hsien Loong.

31 Oct 2024 - 5:21PM

Singapore

Lee Hsien Yang creating ‘false’ urgency for Oxley Road demolition: Singapore

The estranged brother of former Singapore PM had urged PM Lawrence Wong to expedite action in fulfilling Lee Kuan Yew’s wish for the house to be demolished.

25 Oct 2024 - 9:46PM

Singapore

Leaving Singapore: a look at Lee Hsien Yang and 6 others who chose asylum

Among the asylum seekers were blogger Amos Yee, the late former prosecutor Francis Seow and pro-Palestinian activist Ang Swee Chai.

25 Oct 2024 - 9:50AM

Singapore

Singapore weighs preserving 38 Oxley Road despite Lee Hsien Yang’s application

NHB says allowing Lee Hsien Yang’s demolition bid now would rule out a ‘proper and full consideration’ of the options for the house.

24 Oct 2024 - 7:59PM

Singapore

Singapore’s Lee Hsien Yang says he is ‘political refugee’, has UK asylum status

The brother of former Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong says the UK has assessed he faces ‘a well-founded risk of persecution’.

22 Oct 2024 - 11:50PM

Singapore

‘Unwise to write off China’ despite slowing economy: Singapore’s ex-PM Lee

Senior minister shares assessment of China’s economy, Sino-US ties and ‘Singapore washing’ of companies at FutureChina Global Forum.

18 Oct 2024 - 11:29PM

Singapore

Singapore’s Lee Hsien Yang to apply to demolish Oxley Road home

Lee Hsien Yang and sister Lee Wei Ling had accused older brother, then-PM Lee Hsien Loong, of attempting to keep home for political capital.

15 Oct 2024 - 11:18PM

Singapore

Ex-PM Lee’s brother, wife ‘always free’ to return to Singapore: police

Lee Hsien Yang and Lee Suet Fern left the city state in 2022 after skipping a scheduled police interview.

11 Oct 2024 - 2:47PM

Singapore

Singapore ex-PM Lee Hsien Loong attends wake of sister Lee Wei Ling

The move comes amid the resurfacing of the 38 Oxley Road family feud.

10 Oct 2024 - 10:16PM

Singapore

Lee Wei Ling, daughter of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew, dies at 69

Brother and former PM Lee Hsien Loong posted a heartfelt message about his sister’s death, lamenting ‘shadow’ that had come between siblings.

9 Oct 2024 - 7:08PM

Singapore

Singapore ministers slam Lee Hsien Yang’s ‘rich’ claim on father’s link to suit

Ministers Vivian Balakrishnan and K. Shanmugam took issue with Lee Hsien Yang’s Facebook post about their defamation suit against him.

1 Oct 2024 - 4:12PM

Singapore

Lee Hsien Loong’s brother pays Singapore ministers US$500,000 for defamation

Lee Hsien Yang paid the money to Law Minister K. Shanmugam and Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan in the wake of a High Court order.

30 Sep 2024 - 10:27AM

China-Singapore relations

China and Singapore must boost coordination as ‘stabilising forces’: Wang

Beijing’s top diplomat tells counterpart their countries can build on their strategic partnership in a world beset by turmoil and chaos.

10 Sep 2024 - 1:30AMvideocam

Singapore

Elon Musk praises Singapore’s Lee Hsien Loong for ‘wisdom’ on woke culture

The Tesla CEO shared a clip of Lee saying the wokeness movement leads to ‘extreme attitudes and social norms’.

22 Aug 2024 - 12:35PM

Singapore

Singapore’s influencers rub shoulders with Lawrence Wong - is it a ‘sell-out’?

The influencers’ attendance at the PAP event has prompted questions on whether they should be transparent about their partnerships with the ruling party.

14 Jun 2024 - 7:24PMvideocam

Singapore

Russian embassy in Singapore slams Zelensky’s Shangri-La Dialogue attendance

The embassy lashes out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for attempting to persuade the Global South to attend the summit.

7 Jun 2024 - 2:17PMvideocam

Singapore

In Singapore, a cancelled talk on sex and gender reflects LGBTQ divide

Singapore repealed its anti-gay sex law in November 2022, but conservative values still run deep in the city state.

6 Jun 2024 - 3:47PMvideocam

Singapore

Singapore ex-PM Lee’s brother ordered to pay US$296,000 for defaming ministers

A judge said Lee Hsien Yang made defamatory allegations against K. Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan ‘of the gravest kind’.

24 May 2024 - 3:31PM

Singapore

Asian Angle | The Singapore-China ties Lawrence Wong inherits from Lee Hsien Loong

Under Lee, bilateral ties were upgraded through economic initiatives and dialogue platforms – despite occasional political hiccups.

19 May 2024 - 6:41PMvideocam

Singapore

Can Singapore’s opposition really win the next general election?

Such a scenario is unlikely, observers say, noting it could be a gambit by new PM Lawrence Wong to make voters go for the safe option of returning the PAP to power.

19 May 2024 - 8:14AMvideocam

Singapore

‘Hainan pride’: online interest in ancestral ties of Singapore’s Lawrence Wong

Observers note the bump in online interest reflects blurred boundaries between Chinese nationality and ethnicity.

16 May 2024 - 9:37PMvideocam

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