World & Nation
Lee Hsien Loong, son of the first premier, says citizen freedoms must continue to grow.
Aug. 13, 2004
Lee Hsien Loong says he will step down on May 15 after two decades at the helm and hand power to his deputy Lawrence Wong.
April 15, 2024
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama played host to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his wife, Ho Ching, at a state dinner on Aug. 2, 2016.
Aug. 2, 2016
Obituaries
Kwa Geok Choo, wife of Singapore’s first prime minister, dies at 89
Oct. 4, 2010
PASSINGS: Kwa Geok Choo
Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who turned a colonial backwater into a modern industrial giant, announced Sunday that he will step down from the post he has held for 30 years before the end of 1990.
Jan. 1, 1990
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong vowed to relax Singapore’s tight rules on public gatherings in his first policy speech since he was sworn in 10 days earlier.
Aug. 23, 2004
Singapore’s ruling party celebrated a landslide victory in parliamentary elections that signaled continuity in the city-state’s trademark mix of economic success, social stability and tight political controls.
May 7, 2006
Paint is chipping off the two-story house at 38 Oxley Road.
July 18, 2017
Trade Pact With United States Signed: After signing a general agreement on trade talks with members of the Assn. of Southeast Asian nations, the Office of the U.S.
Oct. 14, 1991