Late Singapore Leader Hailed as Visionary

The death of Singapore’s founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, has sparked a flood of tributes for a man who has become synonymous with the modern state he created. In ailing health and at age 91, Lee passed away early Monday at Singapore General Hospital. Lee is credited with the transformation of a former tropical colonial outpost into an ultra-modern, global finance-and-trade hub. Prioritizing clean and efficient governance, pro-business policies and social order, sometimes at the...

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