The dark truth about Singapore: Founder’s son lifts lid on corruption and repression

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LONDON—Singapore has become much more repressive, and corruption in the Asian financial hub has worsened in the decade since the death of former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, according to his youngest son who fled to Britain to seek asylum from what he described as a campaign of persecution to silence him.

The Singapore government reacted strongly Thursday, accusing Lee of turning a “personal vendetta into an international smear campaign against his father, his family and his country.

Last year Singaporean authorities seized $1.75 billion in assets including gold bars, bottles of alcohol, luxury cars and properties and arrested nine Chinese nationals in a massive money laundering case involving funds raised by illegal means abroad.

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Author / Journalist: Sylvia Hui | The Associated Press

Category: BusinessStartups

Markets: PhilippinesBrazilMalaysiaSingaporeUganda

Topics: Hsien Been Corruption Singaporean Asylum Government Last Minister Called Political Singapore

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Published On: 2024-10-31 @ 12:51:11 (15 hours ago)

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