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Lee Hsien Yang, who has been granted political asylum in the UK from what he called persecution in Singapore, as he is interviewed by Associated Press in London, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Singapore’s affluent veneer hides repression and corruption, says son of its modern-day founder

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FILE - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's brother, Lee Hsien Yang, right, receives friends and family members paying their respects to the late Lee Kuan Yew during a private family wake at the Istana or Presidential Palace in Singapore, March 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

Son of Singapore’s founder says he has been granted political asylum in the U.K.

By Sylvia Hui and Eileen Ng - Associated Press

Singapore Prime Minister and Secretary-General of the People's Action Party Lee Hsien Loong, second left, wears a face mask while talking to food vendors at a local market at Yio Chu Kang while on the campaign trail in Singapore July 3, 2020. Singaporeans go to the polls on July 10 in Southeast Asia's first election since the coronavirus pandemic began, with the health crisis and an economic recession expected to bolster Prime Minister Lee's party and extend its unbroken rule. (AP Photo/Ee Ming Toh)

Singapore governing party set to extend power in elections

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