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Lee Hsien Yang, the estranged brother of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, flew to Hong Kong over the weekend as a highly publicised family feud between the siblings continues to unfold in the city state. Lee Hsien Yang and wife, Lim Suet Fern ... ( read original story ...)

Supercars could be become the major supporting attraction at the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix as part of V8 racing's revived international expansion plans. Fairfax Media has learned that Singapore GP organisers have sounded out Supercars on joining the ... ( read original story ...)

(June 21): Singapore is a small but wealthy Southeast Asian island state with a reputation for order and control. So imagine the dismay when its most famous family gets involved in a very public feud — on Facebook. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his ... ( read original story ...)

The Ramadan bazaar in Singapore's Geylang Serai district is a traditional favourite, but its new Instagrammable treats are drawing a younger crowd. Has this "hipsterisation" hurt the festive spirit of Ramadan? Produced by Heather Chen. Editing/Filming by ... ( read original story ...)

UOL to sell new shares in exchange for Haw Par’s UIC stock Deal may make UOL one of city’s top commercial property owners UOL Group Ltd. and Haw Par Corp., two listed companies largely owned by 88-year-old Singapore billionaire Wee Cho Yaw, announced a ... ( read original story ...)

The cast convened in Singapore on Tuesday to launch the first leg on the 'fully ... president at NBCUniversal International Studios, reveal some exciting news about the long-rumoured Downton film. 'There's a movie in the works. It's been in the works ... ( read original story ...)

(CNN)Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsein Loong is on the back foot. Last week, the country was shocked when Lee's younger siblings accused him of abusing his power, acting against public interest and lying to parliament on whether the house of their ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE Singapore said on Tuesday it had detained an auxiliary ... Khairul various ways to get to Syria and die there as a "martyr", the ministry said. The news comes just a week after authorities said that they had detained the first Singaporean woman ... ( read original story ...)

A Singapore auxiliary police officer who planned to join the armed conflict against Syria's government has been arrested along with one of his colleagues, the Home Affairs Ministry said Tuesday. Muhammad Khairul bin Mohamed, 24, was arrested earlier this ... ( read original story ...)

(CNN)Singapore's Prime Minister has made a rare public apology for a family spat that has gripped a city unused to elites airing their grievances. Lee Hsien Loong refuted allegations that he has violated the will of his late father, Singapore's former ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong apologized on Monday that a dispute with his siblings over their late father Lee Kuan Yew's will has had an impact on citizens' confidence in the government. The feud between the children of Lee Kuan Yew ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE The very public airing of a family feud between Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his two siblings has led to an outpouring of responses online, including from those concerned about its impact on global perceptions of the island state. ( read original story ...)

The UFC traveled to Singapore for Fight Night 111 and while the card dragged on a couple of occasions, fans that set their alarms for Saturday morning were largely treated to an exciting lineup of fights. For the most part, the bouts were relatively low ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said there are "deeply troubling circumstances" over how the will of his father and the founding leader of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, was drawn up, in the latest salvo in a family feud that has shaken ... ( read original story ...)

The last will of Singapore founder Lee Kuan Yew was made in "deeply troubling circumstances" with a family member helping to draft it, said his eldest son, the country's current prime minister, as the tussle turned into a political drama rarely seen in the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's Chinese-language newspaper too has published opinion ... then we have no opposition," foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told a regular news briefing at that time. "We hold a very open attitude to normal exchanges between countries ... ( read original story ...)