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Lee Hsien Loong

March

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with all other leaders for the ASEAN “family photo” at Government House in Melbourne on Wednesday.

ASEAN summit a worthwhile investment of Australia’s soft power

But the optics of forging stronger links with the nations of South-East Asia were undercut by the unprecedented and unedifying intervention by Paul Keating.

  • The AFR View
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong with Anthony Albanese.

Singapore backs AUKUS subs as Keating rocks summit

Singapore has backed the Albanese government over the AUKUS deal, undercutting former prime minister Paul Keating’s claim Australia was at odds with the region.

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  • Andrew Tillett and Phillip Coorey
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South-East Asia signals it won’t be picked off by China

A tick of approval from one of Asia’s most respected statesmen for AUKUS was just one positive sign from the ASEAN summit.

  • James Curran
Taylor Swift during her performance in Singapore last week.

Taylor Swift is now a trade dispute

Disharmony within South-East Asia over a sweetheart deal for Taylor Swift to perform in Singapore has provided a sideshow to ASEAN summit.

  • Andrew Tillett

December 2023

Lee Kuan Yew’s funeral in 2015: (second row, left to right): Lee Suet Fern, Lee Hsien Yang, Lee Hsien Loong and his wife Ho Ching, and Lee Kuan Yew’s daughter, Lee Wei Ling.

Singapore loses its sheen as its first family fights over legacy

Lee Kuan Yew united Singapore, but his death sparked a spectacular unravelling of his family that has left Singaporeans divided and asking questions about the future.

  • Emma Connors
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November 2023

Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong says the state of relations between the US and China is worrying.

Singapore’s PM Lee to step aside next year

Lee Hsien Loong, who has held the premiership for almost 20 years, said he will hand over power to his deputy Lawrence Wong before the next general election.

  • Chen Lin

June 2023

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has a lot of travel planned but skipping NATO is a no-no.

Don’t get caught between China and US: Albanese’s new message

Vietnam is looking to deepen ties with Australia, saying it will continue to buy coal for some time.

  • Andrew Tillett

March 2023

Happier times. Lee Kuan Yew at home playing Chinese chess with his wife, two sons and daughter.

Singapore’s first family rift takes even nastier turn

The estranged brother of Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has hit back after being labelled a liar and absconder in parliament.

  • Emma Connors

October 2022

The Optus hack has sped up moves to reform Australia’s privacy laws.

Singapore taking Optus hack ‘seriously’

Following talks with Anthony Albanese, Singapore’s PM Lee Hsien Loong also says China’s bid to join a free trade pact is beneficial despite Australian concerns.

  • Andrew Tillett

August 2022

End to gay sex ban a boon for Singapore economy, say activists

Companies that pride themselves on diversity and tolerance have long baulked at Singapore’s anti-gay stance.

  • Emma Connors

May 2022

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Singapore PM warns of global recession

Lee Hsien Loong has joined a growing list of global policymakers, market participants, economists and companies warning of risks.

  • Michelle Jamrisko, Philip J. Heijmans and Abhishek Vishnoi

July 2021

The health emergency triggered by an explosive increase in COVID-19 cases in Indonesia could yet derail Dan Tehan’s planned tour of Indonesia and Singapore.

Tehan plans to visit Indonesia as relationship draws fire

Dan Tehan is expected to make his first visit as trade minister to Singapore and Indonesia next week. 

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  • Emma Connors and Andrew Tillett

June 2021

All of Singapore’s food and beverage workers will be tested every fortnight in the new normal.

Singapore begins ‘strategic exit’ from pandemic

The city-state has doubled down on vaccinations and is close to the time when a COVID-19 infection can mostly be managed at home.

  • Emma Connors
Singapore want to find a path to workable travel bubbles.

Australia and Singapore commit to travel bubble

Singapore students will be the first in line, but quarantine-free travel is unlikely to begin before the majority of people in both nations are vaccinated.

  • Emma Connors
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

PM to discuss regional tensions, travel bubble with Singapore

There’s never been a better time to deepen the relationship between Australia and Singapore – two like-minded, middle-level powers, analysts say.

  • Emma Connors
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Singapore is learning to live with the virus - and looking for like-minded countries to tread a similar path.

Lessons for Australia from Singapore’s border approach

A reciprocal travel arrangement will be on the agenda when the leaders of the two countries meet on Thursday.

  • Emma Connors

February 2021

A group of tourists ride their bicycles along the promenade at Marina Bay in Singapore.

Singapore’s economy tipped to roar back to life

Singapore had five COVID-19 budgets last year. In 2021, the focus will be on dialling back assistance, with the city state set to lead the region out of recession.

  • Emma Connors

July 2020

Supporters of the opposition Workers' Party wave flags at passing traffic in celebration as results of sample counts are announced on Saturday.

Singapore's government is in denial

Elections are Singaporeans' twice-a-decade opportunity to send messages to the government and, on this occasion, the message was clear.

  • Michael Barr
We're in: Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his team submit their nomination papers last week.

Singapore's Lee hints at handover delay

It has ruled uninterrupted since 1965 but the People's Action Party is looking a bit rattled as Friday, polling day, draws near.

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  • Emma Connors

June 2020

Social distancing at a traffic junction on Orchard Road on March 31, 2020 in Singapore.

Time for a change, urges Singapore PM's rebel brother

The younger son of Singapore's founding prime minister has raged against a system by which, he says, daily struggle and sacrifice reward only a few.

  • Emma Connors

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