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Oct 4, 2020 · Singapore — In another part of a rare interview with Yahoo News, Lee Suet Fern recalled that her eldest son’s birth in 1985 felt to her in-laws Lee Kuan Yew and Kwa Geok Choo like it was the...
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Before joining Harvard University's economics faculty as a staff member, Li Shengwu was a Junior Fellow in the Harvard Society of Fellows from 2016 to 2018. He was a competitive debater during his pre-university and undergraduate years, having won the European Universities Debating Championship in 2009 and also receiving the "Best Speaker" award at...
Li Shengwu is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Harvard University, specialising in Behavioural Economics and Theory.Prior to this role, he was a Junior Fellow of the Harvard Society of Fellows.
Facebook post & prosecution
As the son of Li Hsien Yang, Li Shengwu was also embroiled in the Lee family dispute over the family home at 38 Oxley Road. On 15 July 2017, he shared a Wall Street Journal newspaper article summarising the dispute with a caption that partially read: A few days after the post, he was instructed by the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) to apologise for his comments and remove his post. However, he did not comply with these requests and maintained that his claims were not contemptuous when read...
Sentencing
On 29 July 2020, the High Court of Singapore found Li Shengwu guilty of contempt of court and he was sentenced to a $15,000 fine.He agreed to pay the fine despite disagreeing with the ruling.
May 28, 2019 · It has just been revealed on social media that founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s grandson Li Huanwu’s wedding was attended by his immediate family, including his father Lee Hsien Yang,...
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Feb 16, 2023 · Mr Li, the eldest son of Mr Lee Hsien Yang and Ms Lee Suet Fern and grandson of former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, was one of the 125 "outstanding" early-career researchers selected by...
Mar 7, 2020 · In fact, a video of either Hongyi (118,623 views) or Shengwu (80,320 views) is more popular than the combined views of the private eulogies by PM Lee (34,906 views) and Lee Hsien Yang (22,310...
Feb 29, 2024 · SINGAPORE: Lee Hsien Yang has expressed joy and pride that his son, Li Shengwu, has received tenure at Harvard University. Prof Li announced that he was granted tenure earlier this week.
Jan 23, 2020 · Li Hongyi clarifies. Well, now like all once-friends, the unfriended one will have to clear the air on Facebook. Here is Li Hongyi's post: In case you can't read it. "Hey Sheng, I don't know...
