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Why China's Southeast Asia belt and road push could give it edge in critical battleground
Southeast Asia is playing an ever-growing part in China's investment and diplomatic decisions, particularly as Beijing's rivalry with Washington heats up. In the third of a four-part series ...
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China conducts rare public test launch of intercontinental ballistic missile
Drew Thompson, a visiting research fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore, said “the launch is a powerful signal ...
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Kwa Geok Choo was a Singaporean lawyer and the wife of Lee Kuan Yew, the founding Prime Minister of Singapore. She co-founded Lee & Lee law firm, drafted the Women's Charter and the Separation Agreement, and was a pioneer advocate of women's rights.
Mar 11, 2021 · Kwa Geok Choo was a lawyer, co-founder of Lee & Lee, and the wife of Singapore's first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew. She was the first woman in Malaya to get a first class honours law degree and helped draft the PAP Constitution and water supply provisions.
Mar 24, 2015 · But nothing seemed to comfort Mr Lee in the days after Madam Kwa Geok Choo, his wife of 63 years, his best friend and confidante, died on Oct 2, 2010. He slept erratically.
May 19, 2022 · A monologue by Tan Rui Shan tells the story of the late Mrs Lee Kuan Yew, a lawyer, political wife and mother of two prime ministers. The play, directed by Goh Boon Teck, runs from Jul 8 to 31 at the Victoria Theatre.
- Sharon Salim
Enter Kwa Geok Choo: Singapore and the story of Mrs Lee Kuan Yew. This play, which has been on Director Goh Boon Teck’s mind for the past decade, premieres on 8th July. When she was first approached to bring the play to fruition, playwright Ovidia Yu faced many challenges.
Feb 14, 2020 · Learn how the late Singapore Prime Minister and his wife, who was also a lawyer, met, married and supported each other through various challenges. Read about their academic rivalry, secret wedding, and Mr Lee's grief after her death.
Oct 2, 2010 · Singapore. (CNN) -- The wife of Singapore's first prime minister died at her home Saturday at the age of 89. A private funeral for Kwa Geok Choo will take place next Wednesday, the prime...
