SINGAPORE: US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday (May 31) likened US President Donald Trump to Singapore's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. In a major speech outlining US strategy ...

Pete Hegseth says at Shangri-La Dialogue not fair for Asian nations to be spending less than European peers if they face China's "threat" more directly Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

In September 2023, Singapore’s first Prime Minister, the late Lee Kuan Yew would have turned 100 years old if he were still alive. Nearly a decade after his death in 2015, his legacy continues ...

Trump and Lee Kuan Yew similar in ‘common sense’ approach: Hegseth. Both men showed a ‘willingness to work with others, while respecting mutual self-interest,’ the US defence secretary said.

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Lee Kuan Yew is considered the founding father of modern Singapore. Born Harry Lee Kuan Yew in September 1923, he governed Singapore over three decades and oversaw its separation from Malaysia ...

Pete Hegseth said like the late Lee Kuan Yew, the US president’s approach is grounded in common sense and national interests. (AFP pic) US secretary of defence Pete Hegseth rankled Singaporeans ...

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth (pic) rankled Singapor­eans by likening President Donald Trump to the city-state's late founding premier Lee Kuan Yew.

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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth rankled Singaporeans on Saturday by likening President Donald Trump to the city-state's late founding premier Lee Kuan Yew.

There is more than one way to do regime change. In Iraq, the United States ended up invading and occupying the country, deposing Saddam Hussein, and trying and failing to set up a durable reform and ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Singapore’s prime minister to join the fight against “hegemony” and protectionism in trade as they met in Beijing today. Prime minister Lawrence Wong’s first ...