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Singapore protest calls for inquiry over PM's alleged abuse of power

Around 400 protesters gathered at Singapore's Speakers' Corner on Saturday calling for an independent inquiry into whether Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong abused his power in a battle with his siblings over what to do with their late father's house.

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Singapore PM's siblings say ready to settle dispute privately

The siblings of Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong welcomed on Thursday moves to settle a row over their late father's house privately, but also said any unresolved dispute over his will should be thrashed out in court.

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Singapore PM's siblings say ready to settle dispute privately

ThesiblingsofSingapore'sPrimeMinisterLeeHsienLoongwelcomedonThursdaymovestosettlearowovertheirlatefather'shouseprivately,butalsosaidanyunresolveddisputeoverhisw

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BOK to take action to cope with foreign monetary policy changes

ThechiefofSouthKorea'scentralbankvowedTuesdaytotake"appropriate"stepsamidsignsthatmajoreconomiescouldchangetheirmonetarypoliciesgoingforward.Lastmonth,theU.S.Fe

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Singapore PM says wants to avoid taking family feud to court

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday he wanted to avoid suing his brother and sister for defamation over allegations that he had abused his power in a dispute with them over what to do with their late father's house.

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Singapore PM says wants to avoid taking family feud to court

Singapore'sPrimeMinisterLeeHsienLoongsaidonMondayhewantedtoavoidsuinghisbrotherandsisterfordefamationoverallegationsthathehadabusedhispowerinadisputewiththemove

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S. Korean PM calls on DPRK to release foreign detainees

South Korea's Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Sunday called for South Korean and American prisoners in the DPRK to be released, during a commemoration ceremony in Seoul marking the 67th anniversary of the start of the Korean War.

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S. Korean PM calls on DPRK to release foreign detainees

SouthKorea'sPrimeMinisterLeeNak-yononSundaycalledforSouthKoreanandAmericanprisonersintheDPRKtobereleased,duringacommemorationceremonyinSeoulmarkingthe67thannive

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Singapore's first family feud raises questions about political system

AnongoingfeudbetweenthechildrenoflateSingaporeanprimeministerLeeKuanYewhasgrippedthenation.WhatbeganasafamilyquarreloverwhethertodemolishLeeKuanYew’shousehasesc

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Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong denounced by siblings

The younger siblings of Singapore’s prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, have launched a scathing personal and political attack on him, saying they have lost confidence in him as a leader and accusing their “big brother omnipresent” of abusing his power.

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Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong denounced by siblings

TheyoungersiblingsofSingapore’sprimeminister,LeeHsienLoong,havelaunchedascathingpersonalandpoliticalattackonhim,sayingtheyhavelostconfidenceinhimasaleaderandacc

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Singapore PM's siblings say they feel threatened, have lost confidence

TheyoungerbrotherandsisterofSingaporeanPrimeMinisterLeeHsienLoongsaidonWednesdaythattheyhavelostconfidenceinhisleadershipandfear"theuseoftheorgansofthestateagai

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South Korean parliament approves Moon's pick for prime minister

SouthKorea'sparliamentapprovedPresidentMoonJae-in'sselectionofLeeNak-yonasprimeministeronWednesday,backingtheformerlawmakerandgovernorofSouthJeollaProvincetobec

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S.Korean president orders inspection into river refurbishment project

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday ordered an inspection into a so-called four river refurbishment project, which had been completed under the Lee Myung-bak government.

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Xi calls for China-ROK relations to return to normal track

ChinesePresidentXiJinpingsaidFridaythatChinawasreadytoworkwiththeRepublicofKorea(ROK)toreturnbilateraltiestothenormaltrack.XimadetheremarksduringameetingwithLee

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China Focus: China urges ROK to remove obstacles to ties as envoy visits Beijing

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Thursday urged the Republic of Korea (ROK) to remove obstacles to the development of bilateral ties when meeting with the visiting special envoy of the ROK President.

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ROK special envoy says fully understands China's concern over THAAD

A special envoy of the President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Moon Jae-in said here Thursday that the ROK fully understands China's reasonable concern over the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system.