Saturday's protest came as news emerged that Singapore's first prime minister, 89-year-old Lee Kuan Yew, has been taken to hospital with a brain-related blockage.

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Mahatma Gandhi, Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Lee Kuan Yew were British-trained lawyers.

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Or perhaps the century's foremost political leader is Lee Kuan Yew, who almost single-handedly built Singapore into an economically rich and corruption-free society?

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Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said the country and its flag-carrier should learn from the disaster.

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After Li's remarks, he sat facing the stage as company President and Editor-in-Chief Steve Forbes brought on Lee Kuan Yew, minister mentor and patriarch of modern Singapore.

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