Lee Hsien Loong: scion PM modernised Singapore, stifled dissent

Lee Hsien Loong presided over efforts to retool Singapore’s export-driven economy by focusing on advanced industries such as biotechnology and electronics (Lillian SUWANRUMPHA) Under Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore has held its own in an era of globalised finance and cutting-edge tech, while continuing his venerated father’s policy of muzzling free media and snuffing out dissent. The premier steps down Wednesday, passing the baton to his deputy Lawrence Wong, the second non-member of the Lee family to lead the wealthy Asian nation. As the son of the country’s founding leader Lee Kuan Yew, Lee had to live with the…