Lee Kuan Yew
Voters observe social distancing while lining up at the Dunearn Secondary School polling station in Singapore Friday, July 10, 2020. Wearing masks and plastic gloves, Singaporeans began voting in a general election that is expected to return Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's long-ruling party to power. (AP Photo/Royston Chan)
Safety protocol, job fears, family feud in Singapore polls

Jul. 09, 2020 09:42 PM EDT

Wheelchair-bound voters, wearing face masks, leave the Alexandra Primary School polling center after casting their votes in Singapore, Friday, July 10, 2020. Wearing masks and plastic gloves, Singaporeans began voting in a general election that is expected to return Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's long-governing party to power. (AP Photo)
Singapore's ruling party holds on to power but faces setback

By Eileen Ng And Ee Ming Toh Jul. 09, 2020 08:05 PM EDT

Heng Swee Keat, Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and First Assistant Secretary-General of the People’s Action Party, wears a face mask while speaking to residents at the Bedok South market during the final day of the election campaign Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Singapore. Singaporeans go to the polls on July 10, 2020, in Southeast Asia's first election since the coronavirus pandemic began, with the health crisis and an economic recession expected to bolster Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's party and extend its unbroken rule. (AP Photo/Royston Chan)
Singapore governing party set to extend power in elections

By Eileen Ng And Ee Ming Toh Jul. 08, 2020 08:56 PM EDT

People's Action Party Secretary-General and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, right, fields questions from the media at a nomination center ahead of the general election in Singapore, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Campaigning began Tuesday for Singapore's general elections, with the opposition hoping to dent the ruling party's supermajority in parliament with support from Prime Minister Lee's estranged younger brother. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim)
Singapore election campaign begins, PM's brother not running

By Ee Ming Toh Jun. 30, 2020 04:38 AM EDT

Lee Hsien Yang, left, brother of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, meets with opposition party's candidates in Singapore Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Lee Hsien Yang said Wednesday he has joined the Progress Singapore Party because he is concerned about issues such as governance and transparency, but declined to say whether he will run in the July 10 polls. (Risa Suzuki/Kyodo News via AP)
Singapore PM's brother joins opposition party ahead of polls

Jun. 24, 2020 05:58 AM EDT