Lee Kuan Yew had 'very deep influence' on me: PM Lee
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THERE was an "enormous outpouring of sorrow" when Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew died in March, but what should be noted is that the country emerged stronger as a result, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has told Time magazine.
"The stock market didn't crash, investors didn't panic, confidence was maintained. In fact, at the end of that, I think, confidence was strengthened. I think we're not in a bad spot," he said.
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