Singapore PM Lee's succession plans hit by setbacks

SINGAPORE -- From a graft probe on a cabinet minister to the resignation of a senior official over an extramarital affair, political drama threatens to upend Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's carefully tailored succession plans.   Read the full story here.	View in browser
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	Asia Daily Briefing - Midday Update August 3, 2023

	Singapore political drama exposes frailty of Lee's succession plan SINGAPORE -- From a graft probe on a cabinet minister to the resignation of a senior official over an extramarital affair, political drama threatens to upend Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's carefully tailored succession plans.   Read the full story here.
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