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Singapore's champion of democracy Joshua B.Jeyaretnam dead at 82
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Mr Jeyaretnam, often referred to as JBJ, died at a local hospital of heart failure, his assistant Ng Teck Siong said. "It's a great loss for the country. He really believed in democracy and never stopped fighting for Singapore," he said. In recent years, Mr Jeyaretnam - once a wealthy, flamboyant and high-profile ...
Outspoken Singapore dissident dies - The New York Times
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"We were trying to surmount the last hurdle," said a close friend and political partner, Ng Teck Siong, speaking of Jeyaretnam's attempt to enter Parliament once more. "But we were not able to do that. He had to leave us." Jeyaretnam's career was defined by his persistent attempts to win a seat in Parliament ...
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Jeyaretnam died Tuesday at a hospital of heart failure, his assistant Ng Teck Siong told The Associated Press. In recent years, Jeyaretnam — once a wealthy, flamboyant and high-profile lawyer — had stood on street corners and outside subway stations to peddle his own books about Singapore politics ...
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Jeyaretnam's long-time ally and Reform Party executive, Ng Teck Siong, said it would be “very hard to find another man to fill his shoes.” He was the country's “venerable lion,” said Sinapan Samydorai, president of local non-governmental organization Think Centre. “In his strong beliefs, stubborn resilience ...
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