Singapore PM feuds in public with sister


epa05226605 Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong looks at a tribute board dedicated to his father Mr Lee Kuan Yew outside Parliament House in Singapore, Singapore, 23 March 2016. The country's first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, passed away last year on 23 March 2015 at the age of 91. His passing was met with an outpouring of emotion and gratitude as over half a million Singaporeans lined up to pay their last respects to a man that many consider to be the founding father of Singapore. Lee Kuan Yew served as Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. EPA/WALLACE WOON

SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday denied abusing his power and attempting to establish a dynasty as a family feud went public after the first anniversary of the death of his father Lee Kuan Yew.

Reacting to attacks from his younger sister Lee Wei Ling, the prime minister said in a Facebook post that he was “deeply saddened” by the claims and called them “completely untrue”.

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