SINGAPORE — Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday (June 19) apologised for the harm caused to the country’s reputation and Singaporeans’ confidence in the Government by the private dispute between him and his siblings, adding that he deeply regretted it.
Stressing that he had “done everything possible to avoid this state of affairs”, he pledged to give the matter — which has dominated headlines and discourse in Singapore over the past few days — a “full, public airing” when Parliament convenes on July 3. PM Lee said he will make a Ministerial Statement in the House to refute the allegations against him and the Government.
“As your Prime Minister, I apologise to you for this. And as the eldest of the siblings, it grieves me to think of the anguish that this would have caused our parents if they were still alive,” he said in a statement on Monday night which was also recorded on video.
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Stressing that he had “done everything possible to avoid this state of affairs”, he pledged to give the matter — which has dominated headlines and discourse in Singapore over the past few days — a “full, public airing” when Parliament convenes on July 3. PM Lee said he will make a Ministerial Statement in the House to refute the allegations against him and the Government.
“As your Prime Minister, I apologise to you for this. And as the eldest of the siblings, it grieves me to think of the anguish that this would have caused our parents if they were still alive,” he said in a statement on Monday night which was also recorded on video.
More at http://www.todayonline.com/singapor...pores-reputation-and-sporeans-confidence-govt