Speaking with a slight slur and looking his age, Lee posted his message in a low-key video that answered a burning question in almost every Singaporean’s mind – and a few foreigners, as well.
It was posted inconspicuously among other candidates’ messages on the People’s Action Party (PAP) website without an accompanying story.
The pro-government press gave it scant prominence, and many Singaporeans first read about it in a Yahoo news report.
“I think they want to project the retention of the 87-year-old Lee as a non-story at a time when other top leaders are retired,” said a long-time PAP watcher. Full story
