CHIA Thye Poh, 70, the longest-serving political prisoner in Asian history, was awarded the Lim Lian Geok (LLG) Spirit Award on Dec 18 by the LLG Cultural Development Centre. The former Singapore/Malaysian member of parliament was detained for 32 years from 1966 to 1998 by the Lee Kuan Yew government, a much longer term than Nelson Mandela’s 28 years of detention. Full story
Chia Thye Poh, Asia’s longest-serving political prisoner, receives award
CHIA Thye Poh, 70, the longest-serving political prisoner in Asian history, was awarded the Lim Lian Geok (LLG) Spirit Award on Dec 18 by the LLG Cultural Development Centre. The former Singapore/Malaysian member of parliament was detained for 32 years from 1966 to 1998 by the Lee Kuan Yew government, a much longer term than Nelson Mandela’s 28 years of detention. Full story
