Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has called for ''respect'' after a resident's racially-charged rant on Facebook caused outrage.

BBC: Singapore PM urges 'respect' after Facebook rant

Perhaps not significantly helping matters: A statement from Singapore's prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, that the Shin deal was a "commercial decision".

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Singapore's prime minister, Goh Chok Tong, has risen to the top of a meritocracy that rewards only the best and brightest such as his predecessor Lee Kuan Yew.

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