Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is helped off the stage after taking ill during his National Day rally speech in Singapore August 21, 2016. Lee Kuan Yew's successor, Goh Chok Tong, was identified at least five years in advance. Lee Kuan Yew's son Lee Hsien Loong was groomed to become the next leader long before he took office in 2004. Another potential successor is Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, some analysts said, though he has repeatedly denied interest in the job. Tharman is an ethnic Tamil and few believe that despite its multi-culturalism Singapore is ready for a prime minister who is not ethnic Chinese.

Source: Thanhnien News August 23, 2016 01:07 UTC