Singapore's Lee retracts controversial remarks on Muslims ahead of election

Trend.az, 8 Mar 2011Singapore state founder Lee Kuan Yew retracted controversial remarks on the city-state's Malay Muslim community, news reports said Tuesday.In a book launched in January, Lee is quoted as saying that multiracial Singapore was making good progress "until the surge of Islam came." He described Muslims as "distinct and separate," and called on them to "be less strict on Islamic