Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

PM Lee has called for the world’s biggest economies to avoid a destructive clash that could force smaller states to pick sides.

“I fully expect things to get more serious before they start getting better,” according to the post. When the election will be held “will depend on what will best see Singapore through this major crisis,” he said.

SINGAPORE (Aug 8): Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the city-state can resist the forces that have made politics in many countries divisive and angry, even as he acknowledged the threat terrorism poses to the Southeast Asian nation.