Ex-Lee Kuan Yew bodyguard among two parishioners who subdued Singapore church attacker

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Ex-Lee Kuan Yew bodyguard among two parishioners who subdued Singapore church attacker
Damien Liew Khee RuiLee Kuan YewSingapore
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SINGAPORE, Nov 16 — A retired officer who once led the Singapore Police Force (SPF) team responsible for the security of Singapore’s founding prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew,...

Have you ever tested your blood sugar levels? Here’s how this test can save five million Malaysians from developing diabetes Richard Tan Chai Boon receives the SPF’s Public Spiritedness Award from DAC Bertran Chia, Deputy Commander Jurong Division, at the Jurong Police Division Headquarters November 10, 2024.

He was joined by Damien Liew Khee Rui in subduing 37-year-old Basnayake Keith Spencer, who has been charged with causing grievous hurt with a dangerous weapon.In response to the November 9 attack on Catholic priest Father Christopher Lee, Tan told media outlet CNA after the ceremony: “We saw our priest being attacked. It was very instinctive that we had to go and disarm this person.”

Tan, a 38-year police veteran, retired in May 2018 and has received National Day Awards for his service.

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