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THE TRISHAW RIDER WHO SAVED LEE KUAN YEW’S LIFE & CHANGED S’PORE FOREVER

Trishaw rider Koh Teong Koo pedals steadily down Oxley Road, pulling up at No. 38, the home of Singapore's prime minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Then, to everyone's surprise, the gates are opened and Mr Koh cycles right in. It turns out their coffee shop buddy is no ordinary trishaw rider, but the only one in 1970s Singapore with close ties to the Lee family.

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