Word: jeyaretnam
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...Jeyaretnam, often called J.B.J., gave up life as a high-flying lawyer to become Singapore's most tenacious government critic and, in 1981, the first opposition leader elected to Parliament. The bewhiskered Jeyaretnam served in Parliament from 1981 to '86 and from 1997 to 2001. A fierce advocate for Singapore's disadvantaged, he faced sporadic bankruptcy as a result of defamation suits filed by several Singaporean politicians. Earlier this year, in a return to politics, he helped found the Reform Party and planned to run in the 2011 elections...
OSHUA BENJAMIN JEYARETNAM Singapore's best-known opposition figure was declared bankrupt and lost his parliamentary seat earlier this year after defaulting on a defamation payout. In a 30-year career, he has paid more than $900,000 in damages and costs...
...Chee, the end of the campaign brings only more uncertainty: How much will the Prime Minister's lawyers ask him to pay in damages? Chee says he will keep fighting, no matter how high the cost. He cites the veteran opposition leader Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam as his in-spiration. But to most observers, the 76-year-old Jeyaretnam is more like a cautionary tale: he was declared bankrupt and removed from Parliament ear-lier this year, after failing to pay his defamation bills...
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