In Korea, Lee Kuan Yew is actually more often cited as a target of criticism. Of course, a small number of people praise him, but he is usually mentioned in the context of nostalgia for dictatorship (like Park Chung-hee in Korea), and more often than not, he is talked about as a kind of idealized image of dictatorship created by the West.

[1] https://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0104_201503231558059503

Right and you are quoting left leaning media outlets as basis for your claims.