Posts Tagged ‘death’
Lee Kuan Yew, of Seremban, Malaysia, is dead. Borneo Post: A motorcylist died after he was ran over by a lorry following his machine going out of control and skidding on the main road of Taman Bukit Galena here last night. In the 8pm incident, the victim, Lee Kuan Yew, 48, died at the […]
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Lee Kuan Yew is not dead. Photo from ST, and ZDNet with the story the mainstream media in Singapore did not cover: Singapore celebrated its 47th birthday yesterday and as I do most years, I stayed in to watch the annual parade on the telly along with my fellow citizens. But this year was a little […]
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Full text at AsiaOne: I brought her home on July 3, 2008. The doctors expected her to last a few weeks. She lived till October 2, 2 years and 3 months. She remained lucid. They gave time for me and my children to come to terms with the inevitable. In the final few months, her […]
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Mrs Lee Kuan Yew dies at age 89
Lee Kuan Yew’s wife Kwa Geok Choo has died. Channel NewsAsia: Madam Kwa Geok Choo – the wife of Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, and mother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has died on Saturday. Mrs Lee Kuan Yew, age 89, passed away peacefully at home at 5.40 pm. A statement from the Prime […]
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How should the Government handle rumours?
Surprisingly frank analysis from Today: A rumour that former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew had died started circulating on Twitter at least five days before the National Day Parade, with journalists asked by just about everyone – friends, parents, the neighbourhood barber – about its veracity. And despite a couple of journalists’ efforts to debunk the […]
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