The Lees say big thank you

A portrait of Singapores late former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew is seen during his funeral service in Singapore on March 29, 2015. Tens of thousands of mourners braved torrential rain, howitzers fired a 21-gun salute and jet fighters screamed across the sky March 29 as Singapore staged a grand funeral for its founding leader Lee Kuan Yew. AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN

THE family members of the late Lee Kuan Yew (pic) have expressed their thanks to the public for the affection and respect shown to the former prime minister.

In full-page advertisements published in major newspapers in the republic yesterday, the Lee family said it was touched by the affection and respect displayed for Lee.