Singapore PM 'grieved beyond words' at Lee Kuan Yew's death


SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (pic) said he was "grieved beyond words" at the death of his father, Singapore's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who died on Monday morning at the Singapore General Hospital aged 91.

In an emotional speech that was broadcast live from the Istana at 8am, he paid tribute to the elder Mr Lee in Malay, Chinese and English.

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