Singapore’s ex-PM dies at 91

Singapore’s first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, 91, is dead.

A statement by the country’s prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong confirmed that Lee died at about 03:18 local time on Monday equivalent to 19:18 GMT on Sunday.
“Mr Lee passed away peacefully at the Singapore general hospital today at 3.18 am,” the statement said.
Late Lee credited to have built his country into one the richest world nation has been on life support machine after his admission to the hospital on February 5 for severe pneumonia.