S’pore founding leader Lee on life support

SINGAPORE, Mar 22: The health condition of Singapore's founding leader Lee Kuan Yew weakened further on Sunday as he battles severe pneumonia in hospital, the government said. The 91-year-old, one of Asia's towering post-colonial leaders, has been in the Singapore General Hospital for more than six weeks and is being aided by mechanical ventilation, a form of life support. "Mr Lee Kuan Yew has weakened further today," said a statement from the office of his son, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who visited him in hospital. The government earlier said the patriarch was critically ill. Hundreds of floral tributes and cards dedicated to Lee have piled up outside the hospital as Singaporeans displayed affection for the British-educated lawyer who steered the city-state to prosperity.    — AFP