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Urgent: Singapore's ex-PM Lee Kuan Yew still remains critically ill

Xinhua, March 19, 2015 Adjust font size:

Singapore's former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew still remained critically ill in the intensive care unit (ICU), the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said on Thursday.

The worsening condition of Lee, 91, was announced on Tuesday, when the PMO said he had an infection and was being treated with antibiotics. Endi