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1st LD: Singapore's ex-PM Lee Kuan Yew weakens further

Xinhua, March 22, 2015 Adjust font size:

Singapore's former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew has weakened further, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said on Sunday.

Concerns have been mounting over his health these days, with many well-wishers visiting Singapore General Hospital with cards and gifts.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong joined the well-wishers for his ailing father at the hospital on Sunday. He also visited Tanjong Pagar Community Club late Saturday to thank local residents for their prayers and support.

Lee Kuan Yew, 91, has been in hospital since Feb. 5 with severe pneumonia. His condition has worsened, the PMO said on Saturday.

Lee co-founded the ruling People's Action Party and became the premier of the newly-born republic in 1965. He stepped down as prime minister in 1990. Endi