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Cambodian PM to attend funeral of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew

Xinhua, March 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will attend the state funeral service of Singapore's former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, which will be held on Sunday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press statement on Wednesday.

Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's founding father, served as the country's prime minister from 1959 to 1990. He died early Monday at the age of 91.

In a public speech on Monday, Hun Sen said Lee Kuan Yew was not only the founder of Singapore, but also the co-founder of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Endi