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  Father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, dies at 91

  World | Mar 23, 2015, 10:18 AM IST

  Singapore: Lee Kuan Yew, who founded modern Singapore and was both feared for his authoritarian tactics and admired for turning the city-state into one of the world's richest nations, died Monday, the government said. He

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  Singapore ex-PM Lee's condition critical

  World | Mar 21, 2015, 11:19 AM IST

  Singapore:Singapore former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew condition has worsened, the prime minister's office (PMO) said on Saturday.Lee (91) was the first prime minister of Singapore from 1965 to 1990, heading the island-country for 35