Singapore's founding leader Lee Kuan Yew 'critically ill'

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[QUOTE]Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew is "critically ill" and his condition is worsening further while on life support in hospital, the government said Wednesday.The 91-year-old, widely credited with transforming Singapore from an economic backwater into one of Asia's wealthiest economies, has been receiving treatment for severe pneumonia in the intensive care unit at Singapore General Hospital since February 5.
"Mr. Lee Kuan Yew remains critically ill in the ICU and has deteriorated further," said a statement from the office of his son, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
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On Tuesday, the government said his condition had worsened due to an infection, for which he was given antibiotics, and doctors were closely monitoring his condition.
The senior Lee has been breathing with the help of "mechanical ventilation," a form of life support, according to previous government statements.
Lee modernised Singapore's economy but rights advocates have criticised the British-trained lawyer for his iron-fisted rule, which has seen political opponents jailed or driven to bankruptcy through costly libel suits.
Singapore strictly controls freedom of speech and assembly and, while it has become more liberal in recent years, still uses corporal punishment for crimes considered relatively minor elsewhere, such as spraying graffiti.
A longtime fitness buff, Lee has visibly slowed since his wife of 63 years, Kwa Geok Choo, died in 2010.
In a book published in 2013, the Asian elder statesman said he felt weaker by the day and wanted a quick death.
Prime Minister Lee posted the latest update on his father on his Facebook page and was immediately inundated with expressions of support, prayers and wishes for the patriarch's recovery.
Many said they hoped he would live long enough to witness Singapore's 50th anniversary of independence on August 9, an event known as "SG50".
It gained self-rule from colonial ruler Britain in 1959 and became a republic in 1965 after a brief and stormy union with Malaysia.
"My prayer to Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Hang on. Please be around to celebrate SG50 with the nation," wrote reader Elena Wee Meng Gek.[/QUOTE]

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Also, CNN just reported a false news of him dying. A++ journalism there.

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I really hope he gets well and lives to see Singapore's 50th birthday.

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[QUOTE]SINGAPORE: The condition of Mr Lee Kuan Yew "has worsened" in the Intensive Care Unit of Singapore General Hospital, the Prime Minister's Office said on Saturday (Mar 21).

The Republic's first Prime Minister is now is his 45th day at the hospital, having been admitted on Feb 5 with severe pneumonia. He has been on mechanical ventilation since Feb 21.

Mr Lee's condition took a turn for the worse on Tuesday, when he contracted an infection. On Wednesday, the PMO said his condition had "deteriorated further" and that he remained "critically ill" in the ICU.

TIMELINE

Feb 5: Mr Lee enters hospital with severe pneumonia
Feb 21: He remains lightly sedated and on mechanical ventilation
Feb 26: His doctors restart him on antibiotics
Feb 28: Doctors say his condition has improved slightly
Mar 17: Mr Lee's condition worsens due to an infection
Mar 18: His condition has deteriorated further, say doctors
Mar 19: Mr Lee remains critically ill in the ICU[/QUOTE]

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The old man doesn't have a long time, I suspect.

And fuck I might get activated back to work or something.