A get well card is left at the hospital where Lee Kuan Yew has been treated for the last 6 weeks on Saturday, March 21, 2015.
PHNOM PENH —
Officials from government, the opposition and civil society on Monday mourned the passing of former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.
Lee, who was 91, was the founding father of the modern state of Singapore, where he ruled for 31 years.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said in a public speech Monday he admired Lee’s leadership and ability to move his country beyond British colonization.
Yem Ponhearith, a spokesman for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, said Lee should be remembered for his fight against corruption, his support of education, and the economic reforms he instated.
Pung Chhiv Kek, president of the rights group Licahdo, acknowledged Lee’s many successes, but she said his legacy also carries with it the memory of a dictatorial approach.
Lee Kuan Yew, Founder of Modern Singapore, Dies at 91
1/6A vendor hands out a special edition of the local newspaper featuring the life of the late Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore, March 23, 2015.
2/6Members of the public light candles to form the acronym "R. I. P." at a local community club, Singapore, March 23, 2015.
3/6Mourners gather at the consulate-general to pay respects to late Singapore founder Lee Kuan Yew in Hong Kong, March 23, 2015.
4/6Sarah Kee, 61, wipes away her tears at an area set aside for tributes to former Singapore prime minister Lee Kuan Yew at the hospital where he passed away, Singapore, March 23, 2015.
5/6Office workers in the financial district buy special edition local newspapers which feature the life of the late Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore, March 23, 2015.
6/6This get well card was left at the hospital where Lee Kuan Yew was treated for the last weeks before his death, Singapore, March 21, 2015.
