Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew hospitalised
*Below article extracted from Yahoo .* Modern Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew , was hospitalised late Wednesday for treatment of a chest infection, local media reported. Broadcaster Channel NewsAsia said the 87-year-old elder statesman was supposed to attend the wake of Balaji Sadasivan, a senior government minister who died on Monday, but was admitted to the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) instead. “Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew was planning to attend Dr Balaji’s wake this evening, but the doctors at SGH have just admitted him for treatment of a chest infection,” said the brief statement from Lee’s press secretary posted on the broadcaster’s website www.channelnewsasia.com . Lee served as Singapore’s first prime minister and is credited for transforming the city-state from a third world port to one of Asia’s wealthiest nations in just a little over 30 years. He stepped down in 1990 but continues to play an influential advisory role in government. He holds the special title mi...