Saturday, April 26, 2014

Photo of a very thin Lee Kuan Yew sparks concern

Picture provided by Ministry of Communications and Information. Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and his wife the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha met with Mr Lee Kuan Yew at the Istana on 21st April 2014.Yahoo Newsroom/MCI - Picture provided by Ministry of Communications and Information. Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and his wife the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha met with Mr Lee Kuan Yew at the Istana on 21st April 2014.

Reactions to photo showing a very thin Lee Kuan Yew

A new picture of Singapore's first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, who is now 90 years old, has drawn concern from people on Singapore's internet space.
Recently, state broadcaster Channel NewsAsia tweeted this photo of former Singapore prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, courtesy of the Ministry of Communication and Information:
It shows Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and his wife the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha flanking Lee at the Istana on 21st April 2014 during the Brunei leader's state visit to Singapore.

People on social media quickly started expressing their concern over how emaciated the former prime minister looked:

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