The wife of Singapore's founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, whom the statesman called his "great source of strength and comfort", died Saturday at the age of 89, a government press statement said.
Lee's wife, who was born Kwa Geok Choo, was also the mother of Singapore's current prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong.
Prime Minister Lee was rushing back to Singapore from Brussels, where he had been attending a meeting of Asian and European leaders, Channel NewsAsia reported.
"Mrs Lee Kuan Yew, age 89, passed away peacefully at home today at 5.40 pm," the government's statement said. "A private funeral will take place on 6th October... at Mandai Crematorium."
Lee was hospitalised on May 12 after she suffered a stroke and was found with bleeding in the right side of her brain.
She underwent surgery and was making progress before suffering further bleeding on June 24 that left her critically ill.
In his autobiography, Lee Kuan Yew, now 87, said he and "Choo" had attended the same Singapore college, where to his horror she was placed first ahead of him in their English and economics exams.
Their relationship developed later and, before he left for England to study, he had decided she was the one for him. READ FULL STORY
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