| Channel NewsAsia Channel NewsAsia Vigil guard, highest form of respect, accorded to Lee Kuan Yew during lying | US lawmakers pay respects to Lee Kuan Yew - Channel NewsAsia US lawmakers pay respects to Lee Kuan Yew - Channel NewsAsia Meanwhile, former US Secretary of State Colin Powell penned the condolence | The (Parenthetical) Pilgrim | explaining my journey to the now-but. The (Parenthetical) Pilgrim | explaining my journey to the now-but. Screen Shot: Channel NewsAsia | Channel NewsAsia Channel NewsAsia Housework and families to blame for girl dropouts in Uganda: study |
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| Lying in state extended to 24 hours daily for public to pay. Lying in state extended to 24 hours daily for public to pay. By noon, the queue stretched | Singapores founding father Lee Kuan Yew dies at 91 - BBC News Singapores founding father Lee Kuan Yew dies at 91 - BBC News As the news broke, | Train and bus services extended to allow public to pay respects to. Train and bus services extended to allow public to pay respects to. to Mr Lee Kuan Yew. | Channel NewsAsia Channel NewsAsia signs, free water for those at Padang to pay respects to Lee Kuan Yew |
| As Mr Lee Kuan Yew lies in state, some head to community sites to. As Mr Lee Kuan Yew lies in state, some head to community sites to. to Channel NewsAsia, | US lawmakers pay respects to Lee Kuan Yew - Channel NewsAsia US lawmakers pay respects to Lee Kuan Yew - Channel NewsAsia US Senators John McCain (2nd L) and Bob Corker (R) sign book of condolence | Channel NewsAsia Channel NewsAsia Book Talk: Berlins abandoned buildings full of tragic history | Channel NewsAsia Channel NewsAsia Singapores first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew dies aged 91 |
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. to U.S. base relocation. The governor of Okinawa on Monday ordered a Defense Ministry branch to suspend all work in the area where a key U.S. military air base is to be relocated, in a growing confrontation between the island and the central government. Lee Kuan Yew, dies at 91. Lee Kuan Yew, Singapores first prime minister and architect of the tiny Southeast Asian city-states rapid rise from British tropical outpost to global trade and financial centre, died on Monday, aged 91
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