Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew dies aged 91

摘要

The prime minister of Singapore has died. Lee Kuan Yew passed away at the age of 91 last month. Lee was a forceful politician, and much of Singapore's decisiveness in planning infrastructure engineering projects can be argued to stem from him. As the city-state's prime minister for 31 years, he was widely respected as the engineer of Singapore's prosperity. Under him, a small port city, albeit in a strategic location, was transformed into a global financial centre.