{"id":2377,"date":"2016-03-23T16:26:51","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T08:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/03\/23\/singapore-remembers-lee-kuan-yew-on-the-first-year-since-his-death\/"},"modified":"2016-03-23T16:26:51","modified_gmt":"2016-03-23T08:26:51","slug":"singapore-remembers-lee-kuan-yew-on-the-first-year-since-his-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/03\/23\/singapore-remembers-lee-kuan-yew-on-the-first-year-since-his-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore remembers Lee Kuan Yew on the first year since his death"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SINGAPORE \u2014 Wednesday marked the first since one of Singapore’s founding fathers and first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, passed away.<\/p>\n

During Lee’s state funeral procession last year, tens of thousands of people queued for hours to pay their last respects to the revered politician.<\/p>\n

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The video above was posted on Facebook on Wednesday by Lee’s son, Lee Hsien Loong, who is Singapore’s current prime minister.<\/p>\n

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Here are some of the other tributes Singaporeans posted online to remember him and his contributions to the country during his 56 years in office. Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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