SINGAPORE - Dr Lee Wei Ling, the daughter of founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, has died at the age of 69, four years after she was diagnosed with a rare, degenerative brain disease. Her death was disclosed by her younger brother Lee Hsien Yang, who said in a Facebook post at 5.50am on Oct 9 that she died at home.

SINGAPORE - Dr Lee Wei Ling, the daughter of founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, has died aged 69, four years after being diagnosed with a rare, degenerative brain disorder. Her death was disclosed by her younger brother Lee Hsien Yang in a Facebook post at 5.

The younger brother of Dr Lee Wei Ling said he will not be returning to Singapore for her wake and funeral. Instead, Mr Lee Hsien Yang said he is organising her funeral remotely as per the wishes of Dr Lee,

Her patients were her preoccupation during a career of 40 years as a medical doctor. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE: The determination Dr Lee Wei Ling had from youth took her through life, said President Tharman Shanmugaratnam in a tribute to Dr Lee, who died at the age of 69.