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Lee Kuan Yew out of hospital

Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew has been discharged from hospital after being confined due to an irregular heartbeat, the government said Sunday.

Lee Kuan Yew at a conference in Tokyo last year. Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew has been discharged from hospital after being confined due to an irregular heartbeat, the government said Sunday.

A statement from the office of his son, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, said the 89-year-old former leader was resting at home.

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    Discussion 1 : 18 Feb 2013 at 05.371

    LKY is one of the last 2 surviving dictators in SE Asia. Whilst LKY has given up much of his control, the other dictator has consolidated power and is widely acknowledged as the richest dictator alive - who orchestrated more than 20 coups in the last few decades.

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