World leaders attend funeral of former PM

(29 Mar 2015) Leaders and dignitaries from more than two dozen countries attended the funeral on Sunday of Singapore's longtime leader Lee Kuan Yew who died last Monday, aged 91.
They included the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe and Australia's Tony Abbott.
The US delegation was led by former President Bill Clinton.
Thousands of Singaporeans across the nation meanwhile watched the three hour ceremony on big screens and in their own homes.
Lee was Singapore's prime minister for more than three decades, ruling with an iron grip until 1990.
He is regarded by Singaporeans as the architect of their nation's prosperity and harmonious relations among ethnic Chinese, Malay and Indian populations.
But his authoritarian rule and crushing of dissent has also left a legacy of restrictions on free speech, a tame media and a stunted democracy.

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