SINGAPORE: Dr Lee Wei Ling, the daughter and youngest child of Singapore’s founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, died on Wednesday ( Oct 9 ). She was 69.
Her death was announced by her brother, Mr Lee Hsien Yang, in a Facebook post soon before 6am on Wednesday.
He said Dr Lee died at home. She was known to live at 38 Oxley Road, the home residence of Mr Lee Kuan Yew, who died in 2015.  ,
Dr. Lee, who was also the sister of Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, revealed in 2020 that she had progressive supranuclear palsy ( PSP).
She described the brain disease as a” Parkinson ‘s-like illness that slows physical movements, impairs fast eye movements and balance”, eventually resulting in death.
In his Instagram post, Mr. Lee Hsien Yang demanded that donations be made to organizations like Full Well-Being Singapore, Parkinson Society Singapore, and Dr. Lee-Canossa Mission Singapore in lieu of flowers.
Information of the funeral service may be made public in due course, he added.