Mourners pay their respects as former Singaporean PM Lee Kuan Yew's body lies in state. Full Story: Hundreds of mourners wait in line in Singapore Wednesday to pay their respects to the country's first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, who passed away earlier this week. The 91-year-old had been hospitalized for severe pneumonia since February. Mourners both young and old expressed their regard for the man who is credited with transforming the country into the financial powerhouse that it is today. [Freddy Wong, Singapore National]: "Well it's just a very sad day for all of us. He was a great leader, amazing man, we had the great, great fortune to have him as our leader, that was, just a wonderful man. And there's no more man like him today." [Mr. Tian, Singapore National Who Waited in Line for Three Hours]: "I, yeah, I was actually just thinking about that, you know because you know a lot of what Singapore is today is due to the vision of Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. So you know to be honest... ( More) | 
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