Singapore's Lee to be waxed

Singapore's Lee to be waxed

SINGAPORE (DPA): A life-size wax likeness of Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew is set to be displayed in Madame Tussaud's famous wax museum in London, reports said yesterday.

The iron-willed leader's wax effigy will be joining those of other celebrities, including U.S. President Bill Clinton, the Dalai lama and U.S. actress Cher, the Straits Times newspaper said.

Lee will be the first Singapore leader to be honored in the 200 year-old museum, but not the first Singaporean.

A prototype of the famed "Singapore Girl" flight attendant from Singapore Airlines is already featured.

Lee served as Singapore's Prime Minister from the former British colony's independence in 1965 until he stepped down in 1990.

He continues to exert strong influence on the government under his current title of Senior Minister.