World : Singapore President Has Surgery
From Times wire services
SINGAPORE —
Singapore President Wee Kim Wee underwent an operation today for removal of a cancerous growth in the rectum. A government statement said Wee’s condition after surgery was stable and he was expected to remain in hospital for two to three weeks. Wee, 73, was appointed for a four-year term to the mainly ceremonial post of president in 1985.
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