Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat, 54, has undergone neurosurgery and is now under close monitoring in the intensive care unit.

Health Minister Gan Kim Yong just updated on his Facebook that Heng's "surgery is completed".

This is the statement from the Prime Minister's Office:

Mr Heng Swee Keat had a sudden stroke due to an aneurysm, which is a localised weakening of a blood vessel. He underwent initial neurosurgery to relieve pressure in his brain due to the bleeding. The aneurysm was successfully closed.

Mr Heng will remain under close monitoring in the intensive care unit of Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE

12 MAY 2016

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