Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat collapses from stroke during cabinet meeting

Yikes.

Jeanette Tan | May 12, 2016, 07:08 PM

Just the above. Here's the Prime Minister's Office statement:

Mr Heng Swee Keat, Minister for Finance, collapsed during a Cabinet meeting this afternoon at 5.34 pm. He was taken to hospital immediately. A CT Scan showed that he had a stroke. Doctors are attending to him now.

 

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong shared the following brief statement:

Here's what he wrote, in case you can't see it:

"We were having our weekly Cabinet meeting just now when Heng Swee Keat suddenly collapsed. The doctors in Cabinet (we have three) attended to him immediately. We called an ambulance, which took him to TTSH. A CT scan showed that he had had a stroke. Doctors are attending to him now. Hope Swee Keat will be alright - he is a valuable member of my team. - LHL"

We'll share more when we get it.

 

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