Death of Wong Ming Yang (1982) - Revision history

Dayana Rizal: /* Speculations */

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	==Speculations==		==Speculations==
	'''Note: The information in this section ~~have~~ not been verified ~~and probably never will be~~.''' However, the theories presented have been frequently discussed by Singaporeans over the years. This article would be incomplete if we chose to censor this information. If you have any factual information, [[Contribute\|reach out to us]] and we will update this article.		'''Note: The information in this section has not been verified.''' However, the theories presented have been frequently discussed by Singaporeans over the years. This article would be incomplete if we chose to censor this information. If you have any factual information, [[Contribute\|reach out to us]] and we will update this article.
	Netizens mainly theorise that Wong Ming Yang did not die of cardiac arrest as this would have been rare for a woman her age (31 years old). Instead, it has been speculated that she suffered from serious Postpartum Depression (PPD) after giving birth to her son, Li Yipeng. This condition eventually led to her death.		Netizens mainly theorise that Wong Ming Yang did not die of cardiac arrest as this would have been rare for a woman her age (31 years old). Instead, it has been speculated that she suffered from serious Postpartum Depression (PPD) after giving birth to her son, Li Yipeng. This condition eventually led to her death.

Dayana Rizal: /* Speculations */

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Speculations

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	==Speculations==		==Speculations==
	'''Note: The information in this section have not been verified and probably never will be.''' However, ~~these~~ theories have been frequently discussed by Singaporeans over the years. This article would be incomplete if we chose to censor this information. If you have any factual information, [[Contribute\|reach out to us]] and we will update this article.		'''Note: The information in this section have not been verified and probably never will be.''' However, the theories presented have been frequently discussed by Singaporeans over the years. This article would be incomplete if we chose to censor this information. If you have any factual information, [[Contribute\|reach out to us]] and we will update this article.
	Netizens mainly theorise that Wong Ming Yang did not die of cardiac arrest as this would have been rare for a woman her age (31 years old). Instead, it has been speculated that she suffered from serious Postpartum Depression (PPD) after giving birth to her son, Li Yipeng. This condition eventually led to her death.		Netizens mainly theorise that Wong Ming Yang did not die of cardiac arrest as this would have been rare for a woman her age (31 years old). Instead, it has been speculated that she suffered from serious Postpartum Depression (PPD) after giving birth to her son, Li Yipeng. This condition eventually led to her death.

Dayana Rizal: /* Speculations */

2020-09-17T09:44:55Z

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	==Speculations==		==Speculations==
	'''Note: The information in this section have not been verified.''' However, these theories have been frequently discussed by Singaporeans over the years. This article would be incomplete if we chose to censor this information. If you have any factual information, [[Contribute\|reach out to us]] and we will update this article.		'''Note: The information in this section have not been verified and probably never will be.''' However, these theories have been frequently discussed by Singaporeans over the years. This article would be incomplete if we chose to censor this information. If you have any factual information, [[Contribute\|reach out to us]] and we will update this article.
	Netizens mainly theorise that Wong Ming Yang did not die of cardiac arrest as this would have been rare for a woman her age (31 years old). Instead, it has been speculated that she suffered from serious Postpartum Depression (PPD) after giving birth to her son, Li Yipeng. This condition eventually led to her death.		Netizens mainly theorise that Wong Ming Yang did not die of cardiac arrest as this would have been rare for a woman her age (31 years old). Instead, it has been speculated that she suffered from serious Postpartum Depression (PPD) after giving birth to her son, Li Yipeng. This condition eventually led to her death.

Dayana Rizal: /* Speculations */

2020-09-17T09:42:02Z

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	==Speculations==		==Speculations==
	Note: The information in this section ~~has~~ not been verified. However, ~~the~~ theories ~~presented~~ have been frequently discussed by Singaporeans over the years. This article would be incomplete if we chose to censor this information. If you have any factual information, [[Contribute\|reach out to us]] and we will update this article.		'''Note: The information in this section have not been verified.''' However, these theories have been frequently discussed by Singaporeans over the years. This article would be incomplete if we chose to censor this information. If you have any factual information, [[Contribute\|reach out to us]] and we will update this article.
	Netizens ~~speculate~~ that Wong Ming Yang did not die of cardiac arrest as this would have been rare for a woman her age (31 years old). Instead, it has been ~~theorised~~ that she suffered from serious Postpartum Depression (PPD) after giving birth to her son, Li Yipeng. This condition eventually led to her death.		Netizens mainly theorise that Wong Ming Yang did not die of cardiac arrest as this would have been rare for a woman her age (31 years old). Instead, it has been speculated that she suffered from serious Postpartum Depression (PPD) after giving birth to her son, Li Yipeng. This condition eventually led to her death.

	===Victim of Postpartum Depression===		===Victim of Postpartum Depression===

Dayana Rizal: /* Speculations */

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	==Speculations==		==Speculations==
	Note: The information in this section has not been verified. However, the theories presented have been frequently discussed by Singaporeans over the years. This article would be incomplete if we chose to censor this information. If you have any factual information, [[Contribute\|reach out to us]] and we will update this article.		Note: The information in this section has not been verified. However, the theories presented have been frequently discussed by Singaporeans over the years. This article would be incomplete if we chose to censor this information. If you have any factual information, [[Contribute\|reach out to us]] and we will update this article.
	Netizens speculate that Wong Ming Yang did not die of cardiac arrest as this would have been rare for her age of 31. Instead, it has been theorised that she suffered from serious Postpartum Depression (PPD) after giving birth to her son, Li Yipeng. This condition eventually led to her death.		Netizens speculate that Wong Ming Yang did not die of cardiac arrest as this would have been rare for a woman her age (31 years old). Instead, it has been theorised that she suffered from serious Postpartum Depression (PPD) after giving birth to her son, Li Yipeng. This condition eventually led to her death.

	===Victim of Postpartum Depression===		===Victim of Postpartum Depression===

Dayana Rizal: /* Postpartum Depression */

2020-09-17T09:31:45Z

Postpartum Depression

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	Netizens speculate that Wong Ming Yang did not die of cardiac arrest as this would have been rare for her age of 31. Instead, it has been theorised that she suffered from serious Postpartum Depression (PPD) after giving birth to her son, Li Yipeng. This condition eventually led to her death.		Netizens speculate that Wong Ming Yang did not die of cardiac arrest as this would have been rare for her age of 31. Instead, it has been theorised that she suffered from serious Postpartum Depression (PPD) after giving birth to her son, Li Yipeng. This condition eventually led to her death.

	===Postpartum Depression===		===Victim of Postpartum Depression===
	A Reddit user, Nightofthestars, recounted their conversation with a taxi driver in 2019 on the r/SingaporeRaw thread discussing the circumstances of Wong Ming Yang's death:<blockquote>"The story was that Lee Yi Peng's mother (Dr Wong Ming Yang) went into deep depression after giving birth to him... I did not believe the taxi driver, and asked where and how he got this info from. He said it is likely to be true, because one of his kopi buddies' wife used to work as a servant at the Lee's residence. The servants would hear pitiful wails from her (Dr Wong Ming Yang) room every night, until one night, when it stopped."<ref name=":0">u/adrischong. "[https://www.reddit.com/r/SingaporeRaw/comments/b36lkq/anyone_still_remember_dr_wong_ming_yang_she/ Anyone Still Remember Dr Wong Ming Yang?]". ''Reddit''. March 20, 2019. Accessed on 11 September 2020.</ref></blockquote>It is then suggested that Wong Ming Yang attempted to end her life. Another Reddit user echoed that they have heard a similar account, albeit conceding that it is difficult to confirm the speculation "unless we are the doctors who attended to her".<ref name=":0" /> Although PPD is not uncommon among new mothers,<ref>"[https://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/postpartum-depression#1 Postpartum Depression]". ''WebMD''. Accessed on 11 September 2020.</ref> it is rumoured that the pressure of being the wife to Lee Hsien Loong worsened her condition. In a separate forum website, an anonymous user speculated that it was a combination of PPD, relationship strains within the Lee family and having given birth to an albino son that led Wong Ming Yang to her death.<ref>Makapa. ''The Sammyboy Times''. Retrieved from: https://www.sammyboy.com/threads/ass-loons-pretty-first-wife.77055/page-2</ref>		A Reddit user, Nightofthestars, recounted their conversation with a taxi driver in 2019 on the r/SingaporeRaw thread discussing the circumstances of Wong Ming Yang's death:<blockquote>"The story was that Lee Yi Peng's mother (Dr Wong Ming Yang) went into deep depression after giving birth to him... I did not believe the taxi driver, and asked where and how he got this info from. He said it is likely to be true, because one of his kopi buddies' wife used to work as a servant at the Lee's residence. The servants would hear pitiful wails from her (Dr Wong Ming Yang) room every night, until one night, when it stopped."<ref name=":0">u/adrischong. "[https://www.reddit.com/r/SingaporeRaw/comments/b36lkq/anyone_still_remember_dr_wong_ming_yang_she/ Anyone Still Remember Dr Wong Ming Yang?]". ''Reddit''. March 20, 2019. Accessed on 11 September 2020.</ref></blockquote>It is then suggested that Wong Ming Yang attempted to end her life. Another Reddit user echoed that they have heard a similar account, albeit conceding that it is difficult to confirm the speculation "unless we are the doctors who attended to her".<ref name=":0" /> Although PPD is not uncommon among new mothers,<ref>"[https://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/postpartum-depression#1 Postpartum Depression]". ''WebMD''. Accessed on 11 September 2020.</ref> it is rumoured that the pressure of being the wife to Lee Hsien Loong worsened her condition. In a separate forum website, an anonymous user speculated that it was a combination of PPD, relationship strains within the Lee family and having given birth to an albino son that led Wong Ming Yang to her death.<ref>Makapa. ''The Sammyboy Times''. Retrieved from: https://www.sammyboy.com/threads/ass-loons-pretty-first-wife.77055/page-2</ref>

Dayana Rizal at 09:30, 17 September 2020

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	==Speculations==		==Speculations==
			Note: The information in this section has not been verified. However, the theories presented have been frequently discussed by Singaporeans over the years. This article would be incomplete if we chose to censor this information. If you have any factual information, [[Contribute\|reach out to us]] and we will update this article.
			Netizens speculate that Wong Ming Yang did not die of cardiac arrest as this would have been rare for her age of 31. Instead, it has been theorised that she suffered from serious Postpartum Depression (PPD) after giving birth to her son, Li Yipeng. This condition eventually led to her death.

	===Postpartum Depression===		===Postpartum Depression===
	~~Netizens have speculated that Wong Ming Yang suffered from Postpartum Depression (PPD) after giving birth to her son, Li Yipeng.~~ A Reddit user, Nightofthestars, recounted their conversation with a taxi driver in 2019 on the r/SingaporeRaw thread discussing the circumstances of Wong Ming Yang's death:<blockquote>"The story was that Lee Yi Peng's mother (Dr Wong Ming Yang) went into deep depression after giving birth to him... I did not believe the taxi driver, and asked where and how he got this info from. He said it is likely to be true, because one of his kopi buddies' wife used to work as a servant at the Lee's residence. The servants would hear pitiful wails from her (Dr Wong Ming Yang) room every night, until one night, when it stopped."<ref name=":0">u/adrischong. "[https://www.reddit.com/r/SingaporeRaw/comments/b36lkq/anyone_still_remember_dr_wong_ming_yang_she/ Anyone Still Remember Dr Wong Ming Yang?]". ''Reddit''. March 20, 2019. Accessed on 11 September 2020.</ref></blockquote>It is then suggested that Wong Ming Yang attempted to end her life. Another Reddit user echoed that they have heard a similar account, albeit conceding that it is difficult to confirm the speculation "unless we are the doctors who attended to her".<ref name=":0" /> Although PPD is not uncommon among new mothers,<ref>"[https://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/postpartum-depression#1 Postpartum Depression]". ''WebMD''. Accessed on 11 September 2020.</ref> it is rumoured that the pressure of being the wife to Lee Hsien Loong worsened her condition. In a separate forum website, an anonymous user speculated that it was a combination of PPD, relationship strains within the Lee family and having given birth to an albino son that led Wong Ming Yang to her death.<ref>Makapa. ''The Sammyboy Times''. Retrieved from: https://www.sammyboy.com/threads/ass-loons-pretty-first-wife.77055/page-2</ref>		A Reddit user, Nightofthestars, recounted their conversation with a taxi driver in 2019 on the r/SingaporeRaw thread discussing the circumstances of Wong Ming Yang's death:<blockquote>"The story was that Lee Yi Peng's mother (Dr Wong Ming Yang) went into deep depression after giving birth to him... I did not believe the taxi driver, and asked where and how he got this info from. He said it is likely to be true, because one of his kopi buddies' wife used to work as a servant at the Lee's residence. The servants would hear pitiful wails from her (Dr Wong Ming Yang) room every night, until one night, when it stopped."<ref name=":0">u/adrischong. "[https://www.reddit.com/r/SingaporeRaw/comments/b36lkq/anyone_still_remember_dr_wong_ming_yang_she/ Anyone Still Remember Dr Wong Ming Yang?]". ''Reddit''. March 20, 2019. Accessed on 11 September 2020.</ref></blockquote>It is then suggested that Wong Ming Yang attempted to end her life. Another Reddit user echoed that they have heard a similar account, albeit conceding that it is difficult to confirm the speculation "unless we are the doctors who attended to her".<ref name=":0" /> Although PPD is not uncommon among new mothers,<ref>"[https://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/postpartum-depression#1 Postpartum Depression]". ''WebMD''. Accessed on 11 September 2020.</ref> it is rumoured that the pressure of being the wife to Lee Hsien Loong worsened her condition. In a separate forum website, an anonymous user speculated that it was a combination of PPD, relationship strains within the Lee family and having given birth to an albino son that led Wong Ming Yang to her death.<ref>Makapa. ''The Sammyboy Times''. Retrieved from: https://www.sammyboy.com/threads/ass-loons-pretty-first-wife.77055/page-2</ref>

	==News reports==		==News reports==

Dayana Rizal at 09:31, 11 September 2020

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	[[File:Wong Ming Yang ~~1982~~ Death.png\|thumb\|''Dr Wong Ming Yang passed away at 31 years old. Photo from [https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19821103-1.1.34?ST=1&AT=filter&K=wong%20ming%20yang%26ka%3Dwong%20ming%20yang&KA=wong%20ming%20yang%26ka%3Dwong%20ming%20yang&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=true&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1982&Q source].'']]		[[File:Wong Ming Yang Death.png\|thumb\|''Dr Wong Ming Yang passed away at 31 years old. Photo from [https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19821103-1.1.34?ST=1&AT=filter&K=wong%20ming%20yang%26ka%3Dwong%20ming%20yang&KA=wong%20ming%20yang%26ka%3Dwong%20ming%20yang&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=true&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1982&Q source].'']]
	[[Wong Ming Yang]], the first wife of Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, passed away at 12.30 AM on 28 October 1982. She had been admitted into Singapore General Hospital’s Coronary Care Unit on the night of 27 October 1982 after suffering a heart attack.<ref>“[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19821028-1.2.13?ST=1&AT=search&k=wong%20ming%20yang%20lee%20hsien%20loong&QT=wong,ming,yang,lee,hsien,loong&oref=article Hsien Loong's wife dies]”. ''The Straits Times.'' October 28, 1982. Accessed on 2 September 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> Although the cause of her death has been determined as a myocardial infarction, the circumstances surrounding her death have been widely speculated by Singaporeans.		[[Wong Ming Yang]], the first wife of Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, passed away at 12.30 AM on 28 October 1982. She had been admitted into Singapore General Hospital’s Coronary Care Unit on the night of 27 October 1982 after suffering a heart attack.<ref>“[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19821028-1.2.13?ST=1&AT=search&k=wong%20ming%20yang%20lee%20hsien%20loong&QT=wong,ming,yang,lee,hsien,loong&oref=article Hsien Loong's wife dies]”. ''The Straits Times.'' October 28, 1982. Accessed on 2 September 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> Although the cause of her death has been determined as a myocardial infarction, the circumstances surrounding her death have been widely speculated by Singaporeans.

Dayana Rizal: /* Condolences */

2020-09-11T09:23:47Z

Condolences

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	===Condolences===		===Condolences===
	Instead of scrolls and wreaths, Wong Ming Yang's family requested donations to be sent to the Singapore General Hospital in her memory.<ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19821029-1.2.3?ST=1&AT=search&k=wong%20ming%20yang%20death&QT=wong,ming,yang,death&oref=article Dr Wong's eyes donated for transplants]". ''The Straits Times''. October 29, 1982. Accessed on 11 September 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> On 30 October 1982, ''The Straits Times'' published the following:<blockquote>"To Colonel Lee Hsien Loong & Family. Our deepest condolences and sympathies on the demise of Dr. Wong Ming Yang. From fellow Singaporeans."<ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19821030-1.2.113.6?ST=1&AT=search&k=wong+ming+yang&P=1&Display=0&filterS=0&QT=wong,ming,yang&oref=article Page 32 Advertisements Column 6]". ''The Straits Times''. October 30, 1982. Accessed on 11 September 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref></blockquote>A day later, the national broadsheet published another condolences letter from the Chief and Officers of the General Staff of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) that was dedicated to Lee Hsien Loong, who was a colonel in the SAF at the time.		Instead of scrolls and wreaths, Wong Ming Yang's family requested donations to be sent to the Singapore General Hospital in her memory.<ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19821029-1.2.3?ST=1&AT=search&k=wong%20ming%20yang%20death&QT=wong,ming,yang,death&oref=article Dr Wong's eyes donated for transplants]". ''The Straits Times''. October 29, 1982. Accessed on 11 September 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> On 30 October 1982, ''The Straits Times'' published the following:<blockquote>"To Colonel Lee Hsien Loong & Family. Our deepest condolences and sympathies on the demise of Dr. Wong Ming Yang. From fellow Singaporeans."<ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19821030-1.2.113.6?ST=1&AT=search&k=wong+ming+yang&P=1&Display=0&filterS=0&QT=wong,ming,yang&oref=article Page 32 Advertisements Column 6]". ''The Straits Times''. October 30, 1982. Accessed on 11 September 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref></blockquote>A day later, the national broadsheet published another condolences letter from the Chief and Officers of the General Staff of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) that was dedicated to Lee Hsien Loong, who was a colonel in the SAF at the time.<ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19821031-1.2.120.1?ST=1&AT=search&k=wong%20ming%20yang&QT=wong,ming,yang&oref=article Untitled]". ''The Straits Times''. October 31, 1982. Accessed on 11 September 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref>

	===Funeral service===		===Funeral service===

Dayana Rizal: /* Wake */

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Wake

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	===Condolences===		===Condolences===
	Instead of scrolls and wreaths, Wong Ming Yang's family requested donations to be sent to the Singapore General Hospital in her memory.<ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19821029-1.2.3?ST=1&AT=search&k=wong%20ming%20yang%20death&QT=wong,ming,yang,death&oref=article Dr Wong's eyes donated for transplants]". ''The Straits Times''. October 29, 1982. Accessed on 11 September 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> On 30 October 1982, ''The Straits Times'' published the following:<blockquote>"To Colonel Lee Hsien Loong & Family. Our deepest condolences and sympathies on the demise of Dr. Wong Ming Yang. From fellow Singaporeans."<ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19821030-1.2.113.6?ST=1&AT=search&k=wong+ming+yang&P=1&Display=0&filterS=0&QT=wong,ming,yang&oref=article Page 32 Advertisements Column 6]". ''The Straits Times''. October 30, 1982. Accessed on 11 September 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref></blockquote>A day later, the national broadsheet published another condolences letter from the Chief and Officers of the General Staff of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) that was dedicated to Lee Hsien Loong, who was a colonel in the SAF at the time.<ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19821031-1.2.120.1?ST=1&AT=search&k=wong%20ming%20yang&QT=wong,ming,yang&oref=article Untitled]". ''The Straits Times''. October 31, 1982. Accessed on 11 September 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref>		Instead of scrolls and wreaths, Wong Ming Yang's family requested donations to be sent to the Singapore General Hospital in her memory.<ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19821029-1.2.3?ST=1&AT=search&k=wong%20ming%20yang%20death&QT=wong,ming,yang,death&oref=article Dr Wong's eyes donated for transplants]". ''The Straits Times''. October 29, 1982. Accessed on 11 September 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> On 30 October 1982, ''The Straits Times'' published the following:<blockquote>"To Colonel Lee Hsien Loong & Family. Our deepest condolences and sympathies on the demise of Dr. Wong Ming Yang. From fellow Singaporeans."<ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19821030-1.2.113.6?ST=1&AT=search&k=wong+ming+yang&P=1&Display=0&filterS=0&QT=wong,ming,yang&oref=article Page 32 Advertisements Column 6]". ''The Straits Times''. October 30, 1982. Accessed on 11 September 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref></blockquote>A day later, the national broadsheet published another condolences letter from the Chief and Officers of the General Staff of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) that was dedicated to Lee Hsien Loong, who was a colonel in the SAF at the time.

	===Funeral service===		===Funeral service===