Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Balaji Sadasivan underwent surgery on 23 September 2008 at Gleneagles Hospital to remove a cancerous tumour located in the right colon.
He will be discharged from the hospital on 30 September 2008 and will be on medical leave for a month.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
29 SEPTEMBER 2008