A gun carriage will convey Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s body from the Istana to Parliament House on Wednesday, March 25, morning, where he will lie in state until Saturday.
The gun carriage will leave the Istana at 9am.
Details have been released in a press statement as follows:
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During the three years my family and I lived there, I was always aware we were living in Lee Kuan Yew’s Singapore.
It was Mr. Lee, of course, who had the extraordinarily bold vision back in 1965 that the tiny patch of swampland could — and would — become a modern economic force. He wrote about it engagingly in a two-volume autobiography I gobbled up upon moving there in 2006.
Few days went by during our three-year sojourn when some evidence of modern Singapore’s enviable economic robustness and quality-of-life didn’t remind me of the miracle Mr. Lee had wrought. He didn’t do so single-handed, of course. The people of Singapore saw clearly — and grasped — their potential following the traumatic 1965 rejection by Malaysia’s short-sighted leaders.
At the same time, one couldn’t live and work in the city-state as we did during the late 2000s without also being reminded of how Mr. Lee and his political heirs kept a tight grip on Singapore society and politics even as it evolved into an otherwise modern economic powerhouse.
It will be interesting, to say the least, to see how Singapore evolves in a post-Lee Kuan Yew world.
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Indonesia sends the deepest condolence for Singapore as founding father Lee Kuan Yew passed away earlier today. Vice president Jusuf Kalla (JK), in his twitter, said, “Indonesia is grieved with the passing away of Singapore’s founding father Lee Kwan Yew, a great figure of Asia.”
JK said that Mr Yew had always inspired Asia. “Under Lee Kwan Yew, Singapore advanced rapidly and became a major force for ASEAN,” he said.
Previously, the Foreign Ministry had also delivered its condolence. “Indonesia sends the deepest condolence for the passing away of former Prime Minister of Singapore, YM Lee Kuan Yew,” cited @Portal_Kemlu_RI at 06:00 WIB (Western Indonesia Time).
Lee Kuan Yew, founding father and father of the current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, died at the age of 91. Mr. Yew had been hospitalized for 47 days for pneumonia. In his memory, Singapore established seven days of mourn that will end on March 29.
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Malaysian leaders today expressed their condolences on the death of former Singaporean prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.
“I am saddened to hear about the passing of Lee Kuan Yew, founding prime minister of Singapore,” Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said in a statement today.
“My thoughts and prayers are with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and family.”
Kuan Yew, who became Singapore’s first prime minister in 1959, died at 3.18am today at Singapore General Hospital, where he had been admitted on February 5 suffering from pneumonia.
A British-educated lawyer, Kuan Yew is widely credited with building Singapore into one of the world’s wealthiest nations on a per capita basis.
In his statement, Najib paid tribute to Kuan Yew’s determination in developing Singapore into a modern city.
“His achievements were great, and his legacy is assured,” Najib said.
“Malaysia is committed to the future of our relationship with Singapore; to peace, stability and shared prosperity between our nations, and within Asean as a whole.”
Meanwhile, PKR hailed Kuan Yew as “a nation-builder like the late Tunku Abdul Rahman”, saying that Singapore had “lost an important figure who has done much for his country”.
“We must take stock of his efforts in administering Singapore, which focused the welfare of the people regardless of race or religion,” party president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said in a statement today.
“As the founder and first prime minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew initiated developmental policies that were transparent and efficient, and was successful at attracting foreign investors to the point that his country was dubbed the ‘Swiss of Asia’.
“We hope that the close and warm ties between Southeast Asian neighbours initiated during the time of Lee Kuan Yew and other past leaders can only be strengthened from hereon,” she said.
Singapore declared a period of national mourning from today until March 29. State flags on all government buildings will be flown at half-mast from today until Sunday.
A private family wake will be held today and tomorrow at Sri Temasek.
Kuan Yew’s body will lie in state at Parliament House from Wednesday until Saturday for the public to pay their respects.
The state funeral will be held at 2pm on March 29 at the University Cultural Centre, National University of Singapore. He will be cremated at Mandai Crematorium. – March 23, 2015.
Source: www.themalaysianinsider.com
The Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah has conveyed a message of condolence over the passing of Singapore’s first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew on Monday (Mar 23), announced Brunei’s Office of His Majesty The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam.
“His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam has consented to send messages of condolences to His Excellency Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, President of the Republic of Singapore and His Excellency Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, as well as the Government and the people of the Republic of Singapore on the passing away of Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
“In his message to His Excellency Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, President of the Republic of Singapore, His Majesty extended his deepest condolences to His Excellency Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam and to the Government and people of the Republic of Singapore on the passing away of Mr Lee Kuan Yew. His Majesty stated that the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew was a charismatic and exemplary leader who made great strides for the people of Singapore and would be best remembered as the modern architect behind Singapore’s remarkable transformation into a world-class city. His Majesty also appreciated Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s vast contributions towards maintaining regional peace and stability. His Majesty and His Majesty’s family would dearly miss Mr Lee Kuan Yew as a personal and close family friend.
“In ending the message to His Excellency Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, His Majesty stated that His Majesty’s family, the Government and people of Brunei Darussalam joined His Majesty in sending their deepest condolences to his Excellency Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam and the people of the Republic of Singapore in this time of great sadness.
“In the message to His Excellency Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, His Majesty stated he was deeply saddened to learn of the passing away of His Excellency’s beloved father Mr Lee Kuan yew. His Majesty went on to state that as the founding father of modern Singapore, Mr Lee Kuan Yew had built and developed Singapore into a prosperous nation in South-East Asia and His Majesty also admired Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s tenacity in continuing to impart his wisdom and guidance for the benefit of all Singaporeans.
“His Majesty also stated that under his visionary leadership, Mr Lee Kuan Yew Yew achieved great strides in elevating Singapore’s stature both regionally and internationally. His Majesty appreciated Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s steadfast commitment and vast contributions towards ensuring continues peace and security in the region.
“In ending the message to His Excellency Lee Hsien Loong, His Majesty stated that Mr Lee Kuan Yew would be dearly missed by His Majesty and His Majesty’s family, who had personally known him as a close friend. His Majesty’s family, the Government and people of Brunei Darussalam joined His Majesty in sending their deepest condolences to His Excellency Lee Hsien Loong and his Excellency’s family and their thoughts were with His Excellency at this time of bereavement.”
Source: www.channelnewsasia.com