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Lee's state and private funeral services was held on Sunday, 29 March 2015. [13] 87 bus services were either diverted, shortened or suspended from 11:30 to 19:00 to facilitate the road closures. [14] The SCDF Public Warning System siren was sounded twice islandwide at 16:35 to signal the start and end of a minute of silence in honour of Mr Lee.
Another type of funeral in Singapore is a state-assisted funeral. Similar to a state funeral, the deceased may or may not be entitled to a ceremonial gun carriage, though he/she does not lie in state in the Istana. Such funerals are accorded to: Ong Teng Cheong (11 February 2002) – 5th President of Singapore
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Nathan worked in the building in the 1950s as the Seamen's Welfare Officer with the Marine Department. In recognition of this, during his state funeral procession his cortège passed by the building. Nathan began his career in the Singapore Civil Service as a medical social worker in 1955. He was appointed Seamen's Welfare Officer the following ...
The state flag and the Order of Temasek conferred to Rajaratnam, draped on the coffin were given to President S. R. Nathan and later to S. Vijayaratnam and S. Jothiratnam, Rajaratnam's nephews and closest relatives. The Singapore National Pledge was recited by the mourners. Rajaratnam's state funeral was broadcast live on Channel NewsAsia. The ...
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A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony, observing the strict rules of protocol, held to honour people of national significance. State funerals usually include much pomp and ceremony as well as religious overtones and distinctive elements of military tradition.
The 1984 National Day Rally was held at the Singapore Conference Hall. The Trade Union House and Singapore Conference Hall has hosted significant events, [4] [10] including state banquets for visiting Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi in 1968 [36] and U.S. vice-president Spiro T. Agnew in 1970.