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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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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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In the United Kingdom, state funerals are usually reserved for monarchs. The most recent was the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on 19 September 2022. [5] A state funeral may also be held to honour a highly distinguished figure following the approval of the monarch and Parliament (of the expenditure of public funds). [6]
Roland Tay (Chinese: 郑海船; pinyin: Zhèng Hǎichuán; born 1947) is an undertaker in Singapore. He is known for helping the poor and families of murder victims by providing pro-bono funeral arrangements. [1] Memorial services conducted by Tay include Huang Na, Liu Hong Mei, and Ah Meng, a Singapore tourism icon.