Today, 5 April 2015

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    18 1 TODAY TODAYONLI NE .COM WE SET YOU THINKING A=diaCorp SUNDAY, 5 APRIL 2015 SPECIAL EDITION MCI (P) 088/09/2014
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    Lock icon REMEMBERING MR LEE KUAN YEW SPECIAL ISSUE
    45 1 The tributes to the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew continue to flow as life returns to normal at a market at Toa Payoh Lorong 8 on Wednesday, three days after the State Funeral Service. PHOTO: WEE TECK HIAN
    PHOTO: WEE TECK HIAN  -  45 words
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  • REMEMBERING LEE KUAN YEW
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      Lock icon Where does Singapore go from here?
      2166 2  -  COMMENTARY CARL SKADIAN DEPUTY EDITOR Thispast week, things have been, how shall we say different in Singapore. These were the Quiet Hours. After a frenzied week, when Singapore careened from grief to the need to say thanks, and then back to mourning and grief
      PHOTO: KOH MUI FONG  -  2,166 words
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      Lock icon “The first among our founding fathers is no more.”
      827 4 The seven-day period of national mourning for former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew drew an unprecedented outpouring of emotion from Singaporeans. In this special edition, we take a look back at a historic week for Singapore and present our reports from
      PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN; Photos: Reuters, AP; TODAY  -  827 words
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      Lock icon Singapore and the world mourn Mr Lee
      1286 6  -  Thousands send condolences, global leaders pay tribute to a ‘lion among leaders’ LOH CHEE KONG ASSOCIATE EDITOR cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg The Republic lost its founding Prime Minister on Monday, March 23, and the world mourned the death of aglobal statesman. The announcement in the wee
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      Lock icon Mourning moves into public phase
      1059 14  -  Thousan ds gather to pay their respects as the casket is moved to Parliament House LOH CHEE KONG ASSOCIATE EDITOR cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg TEO XUANWEI DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg The seven-day period of mourning for Singapore’s founding Prime Minister moved into a more formal phase on Wednesday,
      PHOTO: AP  -  1,059 words
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      Lock icon An emotional Parliament House bids teary farewell
      1218 20  -  Members of Parliament share heartwarming tales of Mr Lee in special sitting of Parliament. NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg A packed House came together on Thursday, March 26, in a historic sittingto pay tribute to the Republic’s founding Prime Minister. A dozen Members of
      PHOTO: MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION  -  1,218 words
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      Lock icon In grief, we have become more united as S’poreans
      1177 22  -  On Thursday, March 26,12 Members of Parliament rose to pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Two of their speeches are reproduced here. SPECIAL PARLIAMENT SITTING HALIMAH YACOB Speaker On behalf of this House and with a heavy heart, I wish
      PHOTO: MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION  -  1,177 words
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      Lock icon Aspiring to his example is greatest tribute
      1630 23  -  DR NG ENG HEN Minister for Defence and Leader of the House For such a monumental life, any eulogy will fall short and I seek your pardon. But to honour his memoryandreminduswhathislifestood for, I propose to capture the essence of Mr Lee through
      PHOTO: MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION  -  1,630 words
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      Lock icon And the crowds just kept on coming
      1351 25  -  More than 450,000people 6,500 an hour queued over 82 hours at Parliament House LOH CHEE KONG ASSOCIATE EDITOR cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg TEO XUANWEI DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg Over the four days of the lying-in-state phase, Singaporeans turned up in full force to pay their last
      PHOTO: JASON HO  -  1,351 words
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      Lock icon Tributes pour in from world leaders
      1124 32  -  Mr Lee’s death was also seen as the world’s loss as 170 foreign dignitaries came to pay tribute JASON TAN ASSOCIATE EDITOR jasontancc@mediacorp.com.sg The outpouring of tributes to Mr Lee Kuan Yew from world leaders and the steady stream of foreign digitaries who flew
      PHOTO: AP  -  1,124 words
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      Lock icon ‘The heavens opened and cried for him’
      1522 34  -  Thousands gather to view the funeral procession in heavy rain and to watch the funeral service LOH CHEE KONG ASSOCIATE EDITOR cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg AND TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg difference in this world. Not just that you could make a difference, but that you could do
      PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  1,522 words
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  • REMEMBERING LEE KUAN YEW — TRIBUTES FLOW
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      Lock icon From a trickle of visitors into snaking lines
      896 8  -  Story by: Ng Jing Yng, Amanda Lee, Valerie Koh, Jean Khoo, Xue Jianyue, Siau Ming En, Angela Teng, Matthias Tay As the hearse bearing the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s body pulled up to the Istana’s Main Gate at around 1pm on
      Photos by: Tristan Loh, Koh Mui Fong, Jason Ho, Reuters and AP  -  896 words
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      Lock icon Mr Lee a giant among men: Ministers
      817 9 Senior leaders at a private wake speak glowingly of Mr Lee’s commitment, which enabled Singaporeans to live a better life Cabinet Ministers former and present paid tribute to founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew at Sri Temasek at the Istana on Monday, March
      PHOTOS: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  817 words
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      Lock icon A time of profound sadness and grief
      158 10 From relatives, friends, and the nurses from SGH who took care of him, to Cabinet Ministers, Members of Parliament and Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, some 1,200 attended the private wake of Mr Lee Kuan Yew on Monday, March 23. Many of them could
      PHOTOS: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  158 words
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      Lock icon Mr Lee’s red box
      2142 12  -  HENG SWEE KEAT Education Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew had a red box. When I worked as Mr Lee’s Principal Private Secretary, or PPS, a good part of my daily life revolved around the red box. Before Mr Lee came in to work each day, the
      PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN  -  2,142 words
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  • REMEMBERING LEE KUAN YEW — FINAL JOURNEY TO PARLIAMENT HOUSE
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      Lock icon A last trip around lush Istana
      230 16 For the last time, Mr Lee Kuan Yew left Sri Temasek on Wednesday, March 25, with a send-off by eight personal staff who had served and worked closely with him. At 9am, after a private farewellfrom his family, Mr Lee’s casket was placed on
      PHOTOS: MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION, THE STRAITS TIMES  -  230 words
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      Lock icon History comes to the Historic District
      108 17 Exiting the Istana main gate, the procession was greeted by a sea of office workers, parents with young children in tow retirees and youth. Passing through Orchard Road, BrasBasah Road and North Bridge Road at a gentle pace, the procession was accompanied by occasional
      PHOTOS: JASON HO, WEE TECK HIAN  -  108 words
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      Lock icon Final arrival at Parliament House
      169 18 Arriving at Parliament House, Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s casket was received by eight pallbearers representing the three branches of Government: The Executive, the Legislative, and the Judiciary. Among them were Mr Benny Lim, Permanent Secretary (National Development, National Security and Intelligence Coordination and the Prime
      PHOTOS: REUTERS, MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN  -  169 words
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      Lock icon Lying in state
      166 19 Visitors were ushered into Parliament House in groups of30 to 40. Initially told to pause before Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s casket and then bow visitors were later told to file past the casket instead before they were led out, so the queues could move more quickly. Joining
      PHOTOS: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN, OOI BOON KEONG  -  166 words
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  • REMEMBERING LEE KUAN YEW — THE PUBLIC QUEUES
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      Lock icon Thousands battle heat to pay respects
      200 26 For hours on Wednesday, March 25, thousands waited in the sun until it was finally their turn to take a few precious minutes to say their finalfarewell to Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Undeterred by estimated waiting times that extended as long as eight hours,
      PHOTOS: RAJ NADARAJAN, KOH MUI FONG, ROBIN CHOO, WEE TECK HIAN, MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN  -  200 words
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      Lock icon No let-up as crowds continue to swell
      219 28 The confusing lines that threaded through the Central Business District on the first day of Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s public wake gave way on the second day, March 26, to a tidier state of affairs, as tents and barricades were lined up with
      PHOTOS: JASON HO, WEE TECK HIAN DON WONG WONG PEI TING  -  219 words
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      Lock icon Faces in the crowd
      523 30  -  Wave after wave of Singaporeans turned up at Parliament House to pay respects to founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, undaunted by hours of waiting in the sweltering heat. Here, some share with TODAY why thefleeting minutes spent in the presence of Mr Lee’s casket are
      PHOTO: DON WONG  -  523 words
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  • REMEMBERING LEE KUAN YEW — FUNERAL PROCESSION AND STATE FUNERAL
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      Lock icon The final farewell
      132 36 After a week that saw more than a million people paying their respects to Singapore’s founding Prime Minister, more than 100,000 lined the streets for Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s last trip past several landmarks that represent milestones in his career. Despite the downpour, they stood with their
      PHOTOS: RAY CHUA, RAJ NADARAJAN, KOH MUI FONG  -  132 words
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      Lock icon A stately and solemn farewell
      135 37 About 2,200 guests were present at the University Cultural Centre for the State Funeral Service, including members of the late Mr Lee’s family, President Tony Tan, Cabinet ministers, thejudiciary andforeign leaders among them former United States President Bill Clinton, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and
      PHOTOS: THE STRAITS TIMES, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION  -  135 words
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  • REMEMBERING LEE KUAN YEW — STATE FUNERAL SERVICE
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      Lock icon Let’s pledge to continue building this exceptional nation
      4443 38  -  Ten eulogies were delivered at the Sta te Funeral on Sunday, March 29. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivered the first of these, speaking in English, Malay and Mandarin. His remarks in English are reprinted below. LEE HSIEN LOONG Prime Minister This
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      Lock icon Mandai, the final stop
      120 41 Founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s casket made its final stop at Mandai Crematorium, where a private funeral service was held before the cremation. The flag that was draped over his casket was folded and presented to his eldest child Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Eulogies
      PHOTOS: THE STRAITS TIMES, WEE TECK HIAN  -  120 words
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  • REMEMBERING LEE KUAN YEW — PRIVATE FUNERAL SERVICE
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      Lock icon Farewell, Papa — I will miss you
      1835 42 Farewell, Papa I will miss you This is an excerpt of the eulogy by Dr Lee Wei Ling at the private service held at Mandai. After Mama died in October 2010, Papa’s health deteriorated rapidly. The past five years have been challenging. But as always, Papa was determined to carry
      PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  1,835 words
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      Your work is done, your rest is richly deserved
      952 43 This is the full eulogy of Lee Hsien Yang at the private service held at Mandai. Papa was born in 1923 when Singapore was part of the British Empire, the Straits Settlements flag fluttered over Government House, and the people of
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