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Do you recognise this man? He was one of many that queued to see Lee Kuan Yew...
Got a tip? Send it to us at singapore@coconuts.co. It is believed that the man, captured above in Yahoo! Singapore's coverage of the first day of public mourning, is Mr. Isa, who made alternative...
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Post-Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's LGBTQ community hopes for equality
Got a tip? Send it to us at singapore@coconuts.co. As the nation mourns the passing of Singapore’s founding father, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning community here partake in...
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After Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore looks beyond his authoritarian legacy
Got a tip? Send it to us at singapore@coconuts.co. The death of Lee Kuan Yew has generated calls for Singapore to escape the shadow of its authoritarian founder and his "culture of fear"— and begin a...
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Gambling crazy Singaporeans betting on Lee Kuan Yew key numbers
Got a tip? Send it to us at singapore@coconuts.co. Gambling-crazy Singaporeans are capitalising on the demise of Lee Kuan Yew by picking four-digit lottery numbers based on his time of death, or...
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Lying-in-state at Parliament House extended to 24 hours daily till March 28
Owing to the volume of people looking to pay their respects to Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, the lying-in-state at the Parliament House has been extended to 24 hours daily until March...
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Tampines Community Tribute tonight at 7pm
Eastsiders, Member of Parliament Mr. Baey Yam Keng says there'll be a Lee Kuan Yew tribute session tonight, March 25 at 7pm. It'll be located beside the Tampines 1 shopping centre. Mr. Baey advises...
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BreadTalk puts out new bun to commemorate Lee Kuan Yew
BreadTalk has released a new bun to commemorate the life of Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, The Straits Times reports. They've called it "Lee bu kai ni"— a play on Mr. Lee's Mandarin surname — meaning "Will not...
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Video: Choir from St John's College, Cambridge sing "Home" at Parliament House
This breaks our heart. The choir from St John's College, Cambridge, happened to performing at the Esplanade in Singapore during this period and had offered to sing at the Lying in State of the late...
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41 feeder bus services operating all night
Aside from MRT and LRT services, 41 feeder buses (see Facebook post below) serving residential towns will be operating non-stop tonight, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore. This is...
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All Singapore Pools outlets closed Sunday as sign of respect for late Lee...
In a statement today, Singapore Pools announced all of its outlets, including authorised retail outlets and Livewire venues, will be closed on March 29 as a sign of respect for the late Lee Kuan Yew....
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BreadTalk apologises, stops sale of Lee Kuan Yew commemorative buns
BreadTalk has apologised for selling buns meant for commemorating the late Lee Kuan Yew. The Singapore bakery chain was criticised today for launching the "Lee bu kai ni" ("Will not leave you") bread...
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Thank you for queueing so many hours in the hot sun: PM Lee
Earlier today Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong thanked those in the massive queue this morning leading to the Parliament House, where the body of the late Lee Kuan Yew is lying in state. He shared...
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All Metro stores closed this Sunday
All Metro outlets will be closed this Sunday as a mark of respect for the passing of first Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. Earlier today Singapore Pools announced it's also keeping all its...
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More orderly queue for Parliament House today
Not that yesterday was a disaster, anyway. Despite there having been a reported 59,400 people queueing to see the Lying-in- State at the Parliament House up till midnight yesterday, things were very...
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PM Lee sends condolences to Germany and Spain over Germanwings flight tragedy
Amidst the National Mourning period for the death of his father and celebrated statesman Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has taken some time off to send his condolences to Federal...
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Special Parliamentary sitting taking place today, MPs and leaders to pay...
This afternoon, a special Parliament sitting will take place where various leaders are to pay tribute to the late Lee Kuan Yew, with all Members of Parliament (MPs) set to speak during the session....
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World leaders attending State Funeral on Sunday
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and South Korea's President Park Geun Hye both confirmed Monday that they would be attending the State Funeral capping Singapore's period of national mourning...
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At least 59,400 paid their last respects to Lee Kuan Yew yesterday
Got a tip? Send it to us at singapore@coconuts.co. They came in droves. Singaporeans wept on the streets and queued in their thousands Wednesday to pay tribute to founding leader Lee Kuan Yew at...
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Expat fined $3k for punching local jazz singer who stood up for cabbie
Australian expat Aaron Peter Jeremicjczyk has been fined yesterday for punching renowned local jazz singer Dawn Ho last year, leaving her with a bloody nose. The two had a heated exchange at Sentosa...
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Singapore kicks off three-month art festival in France today
Even as the country mourns the death of founding father Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's art community will be hard at work in France to showcase the city's arts portfolio. Singapour en France – Le Festival...
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