Parliament House Queue: Grieving Singaporeans pay respects to Lee Kuan Yew


Queue to pay respect to Mr Lee Kuan Yew has stretched over 1.6km.
Queue to pay respect to Mr Lee Kuan Yew has stretched over 1.6km.

Queue to pay respect to Mr Lee Kuan Yew has stretched over 1.6km.

Queue to pay respect to Mr Lee Kuan Yew has stretched over 1.6km.

Queue to pay respect to Mr Lee

Line rounding a corner
Line rounding a corner

Line rounding a corner

Line rounding a corner

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Stricter rules set for priority queue; waiting time to enter.
Stricter rules set for priority queue; waiting time to enter.

Stricter rules set for priority queue; waiting time to enter.

Stricter rules set for priority queue; waiting time to enter.

the queue as of 10am today

Four hours in line and counting
Four hours in line and counting

Four hours in line and counting

Four hours in line and counting

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Waiting time 30 minutes
Waiting time 30 minutes

Waiting time 30 minutes

Waiting time 30 minutes

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Lee Kuan Yew: Huge queue to view founder lying in state - BBC News
Lee Kuan Yew: Huge queue to view founder lying in state - BBC News

Lee Kuan Yew: Huge queue to view founder lying in state - BBC News

Lee Kuan Yew: Huge queue to view founder lying in state - BBC News

enter the Parliament House

Fullerton Building sign
Fullerton Building sign

Fullerton Building sign

Fullerton Building sign

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Queued for five hours till Mid-night, to pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
Queued for five hours till Mid-night, to pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

Queued for five hours till Mid-night, to pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

Queued for five hours till Mid-night, to pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

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Queue to pay respect to Mr Lee Kuan Yew has stretched over 1.6km.
Queue to pay respect to Mr Lee Kuan Yew has stretched over 1.6km.

Queue to pay respect to Mr Lee Kuan Yew has stretched over 1.6km.

Queue to pay respect to Mr Lee Kuan Yew has stretched over 1.6km.

from Parliament House,

Passing of Mr Lee Kuan Yew: Lying in state will now be round the.
Passing of Mr Lee Kuan Yew: Lying in state will now be round the.

Passing of Mr Lee Kuan Yew: Lying in state will now be round the.

Passing of Mr Lee Kuan Yew: Lying in state will now be round the.

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Singapore Army helps ease the wait at Parliament House - Channel.
Singapore Army helps ease the wait at Parliament House - Channel.

Singapore Army helps ease the wait at Parliament House - Channel.

Singapore Army helps ease the wait at Parliament House - Channel.

shelters and queue lines

Queued for five hours till Mid-night, to pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
Queued for five hours till Mid-night, to pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

Queued for five hours till Mid-night, to pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

Queued for five hours till Mid-night, to pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

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Foreign Minister of Singapore
Foreign Minister of Singapore

Foreign Minister of Singapore

Foreign Minister of Singapore

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Police advise against joining queues to Parliament House | TODAYonline
Police advise against joining queues to Parliament House | TODAYonline

Police advise against joining queues to Parliament House | TODAYonline

Police advise against joining queues to Parliament House | TODAYonline

Police advise against joining queues to Parliament House

Public strongly advised not to join Parliament House queue as.
Public strongly advised not to join Parliament House queue as.

Public strongly advised not to join Parliament House queue as.

Public strongly advised not to join Parliament House queue as.

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Queued for five hours till Mid-night, to pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
Queued for five hours till Mid-night, to pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

Queued for five hours till Mid-night, to pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

Queued for five hours till Mid-night, to pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

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Queued for five hours till Mid-night, to pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
Queued for five hours till Mid-night, to pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

Queued for five hours till Mid-night, to pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

Queued for five hours till Mid-night, to pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

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Queued for five hours till Mid-night, to pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
Queued for five hours till Mid-night, to pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

Queued for five hours till Mid-night, to pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

Queued for five hours till Mid-night, to pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

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Near the end of the line
Near the end of the line

Near the end of the line

Near the end of the line

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Lying in state extended to 24 hours daily for public to pay.
Lying in state extended to 24 hours daily for public to pay.

Lying in state extended to 24 hours daily for public to pay.

Lying in state extended to 24 hours daily for public to pay.

way from Parliament House

Standing in line
Standing in line

Standing in line

Standing in line

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Reaching Raffles Place
Reaching Raffles Place

Reaching Raffles Place

Reaching Raffles Place

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How long was the queue to pay last respects to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
How long was the queue to pay last respects to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

How long was the queue to pay last respects to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

How long was the queue to pay last respects to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

to enter Parliament House

Nearing the Cavenagh Bridge
Nearing the Cavenagh Bridge

Nearing the Cavenagh Bridge

Nearing the Cavenagh Bridge

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Long queues at Singapore Parliament House | Yahoo Newsroom Videos.
Long queues at Singapore Parliament House | Yahoo Newsroom Videos.

Long queues at Singapore Parliament House | Yahoo Newsroom Videos.

Long queues at Singapore Parliament House | Yahoo Newsroom Videos.

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More orderly queue for Parliament House today | Coconuts Singapore
More orderly queue for Parliament House today | Coconuts Singapore

More orderly queue for Parliament House today | Coconuts Singapore

More orderly queue for Parliament House today | Coconuts Singapore

queue for Parliament House

People queue up to enter the Parliament House to pay their last.
People queue up to enter the Parliament House to pay their last.

People queue up to enter the Parliament House to pay their last.

People queue up to enter the Parliament House to pay their last.

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The faces of the queue
The faces of the queue

The faces of the queue

The faces of the queue

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Public strongly advised not to join Parliament House queue as.
Public strongly advised not to join Parliament House queue as.

Public strongly advised not to join Parliament House queue as.

Public strongly advised not to join Parliament House queue as.

Members of the public in a snaking queue at Padang on March 27, 2015.

Queue in Padang to see Lee Kuan Yew lying in state from Thursday.
Queue in Padang to see Lee Kuan Yew lying in state from Thursday.

Queue in Padang to see Lee Kuan Yew lying in state from Thursday.

Queue in Padang to see Lee Kuan Yew lying in state from Thursday.

Yew at Parliament House

Lying in state extended to 24 hours daily for public to pay.
Lying in state extended to 24 hours daily for public to pay.

Lying in state extended to 24 hours daily for public to pay.

Lying in state extended to 24 hours daily for public to pay.

way from Parliament House

Leaving Parliament House
Leaving Parliament House

Leaving Parliament House

Leaving Parliament House

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Lee Kuan Yew funeral procession from Istana to.
Lee Kuan Yew funeral procession from Istana to.

Lee Kuan Yew funeral procession from Istana to.

‎Lee Kuan Yews Coffin Bearer Party has transferred the casket onto bier for lying in state at.

Lee Kuan Yew: The queue at Fort Canning and.
Lee Kuan Yew: The queue at Fort Canning and.

Lee Kuan Yew: The queue at Fort Canning and.

Members of the public are waiting in line to enter the Parliament House so that they may pay.

Choir from St Johns College, University of.
Choir from St Johns College, University of.

Choir from St Johns College, University of.

It was a beautifully poignant moment amid the endless queues that were snaking into.

Lee Kuan Yew: Crowds filing through Parliament.
Lee Kuan Yew: Crowds filing through Parliament.

Lee Kuan Yew: Crowds filing through Parliament.

The crowds are filing through Parliament House as they pay their respects to. Lee Kuan Yew.

Lee Kuan Yew funeral procession from Istana to.
Lee Kuan Yew funeral procession from Istana to.

Lee Kuan Yew funeral procession from Istana to.

The Coffin Bearer Party drapes the State Flag over Lee Kuan Yews casket. It is the highest.

Queue along Boat Quay to Parliament House.
Queue along Boat Quay to Parliament House.

Queue along Boat Quay to Parliament House.

The view from from UOB Plaza 1 of people queueing along Boat Quay to make their way to.

Crowd inside Parliament House at 10am - YouTube
Crowd inside Parliament House at 10am - YouTube

Crowd inside Parliament House at 10am - YouTube

The crowd inside Parliament House waiting to pay their respects to the. Long queues as.

NJC choir sings Home in Parliament House - YouTube
NJC choir sings Home in Parliament House - YouTube

NJC choir sings Home in Parliament House - YouTube

. National Junior College choirs rendition of Dick Lees Home on Thursday (Mar 26) at.

Long queues as members of public wait to pay their.
Long queues as members of public wait to pay their.

Long queues as members of public wait to pay their.

The late Mr Lee Kuan Yews body was moved from Sri Temasek to Parliament House this.

Queue at Parliament House at 4am to pay last.
Queue at Parliament House at 4am to pay last.

Queue at Parliament House at 4am to pay last.

The queue of mourners waiting to pay their last respects to Mr Lee Kuan Yew at Parliament.

Lee Kuan Yew funeral procession from Istana to.
Lee Kuan Yew funeral procession from Istana to.

Lee Kuan Yew funeral procession from Istana to.

A foot procession follows the carriage carrying Mr Lee Kuan Yew from Sri Temasek for about 70m.

Casket of Singapores first PM is moved to.
Casket of Singapores first PM is moved to.

Casket of Singapores first PM is moved to.

The casket of Singapores late leader Lee Kuan Yew is moved to Parliament House on a gun.

Choir of St Johns College, Cambridge, at.
Choir of St Johns College, Cambridge, at.

Choir of St Johns College, Cambridge, at.

The Choir of St Johns College from the University of Cambridge, with a beautiful rendition of.

Zoe Tay queuing to pay her respects to Mr Lee Kuan.
Zoe Tay queuing to pay her respects to Mr Lee Kuan.

Zoe Tay queuing to pay her respects to Mr Lee Kuan.

. around 6am this morning queuing up to pay their respects to Mr.. wait to pay their.

SAF Music and Drama company plays a rendition of.
SAF Music and Drama company plays a rendition of.

SAF Music and Drama company plays a rendition of.

SAF Music and Drama company plays a rendition of Home at Parliament House. Straits Times.

Funeral procession from Sri Temasek to Parliament.
Funeral procession from Sri Temasek to Parliament.

Funeral procession from Sri Temasek to Parliament.

His body will lie in state at Parliament House from today to Saturday, 28 March. .. A huge.

Sweltering heat, meandering queues dont hold back crowds

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Over 300 Hong Leong Group employees join queue to pay respects to Mr Lee.

They walked from the groups headquarters in Republic Plaza in Raffles Place to join the long queue leading to Parliament House, where Mr Lees body is lying in state. Carrying stalks of white flower, the employees braved the afternoon heat as they.

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Three-hour wait? No problem says family who paid their last respects to Mr Lee.

Even though some people cut the queue, people did not seem to mind, he said. Seven undergraduates from the Singapore Institute of Management joined the long queues at about 3pm on Wednesday. They finally entered Parliament House at about 7pm .

More cleaners, bins deployed as rubbish piles up along.

More cleaners, bins deployed as rubbish piles up along queue to Parliament House. TODAY reports: The availability of free drinks and snacks for those waiting to pay their respects to the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew are causing��.

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Grieving Singaporeans pay respects to Lee Kuan Yew

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My Final Respect to Lee Kuan Yew at Parliament House.

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Public strongly advised not to join Parliament House queue as crowds swell.

SINGAPORE - Members of the public are strongly advised not to join the queue at Parliament House to pay their last respects to Mr Lee Kuan Yew, said an updated statement at 8am, Friday, March 27. They are urged to wait for further updates. As at 5am on .

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MediaCorps Zoe Tay, Xiang Yun and Zheng Geping among celebs spotted in.

MediaCorp celebrities Zoe Tay, Hong Hui Fang, Xiang Yun, Chen Hanwei, Zheng Geping were among the thousands of people waiting in the queue to pay their last respects to the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew. In an interview with Channel NewsAsia, Zoe Tay said: .

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Good Samaritans: Businesses offer free drinks to those in Lee Kuan Yew queue

SINGAPORE: As queues to Parliament House, where the body of the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew is lying in state, continue to grow, some eateries along the way are putting business interests aside to offer liquid respite for those waiting in the hot, humid weather.

Condolence boards set up at Istana, Parliament House for last tributes to Mr.

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Huge queues in Singapore to view Lee | OnlyDailyNews.com

Members of the public queue to pay their last respects to founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Many stood in the hot sun, shielding themselves with umbrellas, as they waited to enter Parliament House. A huge queue has formed��.

Queues ease on second day for mourners waiting to pay respects to Mr Lee.

SINGAPORE - The crowds waiting to pay their respects to Mr Lee Kuan Yew eased on Thursday, the second day that the late founding Prime Minister lay in state at the Parliamant House. The estimated waiting time as at 10am was 1.5 hours. Ms Maureen .

Community tribute sites for Mr Lee Kuan Yew remain popular even as thousands.

For Madam Ramairthan Muthukrishnan, 72, Mr Lee Kuan Yew was more than just the nations founding father - he was also the man who helped her family own a home of their own. The retiree had wanted to join the queue at Parliament House, but could not .

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Lee Kuan Yew isnt the policeman walking around or the MPs in Parliament, hes gone, the system is still around. This isnt a. Alan still queuing ah? TOC is not quite the same without your trenchant insights and masterful analyses! liangjwc1. The waiting time in the queue is reported to be 8 hours long���.BLJ must be still in the queue, so quiet here. Just keep.. You want curry rice to be delivered to your home or the Sim Lim Kopitiam as you indicate earlier? Well, as i��.

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Compared to the crowd on Wednesday, when queues to Parliament House reached as far as Fort Canning and Boat Quay, the overnight queues were relatively shorter and fast moving. Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT)��.

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(Lee Kuan Yew 1923-2015) Overwhelming display of.

The queue of several kilometers starts at the Padang, an open field in Singapores downtown, crosses a park and snakes along the Singapore River to Parliament House. Dozens of tents have been erected in the Padang to��.

Police advise against joining queues to Parliament House

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8-hour queue expected at Parliament House: Public advised not to join now

. 25 is 8 hours, according to a statement from the state funeral organising committee. Members of the public are advised not to join the queue now and to check www.rememberingleekuanyew.sg and www.facebook.com/rememberingleekuanyew for updates.

Lying in state now open 24 hours until Saturday, 8pm

The Straits Times had reported that the queue went past Fullerton Hotel and OUB Plaza, reaching Boat Quay around 12pm. The police said security screening stations have been set up at the Promenade next to Parliament House for the Lying in State.

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As we passed the houses of parliament I noticed a queue of 5 or 6 vehicles waiting to leave the premises but being prevented from doing so by a couple of cops until wed all passed by (this put a smile on my face). We were��.

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Lee Kuan Yew - People queuing to pay last respect. I made a trip down to the Padang and Parliament House to take some photos on the people turning up to pay their last respect to LKY. The photos run in sequence from the��.

Mr Lee Kuan Yew : Lying in State @ Parliament House (25.

Due to overwhelming queues at the Parliament House where the waiting time is 8 hours to pay our last respect, the Lying In State timing has been extended to 24 hours till Saturday, 28 March 8pm. There is no need to rush��.

4pm Friday update: 9-hour waiting time at Parliament House; public urged to.

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Crowds urged to visit community tribute sites

Those looking to go to Parliament House to pay their respects at the lying-in-state of the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew are strongly advised to visit the community tribute sites around the island instead. This is because there is a waiting time of about eight.

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