State funeral to be held to commemorate Singapore's former president Nathan

The State flag of Singapore on all government buildings will be flown at half-mast from Tuesday to Friday, and a state funeral service will be held as a mark of respect to Mr Nathan, who died at hospital at age of 92 Monday night, according to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).

The body of the late Mr Nathan will lie in state at Parliament House from 10:00 am on Thursday, Aug. 25 to 12:00 pm on Friday, Aug. 26. The public may pay their last respects at Parliament House from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm on Thursday, PMO said.

A state funeral service will take place from 4:00 pm on Friday at the University Cultural Center (NUS). It will be attended by Mr Nathan's family, friends and former colleagues, the President, Cabinet Ministers, Members of Parliaments, civil servants as well as Singaporeans from all walks of life.

The State Funeral Service will be followed by a private cremation at Mandai Crematorium.

Nathan, 92, suffered a stroke on July 31 and has since been "in critical condition" in the Intensive Care Unit. He was the sixth and longest-serving President in Singapore, and was in office for two terms from 1999 to 2011.

Source : XINHUA