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I want to express my disgust with a YouTube video of a 17-year-old actor, Amos Yee, who made a vulgar video of himself insulting the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew. I believe the police needs to take action against him as Amos obviously does not have any sense of respect for a person who has passed on and is trying to cause religious conflict in Singapore.

In yet another case of online vigilantism, online netters have taken the effort to dig up pictures of Amos Yee's family members as well as leak his mobile number, calling on fellow Singaporeans to seek reprisal against him. Is this the kind of behavior Singaporeans condone? Should insensitivity be responded in kind? Or should Singaporeans leave it to the authorities to "handle" it in a more civilised manner?

All 18 community tribute sites dedicated to the late Lee Kuan Yew will now open 24 hours a day until the end of LKY's state funeral, according to a media release by the People's Association today. The opening of all the sites is aimed at allowing residents who have not had the chance to say goodbye to LKY to do so.

I first met face to face with Lee Kuan Yew when he interviewed me to be a candidate for the 1980 GE. It was very intimidating. Greats like Toh Chin Chye, Goh Keng Swee , and S Rajaratnam were present. They asked many questions. I fumbled some of the answers. I left the interview suspecting he was not impressed with me. Moreover, my academic records and CV were colourless. I was only a village doctor with a rebellious streak. But one striking thing he said was “We are not looking for yes men.”

The Resorts World Sentosa and Marina Bay Sands announced that their casinos will be shut between 2PM and 6PM on Sunday, 29th March, as a mark of respect to the late Lee Kuan Yew. RWS will also suspend most business operations in its other attractions, including Universal Studios Singapore, S.E.A. Aquarium, Adventure Cove Waterpark, and restaurants and rooms for 5 minutes between 2PM to 2.05PM. The TVs in its premises will screen the live telecast of LKY's state funeral.

The state funeral of the late Lee Kuan Yew will commence on Sunday, 12.30PM, and cover a distance of 15.4KM to the University Cultural Center at the National University of Singapore where a funeral service will take place from 2PM to 5.15PM.

The Indian government has declared 29 March a day of national mourning to remember Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew. The national flag of India will be flown hast-mast on Sunday and there will be no official entertainment activities.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the state funeral on Sunday.

The SAF will bid Mr Lee our final farewell with the highest honours. As the gun carriage carries Mr Lee’s body from Parliament House, there will be a 21-gun salute fired by four ceremonial 25-pounder guns as the procession journeys around the Padang. Four RSAF Black Knights will also salute Mr Lee as his body passes City Hall with a "Missing Man" formation where one Black Knight breaks off. As Mr Lee’s body crosses the Esplanade Bridge, Patrol Vessels RSS Dauntless and RSS Resilience will conduct a ceremonial sailpast off the Marina Barrage as our final salute.

LKY is our founding father in a true sense of the word. He gave birth to Singapore. Without him Singapore would never have become a nation. Singapore was like his child. He sacrificed everything for the children of Singapore. He fought for them and at all cost, warded off those he perceived as enemies to the existence and progress of Singapore.

On Friday afternoon, veteran opposition politician Chiam See Tong paid his respects to the late Lee Kuan Yew at Parliament House. The 80-year-old Chiam was accompanied by his wife NCMP Lina Chiam. At Parliament House, he was received by PM Lee Hsien Loong and his wife Ho Ching.