Rolex & Flag

A second extension of the exhibition "In Memoriam: Lee Kuan Yue", with the addition now of an added item — the Singaporean flag that was used to drape the coffin. Long queues reported since the opening on March 25, over 80,000 visitors. Among other items on display are the red box in which the former PM kept his working documents; barrister’s wig from the time of his admission to the bar in Britain; and a Rolex Oyster Perpetual gifted by the former SG Union of Postal & Telecom. Workers after he won more than two years back pay for 1,000 clerks. A shadow perhaps of curatorial correction apparent in the curt telegram included that was wired to his family for dinner arrangements returning from an overseas trip: in order to save the government money. (1958)

         Soon a virtual rendition of the exhibition will be posted online for those unable to attend in person.

Straits Times, Home, B3, reporting on the same page 765 visits yesterday at the Natural History Museum for the opening of the Dinosaur exhibition. Wednesday 29 April 2015