2023

2023

To remember and to love

November and December 2023

December 2023

  • S.K. Kennedy, 59, - Educator and FIFA referee
  • LTC (Ret.) Syed Ibrahim, Platoon Commander during Konfrontasi (1963 - 1966) and Pioneer Armour Officer
  • Nur Aisyah Md Akbar, 39 - Realtor
  • Yeo Yeok Chuan, 57 – Award-winning designer and NAFA alumnus
  • Poh Lien Chee, 103 – Centenarian
  • Ang Siang Ka, 78 – Educator, Chung Cheng High School (Branch)
  • Paruntungan Charles H B Siahaan, 69 – Chairman of Sembawang Rangers Football Club
  • Lee Tee Tong (or Lee Tse Tong 李诗东), 92 - Former Barisan Socialis Member of Parliament for Bukit Timah, who was once detained for 18 years under the Internal Security Act.
  • Lee Chun 李春, 82 - Patriarch and Director of Lee Wee & Brothers.
  • Captain Lee Meng Chye Martin - Pilot
  • Paul Matthew Samy, 82 - Retired police officer

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    LTC (Ret.) Syed Ibrahim

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    Lee Tee Tong (or Lee Tse Tong 李诗东), 92 

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November 2023

  • Chong Yew Seng 钟有生, 62 – Former national basketball player
  • Yaw Shin Leong 饶欣龙, 47  – Former Member of Parliament for Hougang
  • Tang Hu 唐琥, 84 – Veteran actor
  • Rosie Tan Siew Ean, 86 – Veteran nursing professional
  • Sita Vimalachandran D/O Kadirgamar, 86 – Educator and Principal
  • Joseph Chean, 56 – Singaporean missionary
  • Dr Tan Thiam Chye, 83 – Educator and Scientific Researcher
  • Chan Tung Fong 陈腾芳, 85 – Principal, Hwa Chong Junior College, 1989–1993
  • Terence Seah Kim Seng, 68, Founder of SilverHairs Club
  • Lim Chye Heng, 93 – Singapore’s longest serving Internal Security Department Director
  • Dr Lim Ching Chiat, 57 – Prosthodontist and Managing Director of Omni Dental Centre
  • Dr Alan Chan Hong Joo, 91 – Philanthropist
  • Jiri Heger, 76 - Former long-standing principal violist of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO)

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    Lim Chye Heng, 93

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    Chan Tung Fong 陈腾芳, 85 

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    Dr Alan Chan Hong Joo, 91

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    Terence Seah Kim Seng, 68

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    Dr Lim Ching Chiat, 57 

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    Tang Hu 唐琥, 84

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    Joseph Chean, 56

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    Jiri Heger, 76 

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September and October 2023

October 2023

  • Pranav Madhaik, 14, Student at Singapore Sports School
  • Tan Yoon Yin, 94 - Founder and First President of the Singapore Women's Netball Association
  • Melvin Ong, 32 - Local Musician
  • Fang Ran 方然, 80 - Singaporean Chinese literature stalwart and author
  • Goh Siew Geok 吴书玉, 81 - Artistic Director of TAS Theatre Singapore
  • Chew Jia Tian, 33, Entrepreneur and Kayaker
  • Nizar Mohamed Shariff ("Big Bear"), 53 - Founder of local food charity Free Food for All
  • Joseph Huang Wei-Liang 黄唯亮, 90 – Engineer
  • Larry Koh, 35 – social media influencer
  • Nur Hidayah Binte Juwahir – Healthcare worker
  • Mohamed Yussof Bin Taib, 61 – Event emcee
  • Koh Ah Kim 许亚金, 85 – Founder of Mount Faber Nasi Lemak
  • Tan Tieow Teong 陈朝忠, 93 – Founder of Dona Manis Cake Shop
  • Wong Quek Hin, Former Board Member (1988 – 2023) of Methodist Girls’ School
  • Ang Eng How, 75 – Local getai performer
  • Nur Afiah Hisam, 23 – Youth volunteer at Al-Muttaqin Mosque
  • Leslie Wong 黄仕英, 83 – Founder of Chinese Theatre Circle

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    Tan Yoon Yin, 94

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    Chew Jia Tian, 33

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    Nizar Mohamed Shariff ("Big Bear"), 53 

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    Tan Tieow Teong 陈朝忠, 93

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    Mohamed Yussof Bin Taib, 61 

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    Joseph Huang Wei-Liang 黄唯亮, 90

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    Ang Eng How, 75

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    Larry Koh, 35 

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    Melvin Ong, 32

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September 2023

  • Choo Wai Hong – Corporate lawyer, author and AWARE’s Vice President between 2007 and 2009
  • Tan Kim Hock, 50 – Pastor
  • Chia Rong Liang, 38 – Fashion designer
  • Chew Koi 周葵, 84 – Mother of local celebrity Xiang Yun
  • Lee Boon Tiam, 46 – Delivery man
  • Elizabeth Sam 黄金珠, 84, Veteran banker
  • Dr Leena Tambyah, 86 – Advocate for persons with disabilities
  • Dr Richard Hu Tsu Tau, 96 – Singapore’s longest serving Finance Minister
  • Gloria Lee, 97 – Founder of Kim Eng Holdings
  • Dr Jazmyn Chelliah, 93 – Educator and Psychologist
  • Tan Hee Jeok 陈其玉, 51 – President of Association of Criminal Lawyers
  • Chandran Nair, 78 – Pioneer Poet
  • Ooi Lin Kah, 64 – Engineer
  • Loh Kooi Cheng, 73 – Head of the Public Free Clinic Society

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    Chia Rong Liang, 38

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    Tan Kim Hock, 50

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    Loh Kooi Cheng, 73

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    Chandran Nair, 78

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    Dr Jazmyn Chelliah, 93

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    Elizabeth Sam 黄金珠, 84

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    Tan Hee Jeok 陈其玉, 51

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    Dr Leena Tambyah, 86

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    Gloria Lee, 97

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    Choo Wai Hong

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July and August 2023

August 2023

  • Rathi Karthigesu, 87 – Indian classical dance legend
  • Dr Marc Tay Tze-Hsin, 64 – Former national swimmer and ophthalmologist
  • Lee He Ran 李鹤然 (aka “Durian Lee”), 74 – Fruit stallholder at Marine Parade Central
  • Dr Lo Hong Ling 卢康龄, 92 - Pro-bono doctor and former Chairman of Lanting Art Society
  • Darrell Phee, 28 - Mountain climber and bank executive
  • Lee Kuan Swee 李关水, 83  – Former President of Shin Zhong Taijiquan Association
  • Derek Ong, 35 – Co-founder & Group CEO of Tipsy Collective
  • Reeta Sahani, 64
  • Peter Chua, 75, Managing Director of The Babbitt Trading Pte Ltd
  • Mohamed Shalleh Adul Latiff, 39 – Executed drug trafficker
  • Captain Alpha Abraham, 80 – Maritime professional and author 
  • M. M. Paramantham, 72 - Former Vice-Chairman, Arulmigu Velmurugan Gnanmuneeswarar Temple
  • Sze Hong Chew 施宏洲, 65 - Former news broadcaster
  • Haji Mohamed Noor Bin Ahmad, 80 - Former PUB Water Department (Joo Chiat/Woodleigh)
  • Sim Hong Boon 沈鸿文, 86 - Former President of the Singapore Institute of Architects (1976 to 1980)
  • Lim Gee Lam 林义南, 92 - Founder of Cheong Ann Watch Maker
  • Lim En Ai 林恩爱, 80 – Former co-owner of Heng Ji Chicken Rice 

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  • Rathi Karthigesu, 87 

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    Lee Kuan Swee, 83

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    Dr Marc Tay Tze-Hsin, 64 

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    Darrell Phee, 28

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    Captain Alpha Abraham, 80 

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    Sze Hong Chew 施宏洲, 65

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    Sim Hong Boon 沈鸿文, 86

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    Lim Gee Lam 林义南, 92

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July 2023

  • Lim En Xuan, Glenna, 5
  • Ho Choon Hiong, 48 - Business partner, producer, photographer and civil activist
  • Uvaraja S/O Gopal, 35 - Police officer
  • Manimaran Ashukumar, 33 - Assistant Treasurer, Singapore Democratic Party
  • Patrick Low Soh Chye, 80
  • Toh Sam Hee 卓双喜, 72 - Founder of Hokkien Street Bak Kut Teh
  • Alice Ho 何峋瑨, 72 – veteran actress and qigong advocate
  • Adrian Tan 陈锦海, 57 - Law Society President and Partner, TSMP Corporation
  • Professor Tan Yock Lin 陈毓麟, 70 - Honorary Law Professor, NUS Law
  • Lim Chong Yah 林崇椰, 91 - Founding chairman of the National Wages Council and eminent economist
  • Koh Tiat Meng, 许哲铭, 89 - Group Executive Chairman, Koh Brothers Group Limited
  • SCSGT (1) Muhammad Izzuddeen bin Ibrahim Ee Baba - Police officer, Singapore Police Force
  • Dr Tan Cheng Lim 陈清霖, 86 - Linguist and educator
  • Narayana Narayanan, 95 – Champion of minority shareholders
  • Issac Ng Houng Chang, 6 – Leukaemia patient
  • Saridewi Binte Djamani, 45 - Executed drug trafficker
  • Mohd Aziz bin Hussian, 57 – Executed drug trafficker



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    Adrian Tan 陈锦海, 57

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    Lim Chong Yah 林崇椰, 91

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    Alice Ho 何峋瑨, 72

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    Koh Tiat Meng, 许哲铭, 89 

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    Toh Sam Hee 卓双喜, 72

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    Professor Tan Yock Lin 陈毓麟, 70

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    Uvaraja S/O Gopal, 35

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    Manimaran Ashukumar, 33

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May and June 2023

June 2023

  • Tooh Fee San 杜辉生, 84 - Principal of Chinese High from 1978 to 1999
  • Harry Tan Kim Song, 76 - Owner of HarriAnns Nonya Table
  • David Chong, 50 - Anti-drug envoy and volunteer
  • Vinoth Kumar, 20 - Migrant worker
  • Muhammad Furqan Mohamed Rashid, 25 - Sailor
  • Jiang Shibao, 江士豹, 88 - Former Vice-principal of Tuan Mong High School
  • Lim Kai Wei - Prisons officer, Singapore Prison Service
  • Mohamad Reza Bin Abdul Rashid, 43 - physical education teacher
  • De Souza Brian Andrews, Airman, Singapore Air Force
  • Khairul Azman Zainuddin, 45 – ChannelNewsAsia cameraman

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    Khairul Azman Zainuddin, 45 

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    Jiang Shibao, 江士豹, 88 

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    Muhammad Furqan Mohamed Rashid, 25 

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    Mohamad Reza Bin Abdul Rashid, 43 

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    Harry Tan Kim Song, 76 

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    David Chong, 50

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May 2023

  • Dr Tan Eng Liang 陈英梁博士, 85 - Former national water polo player and veteran sports official
  • Joyce Leong, 67 - Founder of JoyRiders
  • Amelia Moo Wen Si, 22 - Law graduate
  • Capt. Sebastian Tan Aik Chung, 48 - PSIA ilot
  • Capt. Tan Joo Juat Colin - SIA Pilot
  • Capt. Wee Long - SIA Pilot
  • Capt. Fernando Cid - SIA Pilot
  • Khairul Anuar bin Razali - Officer, Immigration Checkpoints Authority
  • Haji Wahid bin Ahamd (Wahid Satay), 93 - veteran actor and comedian
  • Shrinivas Sainis, 39 - Climber, adventurer and explorer
  • Dr Leon Comber, 102 - Author, academic and ISEAS Visiting Senior Fellow
  • Palaniappan S/O Arumugam, 73 - Parliament Tamil translator
  • SGT2 Lee Ying Hui, Officer, Singapore Civil Defence Force
  • Ang Jing Yao – Commando, Commando Formation
  • Muhammad Faizal Bin Mohd Shariff, 36 – executed drug trafficker

  • Palaniappan S/O Arumugam, 73

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  • Haji Wahid bin Ahamd (Wahid Satay), 93

    Haji Wahid bin Ahamd (Wahid Satay), 93 

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  • Dr Tan Eng Liang 陈英梁博士, 85

    Dr Tan Eng Liang 陈英梁博士, 85 

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  • Joyce Leong, 67

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  • Amelia Moo Wen Si, 22

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  • Dr Leon Comber, 102

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March and April 2023

April 2023

  • Dr Karen Hong Li Tsing - Assistant Professor, Singapore Institute of Technology
  • Kay Kong Swan - Past Chairman (2018 - 2020), Singapore Logistics Association
  • Er Au Kow Liong - Council Member, The Institution of Engineers, Singapore
  • Haji Ibrahim Bin Sultan Khan Surattee - father of Minister of State, Assoc Prof Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim
  • Robin Tessensohn - a member of the Eurasians Association
  • Richard Ng 吴耀汉, 83 - veteran Hong Kong actor-comedian Richard Ng, who acted in Singapore sitcoms such as Under One Roof and Brothers 4
  • Asher Matthis Chen, two months - second child of local lifestyle influencer Melissa Koh
  • Karthik raj S/O Manimaren, 25 - national youth player
  • She Wensuo 佘文锁, 90 - retired journalist
  • Fairuz Roslan, 19 - full-time national serviceman
  • Thevandran Shanmugam, 34 - credit control officer
  • Huai Hua 槐华, 87 - local poet and composer
  • Anthony Pragasam, 92 - former school assistant, Marsiling Primary School
  • Chen Qinghe 陈清河, 65 - cleaner
  • Tan Leng Hong Marjorie Clarissa - Singaporean diplomat in Tokyo, Japan
  • Tay Geok Eng, 100 - centenarian
  • Tan Ah Choon, 100 - centenarian
  • Jeanne Lee Tang Tsing Ni, 102 - centenarian
  • Tangaraju Suppiah, 46 - Executed drug trafficker

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    Haji Ibrahim Bin Sultan Khan Surattee (left)

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    Robin Tessensohn

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    Richard Ng, 83

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    Mr Karthik raj S/O Manimaren, 25

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    She Wensuo 佘文锁, 90

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    Fairuz Roslan, 19

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    Thevandran Shanmugam, 34

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    Huai Hua 槐华, 87

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        March 2023

  • Khatijun Nissa Siraj, 97 - pioneer Muslim's rights activist and a Singapore's Women's Hall of Fame Inductee (2014)
  • Leow Wee Seong 廖为祥 (廖青), 82 - chinese educator (Dunman High, Nanyang JC), author, and co-composer of NJYC college song
  • Lin Qiong 林琼, 93 - author and Chinese educator
  • Zhan Zunquan 詹尊权, 82 - honorary President of Singapore Xin Sheng Poets Society 
  • Lok Chwee Hin 骆水兴, 104 - former President/Chairman of Singapore Hui Ann Association
  • Yeo Cheng Huat, 76 - owner of Hoover Fish Porridge in Whampoa Drive
  • CPT (Ret) Shamsudin bin Shadan, 90 - RSM of 1SIR and Parade RSM of Singapore's first NDP in 1966
  • Justin Leng Zhan Chun, 28 - NTU Graduate; battled osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer
  • Lee Ting-hui 李庭辉, 93 - academic, poet, editor; specialises in Singapore-Malaysia Chinese Literature and the Malayan Communist Party in Malaya
  • Alex Abishganaden, 97 - prominent guitarist and Cultural medallion winner
  • Ustaz Ali Haji Mohamed, 75 - founding co-Chairman of the Religious Rehabilitation Group
  • Chan Sun Wing, 90 - a member of Singapore's first Legislative Assembly representing Upper Serangoon
  • Esther Seet Goh Chu Kwong, 71 - a member of Zonta Club of Singapore since 1986



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    Khatijun Nissa Siraj, 97

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    Lok Chwee Hin 骆水兴, 104

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    Yeo Cheng Huat, 76

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    Shamsudin bin Shadan, 90

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    Justin Leng Zhan Chun, 28

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    Alex Abishganaden, 97

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January and February 2023

        February 2023

  • Mohamad Asri "Riz" Sunawan, 44 - former radio presenter and broadcast journalist; diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in 2018
  • Ong Leong Boon, 77 - an orthopaedic surgeon and Member of Parliament for Kim Seng Constituency from 1972 to 1980
  • Dr Seow Kang Hong, 73 - an orthopedic surgeon for over 25 years; served as Director of Adult Reconstruction Service at the Singapore General Hospital before he left for private practice in 2011
  • Loh Peng Hong, 60 - church worker and a bookstore owner
  • Maria Lai Keok Kwee, 105 - centenarian
  • Saranya D/O Subramanian, 14 - student
  • Cher Yam Tian, 89 - the creator of chili crab in Singapore; the "the Colonel Sanders of Singapore chili crab"
  • Dr Gordon Ku, 82 - Founder and Chairman of Kidney Dialysis Foundation
  • Lim Siah Tong, 89 - Singaporean artist
  • Yamin binte Abdullah, 26 - a dental assistant, who was killed in a fatal traffic accident
  • Richard Lingner, 64 - Asian Civilisations Museum and Peranakan Museum's Chief Editor
  • Goh Chiew Huat, 67 - owner of Shun Li Yong Tau Fu, Bukit Merah View Food Centre
  • Shri Puran Chand Sharma, 89 - Former trustee and President of Siddh Peeth Shree Lakshminarayan Temple


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    Dr Seow Kang Hong, 73 

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    Loh Peng Hong, 60

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    Cher Yam Tian, 89 

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    Dr Gordon Ku, 82

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    GoH Chiew Huat, 67

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January 2023

  • Alan Ng Hiok Kwang, 56 - photographer and cycling enthusiast
  • Eric Low Siak Meng, 75 - former PAP's candidate for Hougang
  • Sim Wong Hoo, 68 - founder and CEO of Creative Technologies
  • Yee Teck Peng, 90 - teacher and rugby master, St Andrew's School
  • Tan Chin Chuan, 83 - Stall owner of Nan Rong Chee Cheong Fun, Bendemeer Food Centre
  • William S. W. Lim, 90 - architect and urban conservationist
  • Timothy Nga, 49 - theatre actor, emcee, coach and director
  • Tan Guan Heng, 86 - the first blind person to helm the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH)
  • Phang Cheow Hock, 90 - Singapore’s first FBI-trained cop
  • Lin Xiu Yue, 41 and Aahana Karthik, 4 months old - mother and daughter pair who were killed in a car accident whilst holidaying in Hokkaido, Japan
  • Mohd Salleh Ali, 64 - Veteran SCDF fireman, more fondly known as Encik Agayle


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    Yee Teck Peng, 90

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    William S.W. Lim, 90

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    Timothy Nga, 49

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    Tan Guan Heng, 86

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    Phang Cheow Hock, 90 

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