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Friends and family members surround the coffin to pay their respects to the late Lee Kuan Yew, as Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's wife, Ho Ching, second right, and Lee Hsien Yang, right, his brother, receive them during a private family wake at the Istana or Presidential Palace, Tuesday, March 24, 2015, in Singapore. Singapore mourned longtime leader Lee with raw emotion and a blanket of relentlessly positive coverage on its tightly scripted state television on Monday, mythologizing a man who was as respected as he was feared. (AP)
Singaporeans hoping for a glimpse of long-time leader Lee Kuan Yew's coffin are being urged to stay away from the sprawling queue as waiting times reach 10 hours.
The government said Friday that it "strongly advises" the public not to join the queue and to instead visit community tribute sites set up across the island.
The death of Lee at age 91 on Monday has been met with an outpouring of grief in Singapore. Lee was Singapore's prime minister for 31 years until 1990 and is regarded by Singaporeans as the architect of the city-state's economic success.
His body is lying in state at Parliament House until Saturday evening. A state funeral is set for Sunday.
As of late Thursday evening, nearly 150,000 people had viewed Lee's coffin.
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