- Singapore's authorities have advised people to stop joining the queues to view founding father and statesman Lee Kuan Yew as he lies in state.
- Some 250,000 people have already visited to pay respects to Mr Lee, who died on Monday aged 91.
- A state funeral will be held on Sunday, with foreign dignitaries from around the world expected to attend.
- India has declared it a national day of mourning, with flags flown at half-mast and no official entertainment.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the funeral.
- Public viewing of Mr Lee's body, which has been open day and all night since Wednesday, will end on Saturday night.
- Singaporean officials were caught off-guard by the overwhelming crowds that showed up, with the queue snaking through the city centre.
- They warned that by Friday afternoon the queuing time to enter Parliament House was nine hours.
- Authorities said in a statement that members of the public were "strongly advised" not to join the queue now, and redirected them to smaller tribute sites set up around the island.
- The line has since been moved to the Padang, a large field used in central Singapore for parades and cricket matches, where tents and crowd control barricades have been set up.
Thanks BBC
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