$ingapore opposition leader Mr Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam has died. He passed away in the hospital on the morning of September 30, 2008 apparently of a heart attack. Mr Jeyaretnam was in court arguing a case up until yesterday. After a week of cross-examining a witness, he said that he was tired and wanted to rest.

Mr Jeyaretnam’s body was brought to Singapore Casket and will be at the funeral parlour at Mount Vernon in Aljunied for the wake.

The funeral service will be held at St Andrew’s Cathedral on 4 Oct 08, Saturday at 2 pm. The cortege will leave for the Mandai crematorium at 3:30 pm.