Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium

Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium
General information
Type	Crematorium, columbarium complex
Location	Mandai, Singapore 300 Mandai Road, Singapore 779393
Coordinates	1°24′50″N103°48′35″E / 1.41389°N 103.80972°E / 1.41389; 103.80972
Completed	1982;43 years ago (1982)
Owner	National Environment Agency

Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium is a crematorium and columbarium complex located at Mandai Road in Mandai, Singapore. The complex is operated by the Government of Singapore under the National Environment Agency. ^[1] It is one of three government crematoria in Singapore, the other two being the Choa Chu Kang Columbarium and Yishun Columbarium.

Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium is located not far from Yishun New Town.

This complex is one of the final resting places for many Singaporeans due to the country's limited landspace to host cemeteries for the dead. ^[2]

History

With Mount Vernon Crematorium, the only government crematorium reaching its maximum capacity in the late 1970s, a need for a second crematorium arose. The Government chose a plot of land at Mandai to build Singapore's second crematorium. Completed in 1982, it consists of 4 big cremators and 4 small cremators, and 1200 niches. Shortly after its opening, it was designated to cremate exhumed remains from closed down cemeteries in Singapore.

In 2000, the government decided that all cremation services would be consolidated at Mandai. So, a new extension was built just south of the original complex. Completed in mid 2004, this complex comprises four service halls, four viewing halls, 12 cremators and one waiting hall, replacing the Mount Vernon Crematorium, which closed down on the same day the new complex opened. The columbarium was also expanded to include remains displaced from the closure of Mount Vernon Crematorium as well.

To meet the growing demand of the island's population, an extension of Mandai Crematorium, known as Mandai North Crematorium was built and opened on 15 August 2025. Mandai North Crematorium will house six service halls and 18 cremators upon its completion. ^{[3] [4]}

Notable cremations

Death Year	Name	Notes
2004	Huang Na	8-year-old girl brutally murdered by Took Leng How, who was subsequently executed in 2006.
	Goh Sin Tub	Pioneer of Singaporean literature
2005	Wee Kim Wee	4th President of Singapore
	Wee Chong Jin	1st Chief Justice of Singapore
2006	Lai Kew Chai	Ex-High Court judge
	S. Rajaratnam	1st Senior Minister & 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore
	Lim Kim San	Former Minister of Finance, Minister of Communications, Minister of Education, Minister of National Development & Minister for Sustainability and the Environment
2007	Reuben Kee	Amongst the 5 victims of the 2007 Tonlé Sap dragon boat accident
2010	Goh Keng Swee	2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore
	Balaji Sadasivan	Singapore's Former Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
	Kwa Geok Choo	The wife of 1st Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew
2012	Toh Chin Chye	1st Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore
	Tan Boon Teik	2nd Attorney-General of Singapore
	Emma Yong	Mediacorp actress and member of Dim Sum Dollies
2015	Lee Kuan Yew	1st Prime Minister of Singapore [5]
2016	S. R. Nathan	6th President of Singapore [6]
2017	Tan See Lai	Pioneering Singaporean newscaster, television producer and educator
2018	Koh Sok Hiong	The wife of 4th President of Singapore Wee Kim Wee [7]
2019	Aloysius Pang	Singaporean artiste who died during reservist training in New Zealand [8]
	Bai Yan	Veteran Singaporean artiste [9]
2020	Yong Pung How	2nd Chief Justice of Singapore
2021	Ling How Doong	Former opposition MP of Singapore Democratic Party
2023	Richard Hu	Longest serving Minister Of Finance
2024	Wee Cho Yaw	Former UOB chairman and businessman
	Ch'ng Jit Koon	Former Senior Minister Of State
	Lee Wei Ling	Singaporean neurologist, only daughter of founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew [10]
2025	Moses Lim	Singaporean comedian and actor [11]

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See also

Other non-government crematoria and columbarium in Singapore include:

• Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
• Kranji State Cemetery – traditional burial options for notable persons in Singapore
• Kwong Wai Siew Peck San Theng – Chinese clan-based non-government columbarium

References

1. "Government-Managed Columbaria". National Environment Agency . Archived from the original on 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
2. "Burial, Cremation & Ash Storage". National Environment Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
3. "Mandai Crematorium to expand to meet demand". The Straits Times. March 23, 2015. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
4. "New Mandai North Crematorium, ash-scattering garden to open on Aug 15". The Straits Times. 2025-07-28. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 2025-07-28.
5. Chua, Mui Hoong (2015-03-29). "Mr Lee Kuan Yew's funeral: From public mourning to private family farewell at Mandai". The Straits Times. ISSN   0585-3923. Archived from the original on 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-08-07. Mr Lee Kuan Yew's family said farewell to him on Sunday, March 29, evening, in an emotional ceremony at Mandai Crematorium.
6. Chew, Hui Min; Ng, Charmaine; Choo, Felicia; Cheong, Danson (2016-08-26). "A nation bids farewell to S R Nathan who gave his 'best years and more' to Singapore". The Straits Times. ISSN   0585-3923. Archived from the original on 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-08-07. After the service, Mr Nathan made his final journey to Mandai Crematorium for the private cremation service.
7. "Mrs Wee Kim Wee's way to love was through her cooking, family and friends say in eulogies". TODAY. Retrieved 2024-05-19. Mrs Wee, whose birth name is Koh Sok Hiong, met the late Dr Wee in 1936 before marrying him the same year. Dr Wee served as president of Singapore from 1985 to 1993. He died in 2005. On Wednesday morning, more than 150 family members and friends, as well as 24 Girl Guides and five Scouts, showed up at Mrs Wee's wake at 25 Siglap Plain to pay their last respects. Her favourite song, Indonesian folk classic "Bengawan Solo", was played as the hearse carrying her body left the family's Siglap home around 9:20am and made its way to Mandai Crematorium.
8. Tan, Tam Mei; Zhuo, Tee (2019-01-27). "Family, friends bid farewell as Aloysius Pang accorded military funeral". The Straits Times. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 2024-05-19.
9. Lee, Jan (2019-08-23). "God-daughters Zeng Huifen, Ye Sumei among those who say final goodbye to veteran actor Bai Yan". The Straits Times. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 2024-05-19. Bai's family members bowed as mourners made their last rounds around his casket at Singapore Casket in a farewell ceremony, before the funeral procession left for Mandai Crematorium at 11am.
10. "Lee Hsien Yang's sons lead final send-off for Lee Wei Ling". AsiaOne. 2024-10-13. Retrieved 2024-10-13. It was raining when the cortege left the Singapore Casket in Lavender Street at about 1.50pm and headed towards Mandai crematorium, Shin Min Daily News reported.
11. "Veteran Singapore actor Moses Lim dies at 75". The Straits Times. 2025-02-12. Archived from the original on 2025-02-13. Retrieved 2025-02-15. His wake will take place from 11am on Feb 13 at Church of the Good Shepherd at 2 Dundee Road. The cortege leaves for Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium at noon on Feb 15.