{"id":8514,"date":"2013-12-18T13:32:07","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T05:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/?p=8514"},"modified":"2013-12-20T12:46:40","modified_gmt":"2013-12-20T04:46:40","slug":"tuesday-17-december-2013-exhumation-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/2013\/tuesday-17-december-2013-exhumation-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday, 17 December 2013: Exhumation Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Government exhumations for some 4,000 graves in the way of the highway began on Tuesday 17 December, without any official announcement. Sources on the ground brought some of the Brownies\u00a0 and a Mediacorp news team to Bukit Brown.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that graves\u00a0 claimed by descendants will be exhumed first, followed by those unclaimed. It is estimated from descendants who have kept All Things Bukit Brown\u00a0 informed on the exhumation dates of their ancestors, that exhumations could\u00a0 take up to July\/August\u00a0 2014 to complete.<\/p>\n<p>The areas of affected graves have been\u00a0 cordoned off from view\u00a0 in preparation for\u00a0 exhumations since November 2013.\u00a0 Only descendants, grave diggers and\u00a0 official personnel including\u00a0 the documentation team are allowed in the enclose areas to witness and record the exhumations.<\/p>\n<p>There is as yet no official statement on plans to preserve tombstones except for this statement : <strong><em>&#8220;Due to the number of burial items, the NHB is unable to guarantee that it will be able to preserve all of them.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/news\/singapore\/public-exhumation-at\/925706.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNA news report<\/a>. The news video\u00a0 is available<a href=\"http:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/news\/singapore\/public-exhumation-at\/925706.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> here<\/a>. The Mandarin news report:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u5496\u5561\u5c71\u575f\u5893\u6316\u6398\u5de5\u4f5c17\u65e5\u5c55\u5f00 \u9646\u4ea4\u5c40\u63a5\u4e0b\u6765\u5206\u6279\u6316\u63983400\u591a\u4e2a\u575f\u5893\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LRCawCCCiMQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A blog post in Chinese by Brownie Walter\u00a0 is available<a href=\"http:\/\/sinchewciviljournalist.blogspot.sg\/2013\/12\/blog-post_17.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Straits Times\u00a0 on Exhumations,\u00a0 19 December, 2013:<\/p>\n<p><strong>3,440 graves will be exhumed over next 9 months to make way for road by Grace Chua<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>EXHUMATION has begun at last at the Bukit Brown Cemetery, where more than 3,000 of nearly 100,000 graves will make way for a new road.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The public exhumation, coordinated by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), began on Tuesday. Over the next nine months, 3,442 graves will be exhumed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A total of 304 graves have already been exhumed privately by family members. In all, 1,263 graves have been claimed to date.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The remains that are still unclaimed three years after exhumation will be cremated individually and scattered at sea.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Construction of the new road will begin in stages after the exhumation of affected graves is completed, an LTA spokesman said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;While construction is ongoing, members of the public can continue to enter the other parts of Bukit Brown Cemetery that are not affected by the road construction. The details of access routes will be made available to the public when construction starts.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The exhumation process is being documented by anthropologist Hui Yew-Foong and his team, who have been appointed by the Government for the task.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Dr Hui, a senior fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, said the team observes what rituals might have been carried out, what artefacts were buried with the dead, and if the tombs have any underground structure.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For instance, underground chambers were sometimes lined with bricks to keep coffins dry, while women might have jewellery or miniature cooking utensils buried with them.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Meanwhile, members of the public have sent letters to the Ministry of National Development as part of feedback about the Draft Masterplan 2013, pleading for the rest of the cemetery to be kept instead of redeveloping it for housing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Today is the last day for the public to submit feedback on the Urban Redevelopment Authority&#8217;s draft masterplan, which was made public last month.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Among those who have written in is Mr Ishvinder Singh, 26, a supply chain professional.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He became intrigued by Bukit Brown when he saw photos of Sikh-guard statues at the tombs of Chinese businessmen and officials. This led him to visit Bukit Brown and investigate its history as well as that of the Sikh community here.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I realised that the Sikh statues weren&#8217;t just about my own community, but about the interactions that took place between different communities,&#8221; he said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:caiwj@sph.com.sg\" target=\"_blank\">caiwj@sph.com.sg<\/a><\/p>\n<div>Copyright \u00a9 2013 Singapore Press Holdings. All rights reserved.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/ST-photo-19-December-2013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8539\" title=\"ST photo 19 December 2013\" alt=\"ST photo 19 December 2013\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/ST-photo-19-December-2013.jpg\" width=\"722\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/ST-photo-19-December-2013.jpg 722w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/ST-photo-19-December-2013-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/ST-photo-19-December-2013-280x159.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>An exhumed grave at Bukit Brown Cemetery. The public exhumation began on Tuesday. A total of 304 graves have already been exhumed privately by family members. In all, 1,263 graves have been claimed to date. &#8212; ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/div>\n<p>For the community who believe with us\u00a0 that <a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/?p=8459\" target=\"_blank\">Bukit Brown should be preserved as a Heritage Park<\/a>, the journey continues to preserve\u00a0 the rest of the 95,000 tombs. \u00a0 We have guided 10,000 people in one year. With your support,\u00a0 we can do more to create awareness and appreciation for the Heritage, Habitat and History of\u00a0 Bukit Brown.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s keep calm and carry on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>At Bukit Brown on the 17th December morning,\u00a0 as observed by Brownies on the Ground. <\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8520\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Traffic-at-8-am-photo-Claire-Leow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8520\" class=\" wp-image-8520  \" title=\"17 December, smooth traffic on both sides of Lornie Rd  posted at 08.19 (photo  Claire Leow)\" alt=\"17 Dec Traffic at 8 am (photo Claire Leow)\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Traffic-at-8-am-photo-Claire-Leow.jpg\" width=\"673\" height=\"898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Traffic-at-8-am-photo-Claire-Leow.jpg 720w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Traffic-at-8-am-photo-Claire-Leow-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Traffic-at-8-am-photo-Claire-Leow-240x320.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">17 December, smooth traffic on both sides of Lornie Rd posted at 08.19 (photo Claire Leow)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8517\" style=\"width: 413px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Gathering-for-the-Exhumations-photo-Victor-Lim.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8517\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8517\" title=\"17 Dec Gathering for the Exhumations (photo Victor Lim)\" alt=\"17 Dec Gathering for the Exhumations (photo Victor Lim)\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Gathering-for-the-Exhumations-photo-Victor-Lim.jpg\" width=\"403\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Gathering-for-the-Exhumations-photo-Victor-Lim.jpg 403w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Gathering-for-the-Exhumations-photo-Victor-Lim-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Gathering-for-the-Exhumations-photo-Victor-Lim-280x208.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">17 December Gathering for the Exhumations (photo Victor Lim)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8519\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Tomb-Digger-photo-Victor-Lim.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8519\" class=\" wp-image-8519\" title=\"A bottle of white wine to wash the bones collected as according to custom (photo Victor Lim)\" alt=\"17 Dec Tomb Digger photo Victor Lim\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Tomb-Digger-photo-Victor-Lim.jpg\" width=\"576\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Tomb-Digger-photo-Victor-Lim.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Tomb-Digger-photo-Victor-Lim-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Tomb-Digger-photo-Victor-Lim-280x209.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A bottle of white wine in the bag to wash the bones collected as according to custom. This package is for the tomb staked as number 49\u00a0 (photo Victor Lim)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8518\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Heading-towards-Seh-Ong-Cemetery.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8518\" class=\" wp-image-8518\" alt=\"17 Dec Heading towards Seh Ong Cemetery\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Heading-towards-Seh-Ong-Cemetery.jpg\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Heading-towards-Seh-Ong-Cemetery.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Heading-towards-Seh-Ong-Cemetery-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Heading-towards-Seh-Ong-Cemetery-280x210.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">17 December &#8211; A family heads towards Seh Ong Cemetery with a gravedigger carrying the tools of his trade (photo Claire Leow)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8516\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Exhumations-photo-Claire-Leow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8516\" class=\" wp-image-8516\" title=\"His name is Ah Na and he has a trade mark smile and yellow boots, one of the grave diggers (photo Claire Leow) \" alt=\"17 Dec Exhumations (photo Claire Leow)\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Exhumations-photo-Claire-Leow.jpg\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Exhumations-photo-Claire-Leow.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Exhumations-photo-Claire-Leow-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-Dec-Exhumations-photo-Claire-Leow-280x210.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grave digger, Ah Na speaks Hokkien fluently (photo Claire Leow)<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">One last parting shot from the people at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thecartoonpress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cartoon Press <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Cartoon-Press.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8521\" alt=\"Cartoon Press\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Cartoon-Press.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Cartoon-Press.jpg 500w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Cartoon-Press-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Cartoon-Press-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Cartoon-Press-280x280.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A report on a private exhumation <a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/?p=3995\" target=\"_blank\">here <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/sinchewciviljournalist.blogspot.sg\/2013\/12\/blog-post_17.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Government exhumations for some 4,000 graves in the way of the highway began on Tuesday 17 December, without any official announcement. Sources on the ground brought some of the Brownies\u00a0 and a Mediacorp news team to Bukit Brown. It is understood that graves\u00a0 claimed by descendants will be exhumed first, followed by those unclaimed. It is estimated from descendants who have kept All Things Bukit Brown\u00a0 informed on the exhumation dates of their ancestors, that exhumations could\u00a0 take up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":8518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[91,81],"tags":[467],"class_list":["post-8514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-slider","tag-exhumations"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tuesday, 17 December 2013: Exhumation Begins - Bukit Brown: A World Monuments Watch Site in 2014<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/2013\/tuesday-17-december-2013-exhumation-begins\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tuesday, 17 December 2013: Exhumation Begins - Bukit Brown: A World Monuments Watch Site in 2014\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; Government exhumations for some 4,000 graves in the way of the highway began on Tuesday 17 December, without any official announcement. 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