4 Unidentified coffins found near KKH, LTA appeals for next of kin

[Yuletide]

Unidentified coffins found near KKH, LTA appeals for next of kin​

LTA said that the discovery was made during works for the North-South Corridor.
PHOTO: AsiaOne/Ching Shi Jie

PUBLISHED ONDecember 05, 2025 12:39 PM

BYChing Shi Jie

Construction works for the North-South Corridor along Bukit Timah Road near KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) have uncovered four coffins on the site of a former century-old Christian cemetery.

In an exhumation notice published in The Straits Times’ Classifieds section on Wednesday (Dec 3), the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said next of kin have 14 days to register their claim to the unidentified coffins.

Responding to AsiaOne’s queries, LTA said that the coffins — without tombstones — were found in October and November during works for the North-South Corridor.

The authority has since filed a police report.

Notice of Exhumation from LTA on Dec 3.
PHOTO: LTA
Peter Pak, a member of the heritage community who reasearches old tombs in his free time, told AsiaOne that the discovery was made on what was previously the Old Christian Cemetery in Bukit Timah.

This was evident when comparing the location with a 1932 map accessed through the National University of Singapore Libraries’ database, he wrote in a blog post on Wednesday.

The cemetery was opened for burials in the late 1800s. Records from the National Archives of Singapore showed that the last person buried there was in 1961.

Pak, who is an IT project manager at the National Library Board, said the lack of identification markers on the coffins will make it unlikely for next of kin to step forward.

“Hopefully my blog post will raise awareness of the place and so that any Christian organisation or church can come with a claim… to ensure due respect is accorded,” he said.

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[Yuletide]

Like that kana disturb by PAP north south corridor digging later they take revenge how?

 

[batman1]

Like that kana disturb by PAP north south corridor digging later they take revenge how?

Whole island everyday dig and dig and dig like nobody business.knnccb!!!

 

[Yuletide]

Whole island everyday dig and dig and dig like nobody business.knnccb!!!

Very typical. This week PowerGrid dig then cover up. Next week Singtel dig, then cover up.following week, PUB dig, then cover up. Then LTA assess and decides to resurface the whole road. Their contractors dig and resurfaced the road. Then less than a month later, Starhub dig again and cover up. THE CYCLE REPEATS YEAR AFTER YEAR.

KNNBCCB. DIGGING THE WHOLE YEAR ROUND.

 

[batman1]

Very typical. This week PowerGrid dig then cover up. Next week Singtel dig, then cover up.following week, PUB dig, then cover up. Then LTA assess and decides to resurface the whole road. Their contractors dig and resurfaced the road. Then less than a month later, Starhub dig again and cover up. THE CYCLE REPEATS YEAR AFTER YEAR.

KNNBCCB. DIGGING THE WHOLE YEAR ROUND.

So far lucky no building collapse like in BKK.

 

[Yuletide]

So far lucky no building collapse like in BKK.

Later the century old spirits from these 4 persons attack KKH babies how?

 

[Dreamliner787]

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