Lee Kuan Yew’s 2012 renovation plans for 38 Oxley Road had conservation in mind
On 12 September 1965, shortly after independence, the fledgling nation’s prime minister Lee Kuan Yew stood before a crowd of supporters and declared, “We made this country. From nothing! From mudflats! Ten years from now, this will be a metropolis. Never fear!” The momentum of nation-building began. Almost without anyone noticing it, Mr Lee had […]