Concluding his speech in Parliament on Nov. 6, Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth David Neo said that the Singapore government's approach to acquire the site of 38 Oxley Road is "most responsible". He mentioned that 38 Oxley Road is a "unique and foundational part of the story of Singapore's independence", with the Preservation of Sites and Monuments Advisory Board having assessed it to have "strong national significance worthy of preservation as a National Monument". | Mothership

Singapore's government plans to gazette the 38 Oxley Road site - the family home of Singapore's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew - as a national monument. It added that it will balance the need to preserve a location of historic significance with respect for Mr Lee Kuan Yew's wishes for privacy. And it will do so by removing all traces of his family's private living spaces from the buildings. #sgnews #singapore | CNA