LEE KUAN YEW made 7 wills altogether.

The first 6 wills were prepared by Ms Kwa Kim Li.

The Demolition Clause first appeared in Mr Lee’s first will made on 20 August 2011 (the “First Will”)....

Mr Lee gave instructions to remove the Demolition Clause, and it was removed, from the penultimate two wills (the “Fifth Will” and “Sixth Will”).

However, it somehow found its way back into the Last Will. The Last Will was prepared by a partner of Lee Hsien Yang's wife, Lee Suet Fern.

Lee Hsien Yang and his wife tried to push through with the signing of this last will as quickly as possible. Lee Kuan Yew wanted to contact the original lawyer Kwa Kim Li (KKL) who had prepared the first 6 wills.

However, Lee Hsien Yang had removed KKL from the e-mail chain before telling Lee Kuan Yew that the lawyer (KKL) was un-contactable and was away, and that it would be best to quickly do up the last will in KKL's absence. He said it was not wise to wait till Kwa Kim Li came back to change his will.

In the space of 41 minutes, LSF saw to the preparation of the new will and got one of her lawyers to be on standby to get it executed by Mr Lee.

Kwa Kim Li found out about what happened the day after, and was surprised that she had not been contacted.

Lee Hsien Yang, with his wife's partners took only 15 minutes to procure Mr Lee’s signature on the Last Will which included the time needed to log in and out of the house.

The changes to the will was not communicated to Lee Wei Ling or Lee Hsien Loong. See More

PM Lee on the transfer of ownership of 38 Oxley Road to Lee Hsien Yang

After the General Elections, LWL (Lee Wei Ling) and LHY (Lee Hsien Yang) agreed to my fresh proposal to transfer 38 Oxley Road to LHY at market value, on condition that LHY and I each donated an amount equivalent to half of that value to charity, to pre-empt any future controversy over compensation or redevelopment proceeds.

I was prepared to transfer 38 Oxley Road to LHY so that he and LWL cou...ld handle the 38 Oxley Road matter as they saw fit between them.

In accordance with our agreement, I donated half of the value of 38 Oxley Road to charity. Although not required under the agreement, I also donated a sum equivalent to the other half of the value of 38 Oxley Road to charity. 38 Oxley Road now wholly belongs to LHY.

This is consistent with the position that I had always held and conveyed to my family: that it is not tenable for the family to retain proceeds from any dealing with 38 Oxley Road, as it would look like the family is opposing acquisition and preservation of the House for monetary reasons. LHY was and continues to be unhappy about my taking this position. So, it would appear, is LWL.

- Excerpt from PM Lee's Statutory Declaration. 

Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Nation building and the Preservation of Monuments Act

Under the Preservation of Monuments Act, the National Heritage Board (NHB), under the purveyance of the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY), can make a preservation order to place any monument under the protection of the Board.

How else do you think private buildings including churches and mosques become national monuments?

PM Lee proposed reading out in Parliament Mr Lee's letter to Cabinet as well as the Demolition Clause in his will.

Far from making any threats or opposing making Mr Lee’s wishes public, I also proposed reading out in Parliament Mr Lee’s letter to Cabinet of 27 December 2011, as well as the Demolition Clause.

LHY (Lee Hsien Yang) and LSF (Lee Suet Fern) strenuously objected.

They argued that I could not read out Mr Lee’s letter, because (they claimed) of the Official Secrets Act. 

When I held firm, they told me that I could only read the first half of the Demolition Clause, i.e. excluding that part about what Mr Lee wanted done to the House if it is not demolished.

I made clear that I intended to make public both Mr Lee’s letter of 27 December 2011 and the entire Demolition Clause, which I did when I spoke in Parliament on 13 April 2015.

I also told Parliament that the Government would only consider the question of what to do with the House as and when LWL ceased to live in it.

- Excerpt of PM Lee's statutory declaration.

Building the Belt and Road together will be the biggest highlight of our bilateral relations: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi

During Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan's official visit to Beijing (11 - 12 June), his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi proposed 3 platforms for cooperation between Singapore and China as part of the BRI (Belt Road Initiative).

They are:

1. A trade network that spans and interconnects China, Central Asia, Europe and South East Asia.

2. Financial cooperation which will see China leverage on Singapore's strength as a regional financial centre to raise funds for the various BRI projects.

3. Training and transfer of technology. The two countries will work together to open up third markets in South East Asia, South Asia and beyond, tapping the respective strengths of both countries.

Dr Vivian said that ties between China and Singapore are strong and based on solid foundation that goes back four decades.

"The BRI is a wonderful idea and we have always been an early supporter of the initiative," he said at a joint conference with Mr Wang.

Mr Wang told reporters that China welcomes Singapore's support of and participation in the BRI. He noted that Singapore is well-positioned to play an important role, given its unique strategic position.

"Building the Belt and Road together will be the biggest highlight of our bilateral relations," Mr Wang said.

Being partners in the BRI will add more substance to bilateral ties and bring about peace and stability in the region, he added.

It was Dr Balakrishnan's fourth meeting with Mr Wang in six months and his second visit to Beijing this year.

Extremist terrorism is a clear and present danger as Singaporeans have been drawn to fight for their causes, says PM Lee

We worry about extremist terrorism a lot: PM Lee.

Separatist groups in South-east Asia pose a "clear and present" danger to Singapore, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, as Singaporeans have been drawn to fight for their causes.

Mr Lee also said that if caught, they will be allowed to return home.

"But we will make sure he has not brought back any dangerous ideas and is not likely to do any harm.''

A problem in our midst

"The Middle East seems a long way away but it is not. This is a problem which is amidst us."

Singaporeans, though few, are among the Malaysians, Indonesians and others from South-east Asia that have gone to the Middle East to join the fight.

Some others have gone to Southern Philippines, Mr Lee noted, and linked up with separatist groups there. They include the Maute, a group that took over Marawi city for a brief period last month, and the militant Abu Sayyaf group.

Said the Prime Minister: "It is a clear and present danger."

The Philippines had said Singaporeans were among the foreign fighters in the Maute group that attacked Marawi, a largely-Muslim city with more than 200,000 people.

A matter of when and not whether

Mr Lee also said a potential attack in Singapore "is a matter of when and not whether."

"We assume that one day, something will happen in Singapore and we are doing our best to prepare ourselves."

The measures include preparing the population psychologically and making sure Singapore's multi-racial society does not come under "catastrophic stress", he said.

"The risk is not just the casualties from the physical attack but the psychological damage done to the trust and confidence between people of different races and religions in Singapore, particularly between the Muslims and the non-Muslims," he added.

PM Lee's interview with Australia's ABC Radio National

End of Western domination. From mono-civilisation dominated by the West to multiculturism.

Globalization has challenged cultural identities. This also explains Trump and Brexit. America wants to remain an Anglo-Saxon country, not a bilingual country with equal space for the Spanish-speaking population from south of the border. The British want to see an Anglo-Saxon country, not one with Polish and Muslim immigrants. One of the most shocking columns I have read in my life was a column by a lifelong liberal, Martin Wolf of the Financial Times, arguing against multiculturalism. Even he wanted to turn the clock backwards.

But you cannot turn the clock backwards. With the end of the era of Western domination, we are moving from a mono-civilizational world dominated by the West to a multi-civilizational world. This is so obvious. Yet, I cannot find a single Western politician who is prepared to state the obvious. This is why Western populations are confused. They have not understood that in this new era of world history, they have to accept multiculturalism, even at home.

To be fair, it is not just Western societies that are facing this challenge. Singapore had a Brexit moment in 2011. One reason why George Yeo, Singapore’s foreign minister at the time, lost his parliamentary seat in the 2011 elections is because there was a backlash against immigrants in Singapore. In an effort to fuel economic growth, the government brought in too many migrants too quickly. It learned its lesson fast. The taps were carefully tightened after 2011. In short, each society will have to find the natural balance between reducing migrants to protect cultural identity and increasing migrants to promote economic growth. Good political management can solve this.

Interview of Kishore Mahbubani by The WorldPost