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Furniture from 38 Oxley Road, National Museum of Singapore 20151213
Furniture from 38 Oxley Road, National Museum of Singapore 20151213

Number 38, Oxley Road was the residence of Singapore's first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew from the 1940s until his death in 2015. The house was built in the late 19th century and is an eight-bedroom two-storey bungalow located near Orchard Road. The first meeting of the People's Action Party (PAP) occurred in the basement.In 2017, it became central to a dispute in Singapore among Lee's children - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Lee Hsien Yang and Lee Wei Ling – over its use and demolition. Lee Kuan Yew had originally willed the house to Lee Hsien Loong, who later sold it to Lee Hsien Yang in 2015 at market price, on the condition that both of them would donate half of the value to charity.

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38 Oxley Road
Oxley Road, Singapore River Valley

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