Lee Wei Ling

Future of 38 Oxley Road: What happens next

In determining the compensation amount, the Singapore Land Authority will weigh the market value of the site

Founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew's daughter Lee Wei Ling had continued living at 38 Oxley Road until her death in October 2024.
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A timeline of events surrounding 38 Oxley Road

A family feud surrounding the house erupted in June 2017 over an apparent disagreement between Lee Kuan Yew’s children over whether the house should be demolished

If a Preservation Order is made, the government intends to acquire the site at 38 Oxley Road to safeguard it and “preserve it in keeping with its historic significance and national importance”.

Government intends to gazette 38 Oxley Road site as national monument, issues notice to Lee Hsien Yang

Lee Hsien Yang says PAP has chosen to ‘trample’ on Lee Kuan Yew’s wish to have house demolished

Questions over the fate of the house resurfaced after the death of Lee Kuan Yew’s daughter, Dr Lee Wei Ling, on Oct 9.

Lee Hsien Yang’s claim on 38 Oxley Road inaccurate, creates false urgency for demolition: government

Lee Hsien Yang’s claim that the 38 Oxley Road house should be immediately demolished in accordance with his father’s will is inaccurate, said a government spokesperson on Oct 25.

NHB says it recognises that there will be “diverse range of views amongst Singaporeans on this matter”.

Government ‘keeping options open’, to commence study on 38 Oxley Road site

NHB intends to commence a study of the site to assess if its national historical, heritage, and architectural significance deems it worthy of preservation

Dr Lee Wei Ling's death was announced by her brother,  Lee Hsien Yang, in a Facebook post early on the same day.

Lee Kuan Yew’s daughter Lee Wei Ling dies at 69

DR LEE Wei Ling, the daughter of founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, has died at the age of 69, four years after she was diagnosed with a rare, degenerative brain disease.

Lee Hsien Yang is the sole legal owner of 38 Oxley Road.

Lee Hsien Yang moves to tear down 38 Oxley Road

He intends to build a small private dwelling on the plot ‘to be held within the family in perpetuity’

The police had asked Lee Hsien Yang (left) and Lee Suet Fern to assist in investigations in June 2022 by attending an interview.

No legal restraints on Lee Hsien Yang returning to Singapore: police

THERE are no legal restraints on Lee Hsien Yang, the younger son of founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, and his wife Lee Suet Fern returning to Singapore, said the police.

Apex Court dismisses appeal on LKY transcripts

Apex Court dismisses appeal on LKY transcripts

[SINGAPORE] The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal by Dr Lee Wei Ling and Mr Lee Hsien Yang regarding the copyright and use of transcripts of interviews given by their father, founding Prime Min...

Hsien Yang, Wei Ling to stop posting evidence on social media

Hsien Yang, Wei Ling to stop posting evidence on social media

PM Lee says he shares siblings' wish not to continue dispute in public, and to manage disagreement privately