why does a Singapore passport get you visa free access to so many countries?
Is it because they let anyone in?
Is it because they sell passports no questions asked?
Is it because they bank anyones money?
It does make sense most visa requirements are tit for tat, if you make people apply for visa they retaliate and do it to your population.
Singapore in a lucky position as fairly secure borders and finger prints photo etc of anyone coming in so they can find people.
Mr Lee Kuan Yew and his wife Madam Kwa Geok Choo at their home at Oxley Road with their three children, (from left) sons Lee Hsien Loong and Lee Hsien Yang and daughter Lee Wei Ling. PHOTO: LEE FAMILY
Dr. Lee Wei Ling occupied the premises until her death in Oct. 2024, which stopped any plans of demolition, or conversion into a “shrine” for LKY until then.
In my opinion it will be good for both the Lee family and for Singapore that this dispute is settled, one way or the other.
PS> I have walked past this gate many times over the years:
The security arrangement changed from the mid-1960s, when it was non-existent, to armed guards at the gate and the tall fence of today. Those came up sometime in the mid-1970, when Israeli security advisors were shocked at the lack of security, both her and at the Istana.
A block of flats across the road from the Istana had free access to upper floors and free view of the PMs office from there. (Upper floors had the external walkways bricked up on their advice)
Whose ego is being stroked to prevent the house from being pulled down as LKY stated many times over the years and wrote in his will.
Greater Singapore is his legacy not a house.
Goh Keng Swee worked out the long term issues for Singapore but his views were not the govs and here we are in an economy he predicted, low productivity and zero entrepreneurs and no risk taking, just filling up with low skilled workers.
The gov took the staying in power route rather than the risk of allowing and promoting free thinking.
