Lee Hsien Yang's claims about paying $619k in damages to honour father's wishes are 'extraordinary': Shanmugam
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Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam has responded to Lee Hsien Yang's claims about the $619,335.53 in damages paid to him and Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan. In a Facebook post on Sept 29, Lee claimed the amount he paid to thLee Hsien Yang's claims about paying $619k in damages to honour father's wishes are 'extraordinary': Shanmugam
Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam has responded to Lee Hsien Yang's claims about the $619,335.53 in damages paid to him and Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan. In a Facebook post on Sept 29, Lee claimed the amount he paid to the two ministers was «equivalent to 13.6 months' rental for the two Ridout houses». Pointing out that his «significant asset» in Singapore is 38 Oxley Road, Lee said that he made the payment to honour his late father's wishes in connection with his home. He also did it to allow his ill sister, Wei Ling, to continue living in the house. Read more