SINGAPORE, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Singapore's heritage board will assess if founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's home should be preserved as a national monument, the culture ministry said on Thursday.

Lee Kuan Yew's three children - eldest Lee Hsien Loong, who was Singapore's third Prime Minister, his sister Lee Wei Ling and younger brother Lee Hsien Yang - were split on what to do with their ...

Mr. Lee is a son of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s founder and former prime minister. He wrote from London. My father, Lee Kuan Yew, was the founder of Singapore.

Lee Kuan Yew, who died in 2015, was both feared for his authoritarian tactics and admired worldwide for turning the city-state into one of the world’s richest nations.

“In Singapore, no one is above the law. Anyone, including the offspring of the founding prime minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, can be investigated and brought before the courts,” it added.