SINGAPORE – Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and his wife rented the black-and-white bungalow at 31 Ridout Road so that their children and grandchildren will be under one roof. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and his wife rented the black-and-white bungalow at 31 Ridout Road so that their children and grandchildren will be under one roof.
“We decided to try to bring the entire extended family together under one roof while the grandchildren were still young,” he told the House.It detailed the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau’s investigation into his as well as Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam’s rental of state properties from the Singapore Land Authority .
Dr Balakrishnan’s wife had come across 31 Ridout Road in September 2018 when she visited a friend and saw the “for lease” sign prominently displayed, he said on Monday. She called the number displayed and reached a property agent from Colliers International Consultancy and Valuation. Dr Balakrishnan said the property was in an “advanced state of disrepair” when his family took over the tenancy and extensive repairs were necessary to make the house liveable.
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