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955 What Happened to Singapore’s Promise of Affordable Housing?

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Justin Brown @ Silicon Canals · 12/02/2025 02:25 EDT

What Happened to Singapore’s Promise of Affordable Housing?

Lee Kuan Yew built a system where “all boats rise as the tide rises.” Sixty years later, some boats are sinking. In 1964, Singapore made a promise. The country had just gained self-government. Slums dotted the landscape. More than a million people—out of a population of 1.9 million—lived in squatter settlements and overcrowded shophouses. No ... Read more

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