Those fighting to save Bukit Brown argue that existing roads could simply be widened, and that slicing it in two will ruin the place. They argue the area is worth preserving as a priceless piece of Singapore’s heritage, where many of its pioneers, heroes and prominent citizens are interred. Among them is Lee Hoon Leong, the grandfather of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s founding prime minister.
Singapore’s government has been used to having its decisions accepted without much dissent. But last year the ruling People’s Action Party did worse than ever at the election (though it still won 60% of the votes and more than 90% of the seats in parliament), which was taken as a rebuke for what was seen as its high-handed approach. Full story
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