Artefacts include a red box that once contained founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's documents and the Albatross Files, which details the top-level discussions leading up to Singapore's split from Malaysia.
SINGAPORE: A new exhibition on Singapore's road to independence and its nation-building years opened on Friday , capturing stories belonging to the country's leaders and its founding generations.
They include a red box that once contained founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's documents and a newly declassified section of what is known as the Albatross Files, which details the top-level discussions leading up to Singapore's split from Malaysia. Exhibits include a weighing scale used by farmers to weigh their pigs, to tell the story of how their lives were affected by Singapore's shift away from farming.“What we try to do differently in this exhibition is to bring out the lesser-known stories,” said Founders' Memorial curator Wong Lee Min.
“As his daughter and representing the family, it's natural that I would like to share as much as I can, to the best of my knowledge about my late father,” said Madam Lily Othman, daughter of the late pioneering leader.
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