S$335M Founders’ Memorial sparks debate, only 22% of poll respondents feel posit

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S$335M Founders' Memorial sparks debate, only 22% of poll respondents feel positive about it

Poll respondents divided about Founders' Memorial
Singapore is packed with architecture of all sorts, some of them controversial but none of them more hotly debated in 2024 than the Founders' Memorial.

Slated to open at Gardens by the Bay East, the Founders' Memorial will feature Singapore's first-generation leaders including the nation's founding prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew.


Source: KKAA

The monument will feature exhibition galleries, an outdoor amphitheatre, educational amenities, and a five-hectare public garden. Its intention is to both capture the nation's spirit, and inspire future generations of Singaporeans.

In September, the Government announced a S$335 million budget for the Memorial, prompting concern from netizens with many questioning the nine-figure expenditure.

54% of poll respondents felt negative about Founders' Memorial
First conceptualised between 2015 and 2016, the Memorial has gone through multiple rounds of public engagement and outreach.

Senior Minister (SM) Lee Hsien Loong introduced the idea in Parliament on 13 April 2015.

"A founder's memorial need not be a grand structure, but it must stand for our ideals, our values, our hopes and aspirations. It must belong to all Singaporeans and mean something significant to us all," he said.

"It should be a place where we and future generations can remember a key period in our history, reflect on the ideals of our founding fathers, and pledge to continue their work of nation building."

However, following the announcement of the Memorial's budget by the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong in September 2024, the ground sentiments from Singaporeans have been rather divided.


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[Arctic]

Miw is doomed!!

[jim889]

yeah bad move

build temple for wat
 

[Philipkee]

Should just have a monument and that's it.  I am ok with a founder's memorial but if it's 300 million must think carefully if it's worth it unless the purpose is to give jobs to construction industry and hope it trickles down to other part of economy

[jim889]

Should just have a monument and that's it.  I am ok with a founder's memorial but if it's 300 million must think carefully if it's worth it unless the purpose is to give jobs to construction industry and hope it trickles down to other part of economy

spend 300 million just to build a temple
 

[daryl76]

only dictators wanna be worshipped like this

worse is this dishonorable one, so old still wanna ride on his papa name

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this is really profligate spending to the max. need a temple for what?

even if 100m is too much

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will there be a statue of LKY?

[no guessing game]

Pap temple to fulfill lhl wish.

[Suntan]

$335,000,000 ish not some chump change. How will it benefit the ppl?

Wonder show low %poll den put excuse need to keep oxley. No more confidence in this regime.

[Risa]

pls abandon this project

[Philipkee]

pls abandon this project

You got one chance next year to make it happen

[Risa]

You got one chance next year to make it happen

I only 1 person. 70% remain daft.

[Suntan]

If this 38 oxley is significant for the white party, why don't they buy from LHY maintain it by their party money? This house has no significant for me compared to the national library at fort canning & the national museum which were demolished & I went there frequently when young.

[Suntan]

Should just have a monument and that's it.  I am ok with a founder's memorial but if it's 300 million must think carefully if it's worth it unless the purpose is to give jobs to construction industry and hope it trickles down to other part of economy

The construction does not trickle down. It's flown out to Bangla, jhks, Pinoy FWs, S Passes & PRs plus sinkies, jhk & AT towkays. If you nvr benefit from 15 yrs of floodgates open & building, it will not.