The city-state of Singapore has been scandalised by a bitter row tearing apart its first family. The two sons of the country’s founder, Lee Kwan Yew, are fighting over the future of a small 19th-century bungalow - their childhood home. The is battle being fought in the law courts, debated in parliament and picked apart in the media - and one brother has fled to London seeking political asylum. With Singapore itself delicately balanced between the US and China, what happens next could affect us all.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestoryGuest: Josh GlancyHost: Manveen RanaProducer: Shabnam GrewalClips: @pmosingapore, channelnewsasia.comPhoto: Getty Get in touch: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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