Singapore Land Authority

The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Law responsible for managing state land and properties in Singapore. Its role includes land sales, land administration, and the preservation of national monuments. The SLA is currently newsworthy due to its involvement in two separate, high-profile events. First, it is acquiring the property at 38 Oxley Road, the former home of Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, for preservation as a national monument following its gazetting. Second, the SLA is indirectly involved in a defamation suit filed by two Singapore cabinet ministers against Bloomberg over an article concerning their personal property transactions, highlighting the sensitivity surrounding property-related news in Singapore. These events underscore the SLA's significant role in both managing Singapore's land resources and preserving its national heritage.