Vernon Cornelius-Takahama (17 April 1999), Istana, Singapore Infopedia, National Library Board, diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 9 October 2008, diakses tanggal 10 October 2008Parameter |url-status= yang tidak diketahui akan diabaikan (bantuan).
Sutherland, Duncan (25 February 2011). "Sri Temasek". Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2015-03-24. Diakses tanggal 2019-11-14.
See also Lee Kuan Yew's interview with Talk Asia on CNN, CNN (archived at Singapore Window), 9 February 2002, diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2015-09-24, diakses tanggal 10 October 2008. During the interview, Lee said: "My official residence was at Sri Temasek in the Istana grounds where there are butlers and waiters galore. We decided to stay at home and not take the official residence which I used for entertainment purposes because we both believe that if they [our children] had so many waiters and helpers picking balls for them, doing things for them, it will give them an inflated and a false idea of what life would be like."
Vernon Cornelius-Takahama (17 April 1999), Istana, Singapore Infopedia, National Library Board, diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 9 October 2008, diakses tanggal 10 October 2008Parameter |url-status= yang tidak diketahui akan diabaikan (bantuan).
Sutherland, Duncan (25 February 2011). "Sri Temasek". Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2015-03-24. Diakses tanggal 2019-11-14.
See also Lee Kuan Yew's interview with Talk Asia on CNN, CNN (archived at Singapore Window), 9 February 2002, diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2015-09-24, diakses tanggal 10 October 2008. During the interview, Lee said: "My official residence was at Sri Temasek in the Istana grounds where there are butlers and waiters galore. We decided to stay at home and not take the official residence which I used for entertainment purposes because we both believe that if they [our children] had so many waiters and helpers picking balls for them, doing things for them, it will give them an inflated and a false idea of what life would be like."