S'pore govt evicts sultan's kin<\/p>\n
SINGAPORE (AP): The descendants of Singapore's last sultan
\nwere gone from their palace on Wednesday, routed to make room for
\na Malay cultural center.<\/p>\n
Several policemen looked on as the main entrance to the
\ndilapidated, two-story building was sealed. Banners warning
\n\"State Land: No Trespassing\" went up across the 1.2 hectares of
\ngrounds.<\/p>\n
Only weeks ago, the 160-year-old palace was crowded with about
\n200 descendants of Singapore's last sultan, Hussein, who died in
\n1835.<\/p>\n
Now the Istana, as the palace built by Hussein's son Ali is
\ncalled in Malay, will be turned into a center for Singapore's
\nMalay community, since the bluebloods lost a court battle with
\nauthorities.<\/p>\n
Sultan Hussein ruled Singapore and parts of neighboring
\nMalaysia, ceding them to the British in 1824. When he died, the
\nBritish appropriated about 23 hectares of his lands, including
\nthe grounds of Istana.<\/p>",
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