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What are the 80-80-80 in 2030 targets and how will they make our living environment more sustainable?
At the Committee of Supply 2021, National Development Minister Desmond Lee delivered a speech outlining the government’s plan to make urban environment more green and sustainable. Madam, I now move from City in Nature, to Energy Reset. Buildings acco ...
Our Party is at turning point again, but this is a road we know well
At the launch of Dr Shashi Jayakumar’s book, titled A History Of The Peoples Action Party, 1985 – 2021, on Dec. 14, 2021, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke and drew parallels between the lead up to the 1984 and 2020 general
Friday Soapbox: Living funeral is the best version of a funeral
There are only a few certainties in life: suffering with your football team (Ole in? Ole out!), taxes and deaths. Societies discuss and debate a lot about taxes. But much less about deaths. Death somehow remains a taboo subject for many, ...
We decide what works for Singapore, not just follow what others are doing: PM Lee at CNB50 Anniversary
Countries that have been unable to control their domestic drug situation have decided to legalise drugs, to regain some control over the situation and such a trend will increase pressure on Singapore to follow suit. But we must decide what works for
Uplifting Lower-Wage Workers – PAP’s DNA
It is easy to take them for granted. But without them, life will change. We may not even progress the way we did over the years. We are talking about Lower-Wage Workers (LWWs) and how they form the spine of Singapore’s efficient
Representing the Malay Community
By Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs and National Development The People’s Action Party was established to build a better Singapore for all Singaporeans. Multi-racialism has been a part of the party’s makeup from t ...
In full: PM Lee’s Party Convention 2021 speech
I am very happy to join all of you here in person today at our Party Convention. And also a warm hello to our comrades who are participating virtually with us all over Singapore in our 93 branches. Welcome to you all!
Making ours an uplifting society
One that uplifts everyone through opportunities in life, uplifts the low-paid, and uplifts the spirit.
The PAP government’s Covid-19 approach is about getting to the end without paying the high price
Our agile and practical approach to tackling the Covid-19 pandemic has prevented massive deaths. When the pandemic erupted last year, we quickly learned that we were dealing with an unprecedented challenge. We weighed our options very carefully ...
As Singapore progresses, so has the status of women in our society
Women’s development is a key Party agenda For far too long, society has cast women as the supporting, domesticated figure while men take centre-stage. But we must ask ourselves this: does such a mentality still hold true in the 21st century. Th
Being a Muslim Singaporean in the 21st century
Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli recently spoke at a forum organised by MUIS. He delivered a profound and insightful lecture, drawing from key historical events which shaped the Islamic world, and also used them to contextualise the Sin ...
Economic Openness and Cultural Diversity are key to Singapore’s success
As a globally connected city-state, Singapore is heavily dependent on foreign investments and talent to grow our economy and improve lives of Singaporeans. As a multicultural and multiethnic society, Singapore’s social stability depends on the close ...
The politics of hope and future vs the politics of the Extreme Right: Parliamentary debate on CECA
A lengthy and intense Parliamentary debate on Singaporeans’ jobs and livelihoods, which lasted more than 10 hours, took place on Sep. 14, 2021. What does it mean for Singapore politics? The debate was about two motions, one tabled by Mr Leong Mun
Communal safety net and caring society needed to tackle mental health issues among youths: Chan Chun Sing
Following the tragic River Valley High School incident, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing delivered a ministerial statement on July 27, 2021 and committed to improve mental health issues in school with other ministries. Ultimately, he also noted that ...
In Session: Ong Ye Kung’s ministerial statement on Making Globalisation Work for Our People
Mr Speaker Sir I am delivering this Ministerial Statement for two purposes. First, even before the General Election last July, the PSP has repeatedly alleged that the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) between Singapore and India all ...
Lawrence Wong’s full speech at IPS-RSIS forum on race and racism in Singapore
Ladies and gentlemen, I am very happy to join you for this seminar today. Lately, several worrying incidents have given us pause to consider the state of our racial harmony. In May, a Chinese man kicked an Indian woman in the chest
In Session: K Shanmugam’s ministerial statement on Parti Liyani v Public Prosecutor Part 3
Mr Speaker Sir. I have spoken at some length on the case and on the broader issues. Now I will deal with the questions Members have raised by way of PQs, which I have not already dealt with. Mr Murali Pillai, Dr
In Session: K Shanmugam’s ministerial statement on Parti Liyani v Public Prosecutor Part 2
For part 2, I will go into the broader questions that I have identified, which is an inquiry, or rather the questions I dealt with in part 1 are the inquiry into how investigations, the prosecutions were conducted. Here I want to
In Session: K Shanmugam’s ministerial statement on Parti Liyani v Public Prosecutor Part 1
Mr Speaker Sir, thank you for allowing me speak on this. In March 2019, Ms Parti Liyani was convicted in the State Courts (“State Courts”) on four theft-related charges. She was sentenced to 26 months’ imprisonment. She appealed to the High Court
Singapore has made much progress on gender equality but it’s still a work-in-progress: K Shanmugam
Launched on Sep. 20, 2020, Conversations on Singapore Women’s Development is a national effort to understand Singaporeans’ aspirations and ideas on how to further advance our women in Singapore. In his speech, Home Affairs and Law Ministe ...