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PM Lee on dark clouds &, more importantly, their silver linings
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Over 100,000 people to receive special state awards for helping S’pore fight Covid-19
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2022 roundup: Decisive strategy & direction at PAP Conference 2022
To round off 2022, Petir.sg is looking back at moments where our Party decisively took action this year. That picture up there? It’s a front-row view of the PAP Awards & Conference on November 6 this year. Honestly, a 3,500-strong gathering like
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Budget 2023 on Feb 14; share your views online
Mark February 14, 2023 down on your calendar. That’s when Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong will deliver the nation’s Budget for 2023. “The Budget is a strategic financial plan to build our future Singapore together. Let’s ...
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To round off 2022, Petir.sg is looking back at moments where our Party decisively took action this year. As Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung said at the start of the Healthier SG White Paper debate in October this year, it’s the
2022 roundup: PM Lee’s call for unity & trust to respond to challenges internally & abroad at NDR2022
To round off 2022, Petir.sg is looking back at moments where our Party decisively took action this year. Singaporeans trusted each other and the Government a lot during the worst of the pandemic. And the Government upheld that trust, said Prime Minis
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2022 roundup: When it comes to mental health, we’re #BetterTogether
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Gentle reminder: 2021/2022 CDC vouchers will expire on Dec 31; more coming in Jan 2023
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2022 roundup: White Paper on Singapore Women’s Development unanimously endorsed
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2022 roundup: S’poreans collectively cheered when outdoor mask-wearing finally became optional
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2022 roundup: Sanctions & condemnations for Russia’s war on Ukraine
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2022 roundup: A Budget for a new way forward, with a larger Assurance Package
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Submarines provide Navy added capability to fulfil role as defender of S’pore’s waters: PM Lee
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