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The Petir guide to PM Lawrence Wong’s inaugural National Day Rally speech

Economy, families, housing and education take centre stage at NDR 2024

18 August 2024

4 mins read

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A strong vision pays off: S’pore is riding the massive medtech boom despite opposition

PAP foresight has led to good medtech jobs for over 16,000 people locally.

1 August 2024

3 mins read

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DPM Wong is forging strategic partnerships with Germany and France

Upgrading relations with Europe’s powerhouses.

12 April 2024

2 mins read

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The buzz surrounding lifelong learning continues in the COS debate

Lifelong learning is not just a pillar of our social compact; it is a rallying cry to confront an existential threat.

7 March 2024

2 mins read

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6 key points from debate on reserves spending as PAP Govt gives Opposition basic lessons on public finance

Unlike the Opposition, our Party takes the sustainability of Singapore’s reserves very seriously.

13 February 2024

6 mins read

Perspectives

Chee Hong Tat: The Opposition misrepresents why retailers are absorbing 1% GST

Low Yen Ling and her Committee Against Profiteering are doing good work to keep groceries affordable.

10 January 2024

1 min read

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What do you get in Singapore when you ride a bus or train?

A public good that remains really good value for the public.

5 January 2024

3 mins read

People

New year, new wishes: What our MPs hope for in 2024

From a call for world peace to good policy design and more babies, check out the hopes of our Chairpersons of the Government Parliamentary Committees for the new year.

31 December 2023

8 mins read

People

新年新希望：人民行动党议员对2024年的期许 

新年新希望。多名政府国会委员会主席分享了他们对新的一年的期许，以及他们将在来年做些什么。

31 December 2023

13 mins read

Perspectives

As 2024 beckons, here is our wish list for Singapore in the New Year

From the domestic to the international arena, here are eight things we hope to see in 2024.

29 December 2023

3 mins read

Perspectives

What If… we implemented the Workers Party’s carbon tax recommendation?

WP MP Lim’s cost increase for consumers would eventually be higher than our Government’s.

15 December 2023

2 mins read

Perspectives

Supporting Singaporeans with the cost of living

Adopting short-term reliefs and long-term policies to tackle inflation for good.

16 November 2023

2 mins read

Policies

ICYMI – Here is what went down in Parliament this October

Besides questions on money laundering, our MPs were engaged in a lively debate on taxes, stamps and water when parliament met in early October.

6 October 2023

3 mins read

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PAP to keep public transport and food affordable to ease the cost-of-living

Besides a $1.1b Cost-of-Living Support Package, transport concession passes and a commitment to providing budget hawker meals are just some of the ways the PAP government help Singaporeans manage the rising cost of living.

3 October 2023

2 mins read

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Gan Kim Yong is creating present and future opportunities for S’pore’s workers

As Minister Gan Kim Yong outlined at the 15th MTI Economic Dialogue this past week (Aug 28), there are future opportunities for Singapore and Singaporean workers to seize in this changing world. His words come backed with our Government’s ...

5 September 2023

1 min read

Perspectives

Tripartism in S’pore works, and it is something the world can learn from us

Navigating and balancing the needs of different interest groups is not easy. But harmonious industrial relations prove that tripartism, along with the cooperation and trust it brings, works better than the infighting and bickering that characterises ...

30 August 2023

2 mins read

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PPF | Insights: On the benefits of Tripartism: Past, Present and Future

“This fight is about a decent life for the workers.” Founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew said this about his early work alongside Singapore’s labour unions during the 1950s, reminisced former Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Cong ...

29 August 2023

3 mins read

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Lee Kuan Yew long knew the value of tripartite partnerships

The labour disputes often seen in other countries, where worker strikes and employer distrust ultimately hurt ordinary people, were not for our founding Prime Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew. It was a pragmatic viewpoint stemming from Mr Lee’s l ...

24 August 2023

4 mins read

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Another step for a more inclusive S’pore with the Workplace Fairness Legislation

Our stance is clear: There is no room at all for workplace discrimination in Singapore. Not against senior citizens, women, racial minorities, people with disabilities or mental health conditions, or people of faith. When you harnessed an indiv ...

7 August 2023

2 mins read

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Koh Poh Koon on protecting S’pore’s working seniors

This is what we do for working seniors: We tide them through difficult times as well as preserve their jobs. Last year’s Retrenchment and Reemployment Act prevents age-based discrimination and makes employers offer reemployment to working seniors up ...

4 August 2023

2 mins read

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The Petir guide to PM Lawrence Wong’s inaugural National Day Rally speech

A strong vision pays off: S’pore is riding the massive medtech boom despite opposition

DPM Wong is forging strategic partnerships with Germany and France

The buzz surrounding lifelong learning continues in the COS debate

6 key points from debate on reserves spending as PAP Govt gives Opposition basic lessons on public finance

Chee Hong Tat: The Opposition misrepresents why retailers are absorbing 1% GST

What do you get in Singapore when you ride a bus or train?

New year, new wishes: What our MPs hope for in 2024

新年新希望：人民行动党议员对2024年的期许

As 2024 beckons, here is our wish list for Singapore in the New Year

What If… we implemented the Workers Party’s carbon tax recommendation?

Supporting Singaporeans with the cost of living

ICYMI – Here is what went down in Parliament this October

PAP to keep public transport and food affordable to ease the cost-of-living

Gan Kim Yong is creating present and future opportunities for S’pore’s workers

Tripartism in S’pore works, and it is something the world can learn from us

PPF | Insights: On the benefits of Tripartism: Past, Present and Future

Lee Kuan Yew long knew the value of tripartite partnerships

Another step for a more inclusive S’pore with the Workplace Fairness Legislation

Koh Poh Koon on protecting S’pore’s working seniors

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