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Budget 2022 to help S’poreans manage cost of living & fulfil the PAP government’s promise to leave no one behind

Singapore’s economy is in a better position today as compared to 2020 when the virus first emerged. Nevertheless, the PAP government is not resting on its laurels. It remains committed to helping Singaporeans manage the cost of living while putting o ...

6 February 2022

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S Rajaratnam’s Global City speech in 1972 was the eureka moment for the generation of its time

It’s an oft-repeated narrative: how Singapore transformed from mudflats to metropolis in just one generation. Not immediately obvious was the genesis of the “how” and that it was first outlined in a speech by founding Foreign Minister S Rajaratnam in ...

4 February 2022

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Ong Ye Kung’s ‘ownself check ownself’ comment, expanded & explained

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung’s comments at the Singapore Perspectives conference on Jan 13, 2022 made waves. Chief of which was his comment on how “ownself check ownself is a virtue”. For context, Minister Ong was replying to a quest ...

28 January 2022

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Perspectives

For policies to make impact, S’pore can’t afford to be caught in fractious politics: Ong Ye Kung

At the Singapore Perspectives 2022 forum organised by the Institute of Policy Studies on Jan 13, 2022, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung spoke how Singapore could learn and draw out key lessons from ancient cities (Jericho); political cities (Rome, Chang A ...

14 January 2022

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Today’s complex world calls for judgement and discretion

In his maiden Parliamentary speech in 2015, then Acting Education Minister (Higher Education and Skills) Ong Ye Kung spoke about having “Faster legs, stronger hearts and wiser minds”. As the world continues to become increasingly complex, ...

21 December 2021

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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

18 December 2021

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Perspectives

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!

30 November 2021

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We are here to discuss how we can build our future together: Heng Swee Keat

At the Building Our Future Singapore Together dialogue on June 15, 2019, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat spoke about his vision for Singapore: that government and the people can build a shared future, one where everyone will have a part to

28 June 2019

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Policies

PM Lee’s 2004 Harvard Club speech is a harbinger of his vision for Singapore

I am very happy to address the Harvard Club again. The last time I did so was in April 1985, a few months after the 1984 General Election. The PAP had lost two seats to the opposition, and won a smaller share

6 January 2004

18 mins read

Policies

First-world economy, world-class home: ESM Goh Chok Tong’s 1999 NDR speech

Setting fresh goals When I spoke to you last year, the sky was overcast and the outlook bleak. Asia was then in the middle of its worst financial crisis. Fortunately for us, the weather has turned out better than we had

22 August 1999

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In full: Lee Kuan Yew’s ‘rainbow’ speech that inspired a nation

In this speech to the Singapore Press Club on Jun 7, 1996, founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew answered the question: Will Singapore survive Lee Kuan Yew and had a special message to young Singaporeans. This title (Picking up the gauntlet: Will

7 June 1996

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Societies which do not educate and realise potential of women are worse off: Lee Kuan Yew in 1975

In his speech at the NTUC International Women’s year on Sep. 1, 1975, founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew spoke about how Singapore must educate and use the abilities and energies of our women, putting in motion childcare services near workpla ...

1 September 1975

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Life’s better short, healthy and full than long, unhealthy and dismal: Lee Kuan Yew

My belief: life is better short, healthy and full than long, unhealthy and dismal.

13 October 1972

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Lee Kuan Yew on the withdrawal of British military presence from Singapore

Founding Prime Minister laid out the options in Parliament after the British announced in 1967 that they would be withdrawing their military presence from bases all over Asia, including Singapore. It is a problem of considerable magnitude and complex ...

8 September 1967

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Speeches that shaped Singapore: Goh Keng Swee’s speech on the National Service Bill

Despite not having a blueprint to refer as the Minister of Interior and Defence, Dr Goh Keng Swee’s vision of a Singapore defended by Singaporeans laid the foundations of the Singapore Armed Forces we have today.On Mar. 13, 1967, Dr Goh spoke

28 March 1967

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Speeches that shaped Singapore: Lee Kuan Yew’s ‘independence was thrust upon us’ speech

Friends and fellow citizens May I briefly sum up the points which I made (in Malay). First, the conditions obtained two and a half years ago, in June 1963, when I came here, and the conditions today are entirely different. The world

28 December 1965

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A just and enduring future for all the people who made up society: Lee Kuan Yew

Founding Prime Minister addressed the House in the first Parliament sitting after independence on Dec. 14, 1965 and was determined to build a just and enduring future for everyone. Sir, we are nearly two million people – 1.9 million – in ...

14 December 1965

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Speeches that shaped Singapore: Lee Kuan Yew’s ‘Never Fear’ speech

At a scholarship presentation at Sree Narayana Mission, Founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew laid out his vision of a just and multicultural Singapore, bringing calm to Singaporeans who just a month earlier, witnessed a painful separation from Malays ...

12 September 1965

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Budget 2022 to help S’poreans manage cost of living & fulfil the PAP government’s promise to leave no one behind

S Rajaratnam’s Global City speech in 1972 was the eureka moment for the generation of its time

Ong Ye Kung’s ‘ownself check ownself’ comment, expanded & explained

For policies to make impact, S’pore can’t afford to be caught in fractious politics: Ong Ye Kung

Today’s complex world calls for judgement and discretion

Our Party is at turning point again, but this is a road we know well

In full: PM Lee’s Party Convention 2021 speech

We are here to discuss how we can build our future together: Heng Swee Keat

PM Lee’s 2004 Harvard Club speech is a harbinger of his vision for Singapore

First-world economy, world-class home: ESM Goh Chok Tong’s 1999 NDR speech

In full: Lee Kuan Yew’s ‘rainbow’ speech that inspired a nation

Societies which do not educate and realise potential of women are worse off: Lee Kuan Yew in 1975

Life’s better short, healthy and full than long, unhealthy and dismal: Lee Kuan Yew

Lee Kuan Yew on the withdrawal of British military presence from Singapore

Speeches that shaped Singapore: Goh Keng Swee’s speech on the National Service Bill

Speeches that shaped Singapore: Lee Kuan Yew’s ‘independence was thrust upon us’ speech

A just and enduring future for all the people who made up society: Lee Kuan Yew

Speeches that shaped Singapore: Lee Kuan Yew’s ‘Never Fear’ speech

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