At the National Day Rally (NDR) 2023, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gave Singaporeans tangible support for trying times. He showed how this improbable nation will remain home, truly, for diverse groups of Singaporeans. In particular, the ...
“Don’t worry — the Government will help you. You will not be left behind.” This was Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s promise to every single Singaporean in his or her 50s to early 60s — “Young Seniors” — this National Day Rally
Stroll through Queenstown these days and you will see that it is a place where the past meets the present. It is a neighbourhood where trendy cafes sit alongside old-school mamak shops. Young families walk through its streets to enrichmen ...
With the next phase of the Forward Singapore conversations in full swing, there will be more opportunities for Singaporeans to speak up on issues close to their hearts and co-create policy solutions with the Government.
“Even in this new environment, there will be new opportunities for small countries like us. In fact, if you look at the Singapore Story, it has always been about turning every challenge into opportunity, converting every vulnerability into strength,” ...
Getting residents from diverse backgrounds to talk, laugh and argue in no child's play. Instead, it involves building and rejuvenating community spaces and creating ample opportunities that encourage social mixing.
As our MPs gathered at the Padang to mark Singapore’s 58th year of independence, here is a quick look at what they were up to before-, during- and after- the parade.
A quick look at what our MPs have been up to as they join their residents for a weekend of fun, games and fireworks in celebration of Singapore's 58th birthday.
Pragmatic vision and leadership have helped Singapore build strong ties and friendships around the globe. As a result, travelling with a Singapore passport is easy and a source of pride for us all.
If you were anywhere near the Padang (or anywhere around the city centre) this past Saturday evening (Jul 22), you would have heard the music. Plus, you would have seen the marches, watched helicopters and planes soar past and gazed up at
Building a sense of identity and belonging is a challenge in contemporary Singapore. Yet the durian, otherwise known as the marmite of food, has managed to transcend race, language and religion to draw diverse communities together.
In two weeks, Singapore will celebrate its 58th birthday. While not a landmark birthday in the traditional sense, every year of our independence is still a milestone. For ours is an island nobody thought would survive, and as a tiny and impoverished
Maintaining racial harmony at a time when identity politics is on the rise will continue to be a work in progress. That is why all year round, our MPs act as a magnet, encouraging Singaporeans from all walks of life to come
The PAP Government will leave no one behind even while Singapore moves forward. “We want to be a country where there will always be opportunities for families to better their circumstances, and where their children have hope of a better and brighter
Is Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s latest speech a harbinger of change? “Less about ‘I and Me’. And more about ‘Us and We’,” summed up DPM Wong on Apr 17, when Parliament returned from its mid-term break to debate on the President’s
What would happen if terrorists descended on Jurong Island, our energy and chemical hub? To ensure that Singapore stays prepared for all kinds of emergencies, a multi-agency counter-terrorism exercise involving more than 300 personnel from SCDF, var ...
The PAP Government will ensure that Singapore has early access to vaccines during future pandemics, as it did during Covid-19. This is because the PAP plans ahead for a resilient Singapore. “How the vaccine procurement decisions were made in the earl ...
In his round up speech during the debate on the White Paper on Singapore’s Response to Covid-19, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong highlighted the one element that was crucial in shaping the PAP Government’s response during the pandemic ...