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Homes, not just houses — S’pore’s vision of home ownership

If you’re a first-time home buyer working hard chasing that BTO dream, the Government’s BTO exercises have you and your family specially in mind. More BTO units in non-mature estates are being set aside for first-timers — at least 85 per cent

2 September 2022

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Ambitious T5 & Tuas Port projects reflect forward-looking nature of the Party

Singapore’s seaport and airport play a critical role in putting us on the map. So when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced the updates of Tuas Port and Changi Airport’s Terminal 5 in his National Day Rally speech on Aug 21, people

26 August 2022

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国庆群众大会演说7大要点

李显龙总理在8月21日（星期天）晚间举行国庆群众大会。演说从7大要点勾勒出我国在疫后继续面对的挑战，以及今后的复苏之路怎么走。 1. 帮助国人应付生活费上涨总理说，生活费上涨，政府了解国人担忧钱不够用，从今年4月起，陆续推出多项援助配套，例如：发出CDC邻里购物券，帮助家家户户应付日常开销。明年三月过后，政府也会继续通过“定心与援助配套”，帮助国人减轻消费税上调的影响。至于为何不延后调高或索性取消消费税？总理说，这不是一个负责任的做法，因为我国人口快速老龄化，医疗保健和社会保障各方面的开支 ...

24 August 2022

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Doing what’s necessary to secure a better tomorrow, even if a political price has to be paid today

“With the decision to repeal Section 377A, do you think there’s a political price to pay for the Government and the People’s Action Party?” Without missing a beat, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong answered CNA’s question with conviction and moral ...

24 August 2022

1 min read

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8 quotes from PM Lee to sum up NDR 2022

Is it angry? Is it happy? Did they say “tuh” or “duh”? “Ker” or “ger”? Otherwise you grow up with a blank space in your brain. – On the need to relax mask wearing in schools. Singapore will be relaxing Covid-19 restrictions

21 August 2022

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PM Lee: S’pore must not stop seeking out top talent who can contribute to S’pore Story

Back in the 1980s, one of our founding fathers Dr Goh Keng Swee identified the potential of biomedicine and set up the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB). Fast forward to the 90s, the Singapore government took Dr Goh’s vision and

21 August 2022

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Party’s latest video calls on S’poreans to put aside differences & write S’pore’s next chapter together

No matter your background or station in life, the People’s Action Party hopes all Singaporeans can come together and create Singapore’s future together. That is the message behind a video published on Aug 16. Titled “To Gather”, the short video sees ...

17 August 2022

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This has got to be the iconic image of NDP 2022

At around 8:20pm during this year’s National Day Parade, when Majulah Singapura reverberated around The Float – for the last time at this venue before it redevelops into NS Square – national pride swelled, fireworks lit up the Marina night sky. ...

10 August 2022

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Perspectives

Happy birthday S’pore. You deserve a real birthday celebration.

Dear country I love the most, It’s must have been tough for you: witnessing the havoc wreaked by the Covid-19 pandemic on your people over the past two years or so. To ward off the virus and protect Singaporeans, the Government rolled

9 August 2022

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Staying united key to Singapore’s survival in increasingly troubled world: PM Lee

A united Singapore is key to Singapore’s survival and is the only way to deal with challenges in an increasingly troubled world, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. “We must look to our Total Defence, and maintain a strong and credible S

8 August 2022

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Leong Mun Wai’s claim that ‘citizens by registration are not doing national service’ is inaccurate & misleading: Ng Eng Hen

Many new citizens are enlisted for national service every year.

2 August 2022

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People

Why do I attend these fora? It must always be for S’poreans: DPM Wong

Having a seat at the Group of 20 (G20) forum is important for Singapore as it allows the country’s voice to be heard when the world’s largest economies discuss global matters, said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in a Facebook post on

18 July 2022

1 min read

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Enabling our children to face the future with confidence

By Sun Xueling, Minister of State for Social and Family Development, and Home Affairs. Recently, I attended the launch of KidSTART Sea Adventures, an interactive stage drama at Aliwal Arts Centre. The play was written by an early childhood consultant ...

7 July 2022

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A single hanging of a drug trafficker is a tragedy; a million deaths from drug abuse is a statistic & other Sackur punches by Shanmugam

Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam resolutely defended Singapore’s stance on drug trafficking on HardTalk – a BBC programme on June 29, 2022. “I don’t have any doubts. Capital punishment is one aspect of a whole series of measures ...

30 June 2022

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S’pore’s social compact is actually easy to understand

You may have seen these two words in the media recently: social compact. This term is especially pronounced this year because Finance Minister Lawrence Wong introduced a slew of measures in this year’s Budget that he said will renew and strengt ...

9 June 2022

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People

Do you see what we see in the Cabinet reshuffle? Yup, that’s a 4G team right there.

In what many analysts and opinion writers described as “non-disruptive” and “minimalist”, we see the latest Cabinet reshuffle as “crystal clear”. That’s right, it is clear that the 4G team is crystallising, w ...

7 June 2022

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People

Lawrence Wong promoted to DPM + everything you need to know about latest Cabinet reshuffle

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong promoted Finance Minister Lawrence Wong to Deputy Prime Minister and announced the latest Cabinet reshuffle on Jun 6, 2022. DPM Heng Swee Keat will remain as Deputy Prime Minister. PM Lee wrote in his Facebook post anno

6 June 2022

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Woohoo! NDP tix balloting is back

Here’s something to lift your Monday blues: You can now ballot for this year’s National Day Parade and two preview shows from today (Jun 6, 2022). That’s right. After two years of low-key celebrations, NDP is back with a bang and wi

6 June 2022

1 min read

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Kishore Mahbubani cites 3 blessings that S’poreans have during a time of great global uncertainty and turbulence

At a time of great uncertainty and great global turbulence, Singaporeans should count our blessings, said former diplomat Kishore Mahbubani. He was speaking to The Straits Times at the sideline of the World Economic Forum at Davos on May 28, 2022. He

3 June 2022

1 min read

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7 educational shifts that will drive the optimisation of human potential in S’pore: Chan Chun Sing

In an increasingly digitally-connected world, where overload of information becomes a risk, the ability to makes sense of things is especially important for learners to make sense and choices anchored by values, said Education Minister Chan Chun Sing ...

31 May 2022

3 mins read

nationbuilding - Page 9

Homes, not just houses — S’pore’s vision of home ownership

Ambitious T5 & Tuas Port projects reflect forward-looking nature of the Party

国庆群众大会演说7大要点

Doing what’s necessary to secure a better tomorrow, even if a political price has to be paid today

8 quotes from PM Lee to sum up NDR 2022

PM Lee: S’pore must not stop seeking out top talent who can contribute to S’pore Story

Party’s latest video calls on S’poreans to put aside differences & write S’pore’s next chapter together

This has got to be the iconic image of NDP 2022

Happy birthday S’pore. You deserve a real birthday celebration.

Staying united key to Singapore’s survival in increasingly troubled world: PM Lee

Leong Mun Wai’s claim that ‘citizens by registration are not doing national service’ is inaccurate & misleading: Ng Eng Hen

Why do I attend these fora? It must always be for S’poreans: DPM Wong

Enabling our children to face the future with confidence

A single hanging of a drug trafficker is a tragedy; a million deaths from drug abuse is a statistic & other Sackur punches by Shanmugam

S’pore’s social compact is actually easy to understand

Do you see what we see in the Cabinet reshuffle? Yup, that’s a 4G team right there.

Lawrence Wong promoted to DPM + everything you need to know about latest Cabinet reshuffle

Woohoo! NDP tix balloting is back

Kishore Mahbubani cites 3 blessings that S’poreans have during a time of great global uncertainty and turbulence

7 educational shifts that will drive the optimisation of human potential in S’pore: Chan Chun Sing

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