“In the West, they have a movement called wokeness, where you are super sensitive about other people that you become super sensitive about other people’s issues, and you become hypersensitive …
While these policies will come with a hefty price tag, Singapore is likely to be able to foot the bill with its sustainable budget model, analysts say. Prime Minister Lawrence …
Local media reported Prime Minister Lawrence Wong gestured to some in the audience as he said: “You may not be prepared to wear white [on] white, and that’s fine. But …
Researchers told This Week in Asia that members of the public have been more vocal about LGBTQ issues since the repeal of Singapore’s anti-gay sex law in November 2022. In …
Singapore’s new Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (left) shakes hands with Senior Minister and former prime minister Lee Hsien Loong during his swearing-in ceremony at the Istana last month. Photo: EPA-EFE …
The brother of former Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong has been ordered by a court to pay S$400,000 (US$296,000) to two government ministers in a defamation suit, according to …
The Singapore economy is projected to grow at 2.4 per cent this year, and inflation and unemployment are expected to remain largely unchanged. The new prime minister’s speculation that the …
“We will have to experiment, discover fresh solutions and blaze new paths. There will be voices that doubt our ability to go further. This scepticism has been with us since …
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Lawrence Wong was sworn in at the Istana on …
Though Lee was referring to Goh, he had echoed the same questions many Singaporeans at the time held about their new and relatively fresh-faced leader, who came with the added …