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EVOLVING SINGAPORE DREAM Moderated by NUS’ vice-provost of student life Leong Ching, the dialogue was attended by about 900 students from various institutes of higher learning. The session was held under Chatham House rules, which dictate that participants are free to use the information received but cannot reveal the identity of the speaker. On questions…
SINGAPORE: President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong sent their well wishes to United States president-elect Donald Trump ahead of his inauguration and hailed the strong ties between the two countries. In a Facebook post on Monday (Jan 20), Mr Tharman wished Mr Trump the very best as he assumes the US presidency, following his…
SINGAPORE: Singapore welcomes the ceasefire and hostage return agreement between Israel and Hamas, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Friday (Jan 17), shortly before the deal was expected to be ratified. “There has been too much loss and suffering over the past 15 months,” said Mr Wong in a Facebook post late on Friday. “While…
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will make an official visit to Putrajaya from Monday (Jan 6) to Tuesday for the 11th Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat, where both sides will sign several bilateral agreements. He will be hosted by his counterpart Anwar Ibrahim, according to a statement from Singapore’s Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Sunday (Jan 5). The…
SINGAPORE: Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh had reshaped the country’s economy and set the stage for its remarkable growth, said Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong as he expressed his condolences. Dr Singh died on Thursday at the age of 92. He was the first Sikh to lead India, and was prime minister for two terms from 2004 to…
JOHOR BAHRU: The signing of a deal between Malaysia and Singapore on a proposed Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in southern Johor state – originally planned for next Monday (Dec 9) during the annual leaders’ retreat – has been postponed to January, said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. He said the decision was made after Prime Minister…
