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Singapore's PM's Inaugural Policy Address: No Fireworks

Wong recharges existing policies and fundamentals

Our Correspondent
Aug 19, 2024
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Singapore’s fourth Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, in his first National Day Rally speech since May succeeding Lee Hsien Loong, the son of founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, delivered a largely on-script report in Malay, Mandarin, and English on the city-state’s current domestic and future agenda, with some hints of policy direction changes considered …

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