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The city state’s ruling party has weathered a crisis poll, now it must work with the opposition to confront challenges, contribute to region’s growth and ensure balanced ties with China and the US
- Halimah Yacob said after ‘careful consideration’ she will not stand for re-election when her six-year term ends on September 13
- Executive chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings Ho Kwon Ping and former transport minister Khaw Boon Wan are among possible candidates for the president’s role
Senior minister Teo Chee Hean will review whether proper processes were followed in the leasing of state-owned bungalows by ministers K Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan.
The PM said he has been prescribed the antiviral medication Paxlovid because of his age, adding that his most recent booster shot was in November.
Lawrence Wong’s meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang indicates a mutual desire to push forward cooperation ‘driven at the senior levels’, one analyst notes
In his annual May Day message, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said there is hope inflation will let up in the second half of the year and that retrenchment numbers ‘remain manageable’.
A general election is not due until 2025, but recent speeches by PM Lee Hsien Loong and his designated successor Lawrence Wong hint at an earlier vote.
An official says ties with Beijing are driven by the country’s own interests, and interpreting Singapore-China relations from the perspective of a shared culture may lead to a ‘skewed view or misunderstandings’.
PM Lee Hsien Loong said the outlook for US-China ties was ‘worrying’ but believed both sides were keen to avoid a direct conflict.
Singapore will remain ‘pro-growth’, no plans to go down path of welfarism, says city state’s next leader Lawrence Wong.
Xi Jinping focuses on need for regional development and strategic autonomy in separate talks with Lee Hsien Loong and Anwar Ibrahim.
Singapore will be keen to show its continued geopolitically neutral stance, while Malaysia is expected to prioritise economic issues, push for more investment.
It’s Lee’s first mainland visit since the pandemic began; in CCTV interview he describes China-Singapore relations as ‘very good’.
Lee Hsien Loong told state broadcaster CCTV that Washington and Beijing would have to stabilise ties, gradually build trust and move forward from there.
Minister K Shanmugam says Lee Hsien Yang and Lee Suet Fern ‘will have every right to provide explanations’ in perjury probe if they return to Singapore to be interviewed by police.
The two Southeast Asian nations also ratified landmark agreements made last year, covering airspace management, defence cooperation and extradition.
Former top diplomat has repeatedly denied he would contest the presidential election, which must be held no later than September 13.
Lee Hsien Yang had been considering running in the presidential election, but is close to giving up due to the latest wave of verbal attacks against him.
Discord among the Lee siblings has simmered for years since the death in 2015 of their father, Lee Kuan Yew, who was the founder of modern Singapore.
The two are being investigated for giving false evidence in judicial proceedings over Singapore’s late independence leader Lee Kuan Yew.
Singapore’s survival approach includes maintaining extensive ties with the US, China and Europe to encourage a regional balance of power, Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said.
Readers discuss Anwar Ibrahim’s official visit to Singapore, and where Hong Kong’s leadership falls short.
Anwar met Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and President Halimah Yacob in first official visit to city state, says both sides need to explore new areas of cooperation.
The prime minister said ‘we should be able to avoid this recession, but we will still have to look at China and how they resume activities’.
Singapore’s economy grew by 3.8 per cent last year – more than expected but much slower than the 7.6 per cent rise enjoyed in 2021, official data showed on Tuesday.
‘We must brace ourselves … our economy will be affected’, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in his New Year’s Eve message, referring to a troubled international outlook.
The city state says its ‘back in business’, hosting a flurry of major events and rebuilding itself as a global aviation hub, even as some doctors voice concern about Covid complacency.
Wong was appointed Deputy Secretary-General, a newly created role in the People’s Action Party, one of the final steps of a well-telegraphed political succession.
Singapore’s People’s Action Party, which has won 15 consecutive general elections, highlighted US-China tensions, and a possible recession in the West as key risks to the city state during its annual conference.
Chinese vice-premier co-chairs 18th Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation with Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, is expected to meet top leaders including PM Lee Hsien Loong.
