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Sikhs in Singapore have distinguished themselves in their chosen professions and made significant contributions in diverse fields while retaining their culture, faith and unique identity, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said. He was…

SINGAPORE: As major economies mobilise large sums of money to build up their own strategic industries, Singapore “cannot afford to outbid the big boys” to attract investments from multinational corporations, said Deputy Prime Minister…

Singapore’s government faces increased scrutiny over the fallout from the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX crypto empire. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Deputy Prime Minster Lawrence Wong face a raft of parliamentary questions this…

Leaders from the US and China will set the tone for this bilateral relationship, said Mr Wong, noting that President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping will have their first face-to-face meeting at the G20 summit in Bali on Monday.  “We…

SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong launched the Forward Singapore exercise on Tuesday (Jun 28), a year-long exercise that will "review and refresh" the country's social compact. The exercise will "set out a roadmap" for the…

SINGAPORE: Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Saturday that finance minister Lawrence Wong would succeed him as the city-state's leader. Wong was chosen as leader of the ruling People's Action Party's (PAP) so-called fourth…

SINGAPORE: Singapore cannot go into an indefinite lockdown and stand still, but also cannot “simply let go and let things rip”, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said, as the city state sought to overcome the negative impact of the…

SINGAPORE: Two nurseries and a pre-school are among the latest Covid-19 clusters in Singapore which has reported 1,012 new cases, 90 of which were residents of dormitories for foreign workers. Health authorities are keeping a close eye on…