Lee Hsien Loong

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday (Sep 6) congratulated new British Prime Minister Liz Truss after she was appointed to the role. Ms Truss was invited to form a new government by Queen Elizabeth II a day after the former…

SINGAPORE: Tuas Port, which will anchor the future Western Gateway, officially opened on Thursday (Sept 1) with three berths operational. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hailed the mega project as a port of the future and a critical engine…

SINGAPORE: Singapore will decriminalise sex between men but has no plans to change the legal definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday. Lee said Singaporean society, especially…

SINGAPORE: Authorities in Singapore have arrested a 45-year-old man for inciting violence by posting a comment on Facebook against Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, media reports said on Saturday. The threat was found in the comments section…

VENTURING INTO AFRICA Mr Lee said Singapore is encouraging its people and businesses to venture into new markets in Africa. “We are also happy to share our experience in economic development, human resource development and capacity…

Mr Lee was speaking at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, held in Kigali, Rwanda, on post-COVID recovery. The supply chain shocks caused by COVID-19 led to an “unhappy experience” for countries and shook their confidence in…

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will visit Kigali, Rwanda from Thursday (Jun 23) to Saturday to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), his first official trip to Africa. Mr Lee will remain in Kigali for an…

Mr Biden also announced on Friday that he would nominate his chief of staff and executive secretary at the National Security Council Yohannes Abraham to serve as ambassador to ASEAN. ASEAN has not had a US ambassador since January 2017.…

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will make a five-day working visit to Washington DC to attend the ASEAN-US Special Summit, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said on Monday (May 9). During his trip from May 10 to 14, Mr Lee and…

Singapore must prepare for more economic challenges as inflation will remain high and central banks are tightening policies, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said, warning that the world may face a recession within the next two…