The ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) knows this and has spent the last two decades trying to conquer the various platforms. The government regularly makes major announcements over social media alongside mainstream channels. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, 72, for example, announced on Monday his decision to hand over the reins to Wong on May … Read more
Despite this, the piece argued, the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) will win at the coming General Election due to its “formidable organisation, unrelenting attacks on the opposition, a docile press”, among other factors. They can’t stand that a people they were accustomed to lecturing are now doing better than they are, across the boardK … Read more
Singapore’s new prime minister Lawrence Wong will be sworn in on May 15, 2024. The current prime minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on April 15 that he will be stepping down and handing the leadership reins to Wong. Ore Huiying | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will step … Read more
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Tuesday that a closed-door deal for Taylor Swift to perform in the city-state ensured she would not perform in other Southeast Asian countries during her Eras tour. “(Our) agencies negotiated an arrangement with her to come to Singapore and perform and to make Singapore her only stop in … Read more
Pointing to their statement on Tuesday, SPF said that there are “particular public safety and security concerns with assemblies and processions” related to the conflict. “They could lead to tensions and disharmony in our society, as different communities in Singapore hold different views on the matter. Far-right views in Asia? Singapore cases may reflect movement’s … Read more
A general view of the skyline of the Singapore Central Business District, the Marina Bay Sands, the ArtScience Museum and the seating platform at Marina Bay on August 1, 2015 in Singapore. Suhaimi Abdullah | Getty Images SINGAPORE â Singapore lowered its full-year growth for 2023, as official data on Thursday showed the economy grew … Read more
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his second-in-command Lawrence Wong have warned the public against deepfake videos depicting them that have emerged in recent days, underlining the great concern that authorities have about the harmful implications of these digitally altered videos. Deepfakes are videos created using artificial intelligence (AI) and face swapping to depict … Read more
