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PM Lawrence Wong (left) speaking at the dialogue which was part of the Singapore Press Club’s Eminent Speaker Series. The session was moderated by Zakir Hussain (right), the associate editor of "The Straits Times" .

Singapore must become more cohesive as global outlook remains uncertain: PM Wong

The government still expects inflationary pressures to rise, and there is also uncertainty about how AI will impact the job market, he says

In 2025, the NTUC handled over 3,900 retrenchment and termination-related cases for professionals, managers and executives (PMEs), five per cent more than in 2024.

More retrenched white-collar workers in Singapore seeking unions’ help

Many PMEs are not aware they can join unions and be represented by the trade union centre during retrenchments

Pritam Singh, in his fourth term as an MP for Aljunied GRC, has been party chief since 2018.

WP cadres to meet on June 28 to discuss chief Pritam Singh’s suitability as leader

The party has roughly 100 cadres, which form its inner circle and elect its leadership

PM Lawrence Wong meeting Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on May 30.
SHANGRI-LA DIALOGUE 2026

PM Wong meets deputy prime ministers of Qatar and Australia to discuss deepening defence ties

The Qatari DPM separately met President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong on May 30

Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing (fourth from right) with visiting ministers and their representatives, including his counterparts (from left) Lithuania’s Robertas Kaunas, Italy’s Guido Crosetto, Thailand’s Adul Boonthumjaroen, the US’ Pete Hegseth, the Netherlands’ Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius, Japan’s Shinjiro Koizumi and the Philippines’ Gilberto Teodoro Jr, at the Shangri-La Dialogue on May 30.
SHANGRI-LA DIALOGUE 2026

Countries need to build trust as defence spending rises, says Chan Chun Sing

This was among the issues discussed at a meeting he hosted for visiting ministers and representatives