Singapore politics
Budget 2026: Not grand pronouncements, but steady steps in longer-term plans
Rather than show-stopping policies, this year’s spending plan is heavier on targeted moves and extensions of past efforts
Money should not be push factor keeping the best from joining politics: ESM Goh Chok Tong
[SINGAPORE] Money must never be the incentive for joining politics, but neither should it be the factor that keeps the best people from entering public service, said Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok ...
From jobs to healthcare, range of issues to be raised by new batch of NMPs
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will present the instruments of appointment to the NMPs on Jan 8
When change is the constant: Policies and politics to watch in 2026, at home and abroad
From Cabinet confirmations to potential confrontations, much lies ahead in the new year
Transition in full swing: The 4G leadership’s direction and Budget 2026 priorities
With the election over, the focus may be on long-term issues such as climate change and the ageing population
‘Foreign policy now has domestic salience’: Vivian Balakrishnan on a decade of representing Singapore
In the House, more MPs are rising to query his ministry’s policies, whether during the annual Budget debate or the delivery of ministerial statements
Singapore must prepare for ‘more churn’, as company failures are part of ecosystem renewal: PM Wong
The process will be ‘uncomfortable, even unsettling’, but necessary to create value
Beyond economic growth or policies, Singapore needs ‘the right politics’: Ong Ye Kung
Political parties should provide alternative perspectives and conduct themselves well, says the minister
Amid ‘economic weaponisation’, Singapore will take whole-of-government approach in assessing security risks, strengthen ties with other countries
This comes as big power contestation, digital connectivity, economic weaponisation and technological advances present complex risks
Miss GE2025? Sketch show revives election’s funniest moments
Satire, song and Singapore politics collide in Fat Kids Are Harder to Kidnap: The Musical
