THINKING ALOUD

Singapore must be prepared for a race that is always changing

Our responsibility is to raise the next generation for a future we cannot yet see

    • For more than six decades, Singapore’s greatest natural resource has been neither land nor minerals, but people.
    • For more than six decades, Singapore’s greatest natural resource has been neither land nor minerals, but people. PHOTO: ST
    Published Tue, Aug 11, 2026 · 07:00 AM

    IMAGINE training for years, only to discover that the rules have evolved.

    Those who keep running yesterday’s race eventually fall behind. Those who recognise that the race itself has changed move ahead.

    That has been Singapore’s story for the past 61 years.