Linette Lai

1 week ago | asianews.network | Linette Lai

April 16, 2025SINGAPORE – On May 3, Singaporeans will cast their votes in a general election that will be fought against a backdrop of unprecedented global economic instability. The date of the election – Mr Lawrence Wong’s first as prime minister and secretary-general of the ruling PAP – was announced on April 15. It came an hour after President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, dissolved Singapore’s 14th Parliament and later issued the Writ of Election.

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Linette Lai

SINGAPORE - Parliament was dissolved by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on April 15, starting the formal process for Singapore to hold its next general election. The Writ of Election, which states the date for Polling Day, is expected shortly. This election – Mr Lawrence Wong’s first as Prime Minister and secretary-general of the ruling PAP – will be fought against a backdrop of looming geo-economic uncertainty, as the world’s two largest economies lurch towards a trade war.

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Linette Lai

SINGAPORE - Changes ahead of Singapore’s next general election will see the creation of one more GRC and an additional single-seat ward, bringing the total to 18 GRCs and 15 SMCs. The number of elected MPs will increase to 97, up from 93 now. The revisions will see electoral boundaries change in 22 out of the current 31 constituencies. The release of the report marks a major step on the road to the next GE which is expected to be held in the first half of 2025.

Nov 19, 2024 | asiaone.com | Linette Lai

ByLinette LaiRIO DE JANEIRO — Singapore has to be realistic and adapt to the current shape of global trade, as it continues to work with like-minded countries to strengthen support for multilateralism, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Tuesday (Nov 19). This means bringing Asean countries closer together and linking up with other regional groups, such as the Mercosur bloc in Latin America, he told reporters on the last day of the Group of 20 (G-20) Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Nov 18, 2024 | asiaone.com | Linette Lai

ByLinette LaiRIO DE JANEIRO — Countries can fight poverty by sustaining economic growth through open trade and investments, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Nov 18. Growth and trade remain one of the best ways to create jobs, he told Group of 20 (G-20) leaders at a discussion on poverty and hunger at the G-20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.