At a Chinese New Year event, Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said, “A sense of rootedness through culture will help Singapore anchor itself amid global headwinds, especially in the face of a growing pushback against political correctness, such as that in Europe”.
Author: Garima Kapil
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