The mega terminal had been in the planning for several years before facing delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the government used the pause to refresh and improve its plans, and construction is now ready to restart.
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Congratulations pour in for Singapore PM Lawrence Wong after hard-fought election victory
With the 2025 election results coming late into the night on May 3, the same day when voting took place, PM Wong held a 3am press conference on May 4, where he said that the huge victory margin was “a clear signal of trust, stability and confidence in [PAP] government”.
PAP sweeps Singapore GE2025, winning 87 out of 97 seats; increasing vote share by 4.33%
About 82 per cent voting had been reported on May 3, and at the end of the result declaration, PAP had got 65.57 per cent of the popular vote, a commanding swing from its 61.24 per cent share in the last general election.
GE2025: A crucial test for PAP and new Singapore PM Lawrence Wong
As the People’s Action Party (PAP) aims to extend its uninterrupted rule since 1965, the outcome could shape the city-state’s political future.
Singapore GE2025: “No one wins if SG ends up more deeply divided,” says PM Wong on foreign actors’ meddling
In a series of X posts, serving Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong urged Singaporeans to reject online attempts to divide Singaporeans votes, and asked the electorate to “never mix race and religion with politics”. He warned: “No one wins if SG ends up more deeply divided.”
PM Lawrence Wong urges Singaporeans to back PAP in GE2025 amid global uncertainty
A total of 97 parliamentary seats across 33 constituencies of the city-state where 2,753,226 voters — as per latest Provisional Registers of Electors as of February 1, 2025 — will be heading to the polls in the first week of May.
Singapore DPM Heng, SM Teo step down ahead of GE2025
As many as 20 PAP MPs will not be contesting in the 2025 General Election, including Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean and Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat.
Surge in AI videos on Singapore GE2025 raises concerns
All the videos were posted on TikTok, according to the report, which added that these videos started appearing on April 15, when the Writ of Election was issued.
Singapore: PM Wong says world in ‘messy transition’ amid US-China power struggle
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Wednesday, April 16, said the US and China claim they do not wish to force countries to choose sides but seek to draw other countries into their respective orbits. He also said the world is undergoing a messy transition as the two largest economies fight for power. “America and […]
Singapore GE2025: Voting on May 3, nominations on April 23; President dissolves Parliament on PM’s advice
Singapore Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong posted on X that he had “advised the President to dissolve Parliament and issue the Writ of Election”. PM Wong also posted more messages on these vital elections and the rationale for the timing.
