PRESIDENT SR Nathan's Address to Parliament on Monday and the policy statements by Cabinet ministers that followed this week threw up little that was entirely new.
But they provided a clear blueprint of the Government's priorities for the immediate future - and beyond.
What then does all this say about this Government and its continual focus on what lies beyond the horizon? What can Singaporeans expect in the next few years? Insight looks between the lines at the Government's agenda outlined this week.
Read the full report in Saturday's edition of The Straits Times.