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Help write the next chapter in S'pore story, says PM

The future is for Singaporeans to create and the Prime Minister has called on everyone to help chart a new, clear direction for the country and to help make the future they want happen.

PM's old SAF friend

Three Sundays ago, during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was going around the tables at a break fast session in Teck Ghee when a Malay man stood up and said: "Hello, I'm Omar."

Classmates helped Vietnamese student fit in

When Ms Le Ha Thanh Mai arrived here from Vietnam on a scholarship, she was 15 and did not know English. Six years on, she was held up as a success story of integration into Singaporean society by the Prime Minister.

'Reaffirm, recalibrate and refresh'

The national conversation on the future of Singapore will be first and foremost about putting Singaporeans at the heart of the country's concerns, said Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat.

PM laments Ugly Singaporean behaviour

Growing instances of ugly Singaporean behaviour have troubled him, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong last night.

40% of each cohort to get shot at local universities

Singapore will soon have six universities offering full-time degree programmes, giving 40 per cent of each school cohort a shot at university education right here at home by 2020.

Housing priority for parents?

In a move that is bound to stir controversy, the Government is thinking of giving couples with young children priority when they book HDB flats.

Taxes must go up within 20 years

The Government is already relying on the national reserves to boost social spending without having to raise taxes, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday.

'It's good for young children to play'

Let your children enjoy their childhood. And there's no need to send your pre-schooler for tuition to prepare him for Primary 1.