Strengthening a compact of 'self-effort and selflessness'

This is the transcript of Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam's ministerial broadcast yesterday on 'a stronger and more cohesive society'. It is the fifth ministerial broadcast on life after Covid-19. The final broadcast is on Saturday by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat.

My fellow Singaporeans,

In this fifth ministerial broadcast, I will talk about the challenges we face as a society, and how we must work together to strengthen our social compact in the years to come.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 18, 2020, with the headline Strengthening a compact of 'self-effort and selflessness'. Subscribe