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President’s Address: Forging a consensus amid change

Address may herald new era in how policies are crafted and the nature of public, political debate

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If there was one theme that stood out in the President's Address yesterday, it was: Change.

Externally, a changed and unstable global order has rattled the foundations on which Singapore, an open city-state, has thrived.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 25, 2020, with the headline President’s Address: Forging a consensus amid change. Subscribe