National Day Rally 2024: Follow ST’s live coverage of PM Lawrence Wong’s speech from 6.45pm

SINGAPORE – Jobs and the economy, families, housing and education are on the agenda for

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s first National Day Rally (NDR) on Aug 18.

Singapore has major changes to make in its policies as well as its attitudes and mindsets, he said in a video posted across his social media channels on Aug 16.

This is in pursuit of new ambitions set out in the Forward Singapore road map, he said. The

Forward Singapore Report,

drawn up by PM Wong and other fourth-generation leaders and unveiled in October 2023, provides an overarching view of the moves the Republic will make in the coming years.

He is expected to speak on enhancing social safety nets, including boosting support for families and helping those who face employment issues, having touched on these issues in 

his National Day message on Aug 8.

Then, PM Wong said inflation was a major concern for Singaporeans, adding that the Government will continue to cushion its impact, especially on lower- and middle-income families.

He added that the long-term approach to managing the cost of living would require fostering innovation and boosting productivity.

Keeping with past practice, PM Wong will start

his speech at the Institute of Technical Education College Central at 6.45pm, 

speaking first in Malay, followed by Mandarin and then in English at 8pm.

The Rally, seen as the most important political speech of the year, will be broadcast on local television channels and radio stations, and will also be live-streamed on

PM Wong’s Facebook

and

YouTube pages.

The Straits Times will also cover the event live.

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ST website

 and

ST’s YouTube

page.

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