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Next 4G leader will need to explain vision amid more critical, diverse voices
As Singapore's fourth generation (4G) political office-holders deliberate over their next leader, The Straits Times looks at the challenges facing the presumptive successor to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and the traits needed to handle them.
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Residents of The Peak @ Toa Payoh shining their mobile phone lights from their windows last National Day to show appreciation for front-line workers battling Covid-19.
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SINGAPORE - Whether globally or domestically, the coming years will be a time of change and upheaval for Singapore, with Covid-19 having sparked paradigm shifts in industry and trade, and the political landscape at home becoming more diverse and competitive.
In this regard, observers say, there will be a new premium on a leader who is not only a visionary, but who can sell the new vision to Singaporeans.
