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Lawrence Wong

PM Wong on population, AI-enabled disinformation and whether a Cabinet reshuffle is coming

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong speaking to the Singapore Press Club members at the Eminent Speaker Series event at SPH on June 8.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong speaking to the Singapore Press Club members at the Eminent Speaker Series event at SPH on June 8.

AI can improve productivity, be ‘game changer’ in cities like S’pore with labour shortage: PM Wong

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and The Straits Times’ associate editor Zakir Hussain at a dialogue with the Singapore Press Club in Toa Payoh on June 8.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and The Straits Times’ associate editor Zakir Hussain at a dialogue with the Singapore Press Club in Toa Payoh on June 8.

Singapore must become more cohesive as global outlook remains uncertain: PM Wong

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said that as the world becomes more fractured, Singapore must become more cohesive.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said that as the world becomes more fractured, Singapore must become more cohesive.

The case for giving Singapore workers a stake in the companies they help build

When the company does well, workers benefit not only through bonuses but also through an accumulation of capital.
When the company does well, workers benefit not only through bonuses but also through an accumulation of capital.

S’pore launches nationwide movement to help families foster healthy digital habits

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong launched Screen Smart from the Start, a national movement to help families foster healthy digital habits from young.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong launched Screen Smart from the Start, a national movement to help families foster healthy digital habits from young.

Shangri-La Dialogue 2026

PM Wong meets deputy prime ministers of Qatar and Australia to discuss deepening defence ties

PM Lawrence Wong meeting Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue on May 30.
PM Lawrence Wong meeting Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue on May 30.

PM Wong, Vietnamese President To Lam plant tree to mark close bilateral ties

PM Lawrence Wong and Vietnamese President To Lam planting a Hopea recopei tree at the Singapore Botanic Gardens on May 30.
PM Lawrence Wong and Vietnamese President To Lam planting a Hopea recopei tree at the Singapore Botanic Gardens on May 30.

Shangri-La Dialogue 2026

PM Wong meets US War Secretary Hegseth, France’s Vautrin on sidelines of Shangri-La Dialogue

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth met Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at the Istana on May 29.
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth met Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at the Istana on May 29.

PM Wong heartened by resilience and community spirit on Hari Raya Haji

Staff at Pertapis Halfway House in Geylang preparing sheep for korban on May 27.
Staff at Pertapis Halfway House in Geylang preparing sheep for korban on May 27.

Singapore’s energy strategy has to be more diversified, forward-looking: PM Wong

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong with (from left) Ministry of Trade and Industry permanent secretary Beh Swan Gin, Minister of State for Trade and Industry Gan Siow Huang, Manpower Minister Tan See Leng, Energy Market Authority chairman Tan Ching Yee, EMA chief executive Puah Kok Keong (partially hidden) and MTI permanent secretary for energy and trade Augustin Lee at EMA’s 25th anniversary gala dinner at Shangri-La Singapore on May 19.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong with (from left) Ministry of Trade and Industry permanent secretary Beh Swan Gin, Minister of State for Trade and Industry Gan Siow Huang, Manpower Minister Tan See Leng, Energy Market Authority chairman Tan Ching Yee, EMA chief executive Puah Kok Keong (partially hidden) and MTI permanent secretary for energy and trade Augustin Lee at EMA’s 25th anniversary gala dinner at Shangri-La Singapore on May 19.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.