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Lawrence Wong

Lawrence Wong
Lawrence Wong
The latest news on Lawrence Wong, Singaporean politician, economist, former civil servant and Prime Minister of Singapore, including political news and updates.
Born
18 Dec 1972
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Politics
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Prime Minister of Singapore
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US-China relations

Can the US and China verify an AI deal? Start-ups are building the tools

Researchers are developing technology to monitor AI development without relying on trust between Washington and Beijing.

Singapore

Singapore ministers earn millions. What do other Asian leaders make?

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SCMP Highlights

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Tung Chee-hwa

Foundation collects tributes to Hong Kong’s Tung Chee-hwa for online memorial

China-United States Exchange Foundation has collected more than 100 reflections on Tung from political and business heavyweights.

Tung Chee-hwa (centre) founded the China-United States Exchange Foundation in 2008. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong is lagging in the AI race – can it raise its game, and how?

As Singapore pulls ahead, experts say Hong Kong must overcome risk aversion and refine its governance frameworks to boost adoption.

Singapore

Singapore MPs back ministerial pay rise, but agree money alone won’t lure talent

PM Wong defended the new salary structure for leadership renewal while Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh sought more modest increases over time.

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Singapore

Singapore ministers set for pay rise with entry-level pay up to US$1.4 million

First pay update since 2012 aims to ensure political salaries do not ‘fall further behind’ market rates, the prime minister says.

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Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong attends a press conference in Bangkok last week. Photo: Reuters
Parliament House in Singapore. Political office-holders' salaries were last reviewed in 2017. Photo: AFP
Singapore

Video | Watch leaders of Thailand and Singapore croon Beatles tune

The performance in the Thai capital on Wednesday came as Thai PM Anutin hosts the Singapore-Thailand Leaders’ Retreat in Bangkok.

Singapore

Singapore may require social media firms to set daily time limits for teens

If a social media platform does not want to introduce stronger safeguards, Singapore may require it to raise the minimum age of access to 18.

Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | Singapore firms keen to tap Northern Metropolis’ ‘massive potential’, envoy says

Consul general says businesses see potential in AI, biotech and other research opportunities in the 30,000-hectare development.

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Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (fourth from left, front row) visited the Hong Kong park of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone in March. Photo: ISD
Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | Hong Kong, Singapore aren’t ‘enemies’, our competition is healthy, envoy says

Consul General Eric Teo calls for ‘win-win collaboration’ in wealth management despite competing tax packages to attract capital.

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Singapore Consul General Eric Teo at his office in Admiralty. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Singapore

Small state, big agenda: Singapore prepares to steer Asean through crisis

The city state takes the helm on Asean’s 60th anniversary amid civil war, tariff threats and rising global tensions.

Singapore

Singapore’s future island plan stirs concern over reefs and old fishing grounds

The plan to merge three islands could be another example of nature, memory and maritime heritage giving way to development, activists say.

Singapore

Singapore’s island merger plan fuels nuclear power speculation

Analysts say nuclear could be one of Singapore’s options when planning the new island and its supporting infrastructure.

A container vessel leaves the Pulau Brani port terminal in Singapore in February. Photo: AFP
SCMP Highlights

Viral Malaysian professor sacked; Marcos’ US$3b estate tax: 7 Asia highlights

From child-free Singaporeans to a Malaysian politician’s rant against the US, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

Controversial Malaysian academic Solehah Yaacob seen in a still from a live-streamed lecture. Photo: Facebook/profsolehah
Singapore

Can Singapore’s latest pro-family push change minds on parenthood?

Some parents and experts have welcomed the new measures, but say career, housing and time concerns remain unaddressed.

Singapore

Singapore PM unveils major pro-family measures amid record low fertility

The government will fully bear the bill for increasing childcare leave for Singaporean parents, instead of co-sharing it with employers.

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Singapore

Singapore relaxes screening of dialect films after Dear You film spurs debate

Speaking at the National Day Rally, PM Lawrence Wong says the easing comes with the prerequisite that a Mandarin-dubbed version is available.

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People take photos with a billboard of the Chinese film “Dear You” during its premiere in Singapore on June 17. Photo: Xinhua
Singapore

‘No bandwidth left’: why many Singaporeans want to be child-free

‘Unless Singapore changes its work culture, no amount of money can change our minds,’ a resident says.

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Singapore

Will disbarment of Singapore’s Pritam Singh further dent his political standing?

Singaporeans have largely moved on from the long-running saga involving the WP chief due to ‘political fatigue’, analysts say.

Diplomacy

Malaysian PM recalls relationship ‘well beyond affairs of state’ with Zhu Rongji

Anwar joined a number of world leaders in paying tribute to the former Chinese premier who played a key role in opening up the economy.

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Zhu Rongji pictured in 1996 with Anwar Ibrahim, who remembered the Chinese premier as a “good friend”. Photo: AFP
Singapore

Woman rejects links to Singapore ex-minister Faishal’s resignation

Rasidah Caudal tells This Week in Asia she has filed a complaint with Singapore’s Online Safety Commission and intends to take police action.

Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim pictured during his swearing-in ceremony at the Istana in Singapore in May last year. Photo: AFP
SCMP Highlights

Fresh US tariffs on 60 economies; first China duo win Fields Medal: 7 highlights

From a new Chinese AI model to a Singapore minister’s resignation, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Singapore

‘Disbelief, shock’: Singapore PM on Faishal’s inappropriate messages with woman

PM Lawrence Wong sheds further light on how accusations against Faishal had to be investigated as a public matter after an email complaint.

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Singapore

Singapore PM Lawrence Wong steps up renewal pace in cabinet reshuffle

Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam is promoted to senior minister, among other key changes.

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. Photo: AFP
Singapore

Why Singapore PM Wong moved swiftly on Faishal Ibrahim’s resignation

Analysts say the prime minister had to act quickly in case of leaks and be sensitive to the Muslim community’s reaction.

Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim pictured during his swearing-in ceremony at the Istana in Singapore in May last year. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

Southeast Asian scammers’ new disguise: your leader’s face

The president is asking for your bank details. He isn’t, of course. But the AI wearing his face is.

Malaysia

Go big or go home: why numbers matter in Malaysia’s Johor election

Prime Minister Anwar has called on voters to take BN down a peg in its stronghold, accusing his federal partner of ‘arrogance of power’.

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