COVID-19 has set us back by 40 years to 1981 when Terminal 1 was open.
"But there is a big difference between then and now," Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said in his National Day Message to MOT.
"In the early 1980s, many airlines had not decided to come to Changi. We went all out to secure airlines, including unilaterally opening up our skies to invite the carriers to come to Changi.
Today, the airlines are here, and Changi has grown into a world-class airport," Mr Ong said.
We exist as a nation and can thrive as a nation, only bcos we can offer value to the world.
That are skills and ideas we can offer to the world, just as we can pick up skills and ideas from others in the world.
We are fighting covid together, and we are forging a better future together.
But it requires each of us to understand that we must constantly strive to be better and to adapt.
Better still, to be ready for the new world to come bcos the old world will not come back again.
Keep well, stay calm, be kind, on this new day called today.
They have illogical fears that if they leave any money behind in the CPF, they will not see it as the Government will allegedly come up with more reasons to deprive them of their money.
They have illogical fears that if they leave any money behind in the CPF, they will not see it as the Government will allegedly come up with more reasons to deprive them of their money.
I’m riled up by Alfian and his ilk, who seem to justify their existence by trying to find an angle to criticise the G in every situation.
I’m riled up by Alfian and his ilk, who seem to justify their existence by trying to find an angle to criticise the G in every situation.
Retrenchment will naturally be hard-pressed to get a job, there are things you can do to improve your chances of finding one
We do not have all the answers yet and the ground realities are fast evolving, often without precedence, but we know that staying still is not an option.
As a Singaporean Malay, I have never felt my loyalty being questioned in any way, having been born, grown and live my life here.
We have dreams to realise, and goals to reach for. Let us show the world that whatever the challenges, Singaporeans will stay united, and prevail once more. Majulah Singapura!
The Singaporean core, which stood at 66% before the retrenchment exercise, rose to 75% after the layoffs.
