Strengthening our social compact in an uncertain and complex global future
Strengthening our social compact will have to go beyond Government measures and redistributive policies, DPM Heng Swee Keat said. Each and everyone of us has a part to play, to build on the strengths that we have and to grow new strengths. Our social compact was built on giving everyone a stake in our country. […]
Progress cannot be made by advocating loudly for a single viewpoint: Heng Swee Keat
Progress cannot be made by advocating loudly for a single viewpoint, DPM Heng Swee Keat said in a speech at The NUS115 Distinguished Speaker Series on 13 August 2021. Our sense of unity – regardless of race, language or religion – is our tremendous strength. It is precious but also fragile, Mr Heng said. Unlike […]
The CMIO classification affirms multiracialism and matters more for minorities
There have been calls from some quarters – including the Workers’ Party – to abolish the CMIO classification. Some called for a relook of the model. They question if it is still relevant. Others claim that it makes us look at people through through the lens of race. In an op-ed written for the Straits […]
Tan Tock Seng Hospital resumes admissions from 18 May
Tan Tock Seng Hospital said in a press release that it will resume admissions from 18 May. The hospital cluster emerged after the detection of the first case on April 27 when a nurse who works in Ward 9D was diagnosed with COVID-19. Since then, the hospital has taken tough, but necessary measures to contain […]
No reason to be defensive of our trade unionism and tripartism: PM Lee
Our model of trade unionism and tripartism has been criticised, especially in the West. But we have no reason to be defensive because the verdict of history is clear, PM Lee said in his 2021 May Day Message. “Tripartism and cooperation have been far more effective in securing workers’ welfare and livelihoods than militancy and […]