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  1. 4 days ago · End of Lee era for Singapore as PM steps down. Tessa Wong - BBC News. Wed, 15 May 2024, 9:30 am GMT-4 · 7-min read. Mr Lee Hsien Loong has led Singapore for 20 years [Getty Images]...

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  2. 3 days ago · REUTERS/Edgar Su/Pool. (Bloomberg) — Lawrence Wong was sworn in as the fourth prime minister of Singapore on Wednesday evening, leading a trade-dependent nation he warned would face turbulence from worsening geopolitical tensions. The 51-year-old Harvard graduate takes office with rising concerns in the Southeast Asian nation over the cost of ...

  3. 3 days ago · SINGAPORE — It has been four years since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, but many gym owners are still feeling the effects from the global health crisis and struggling to recover. Rising rent, manpower regulations, increased competition from foreign players entering the market, people going back ...

  4. 3 days ago · SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore's first prime minister in 20 years held an initial cabinet meeting on Thursday after taking office with a pledge to sustain what he called the miracle of the wealthy city state amid an uncertain global environment. After being sworn in on Wednesday night, attending a party and receiving congratulations from world leaders, Lawrence Wong posted on Instagram that ...

  5. 4 days ago · Singapores deputy leader Lawrence Wong was sworn in as the nation’s fourth prime minister on Wednesday in a carefully planned political succession designed to ensure continuity and stability in the Asian financial hub. A U.S.-trained economist, Wong, 51, succeeds Lee Hsien Loong, 72, who stepped down after two decades at the helm.

  6. 4 days ago · A delayed easing in global interest rates could undercut an economy that expanded just 1.1% last year, the central bank warned. The Asian Development Bank forecasts 2.4% growth for Singapore this...