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Attendees watch a broadcast of the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in Singapore, on Wednesday evening.

Total control: The night I was locked out of history in the making

The swearing-in of a new prime minister in Singapore is a truly rare and significant event, but it pays if your name’s on the door list.

  • Zach Hope

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Lawrence Wong, former deputy prime minister and finance minister is Singapore’s new leader.

A rare changing of the guard in Singapore as the ‘miracle’ hits turbulence

Lawrence Wong inherits an overachieving middle power famed for its prosperity; a beacon of stability and open trade. But the nation has problems too.

  • Zach Hope
Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong admits he should have acted sooner against two MPs who refused to end their affair.

Singapore in a mess as PM admits politics not as clean as country’s image

The city-state places as much stock in the cleanliness of its politics as it does in spotless streets. Recent events have threatened to sully that reputation.

  • Chris Barrett
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Scott Morrison.

‘Don’t have to become like them’: Singapore advises Australia to work with China

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has offered his view on how to handle relations with the rising superpower after a meeting with Scott Morrison on Thursday.

  • Chris Barrett
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

'Whom do you trust?': Singapore calls election amid pandemic

The poll could indicate where the world is headed in the contest between nationalists and globalists.

  • James Massola
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Coronavirus will sway Singapore's already unfair election, report says

The countries electoral system is already unfair, according to a group of south-east Asian MPs who want to see reform before people go to the polls.

  • James Massola
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Singapore is cautiously rolling back its   lockdown after grappling with a second surge of infections.

Can Singapore safely go to the polls during a pandemic?

The coronavirus is likely to pose tougher questions than the opposition when Singaporeans vote later this year.

  • James Massola
Hackers target Singapore's prime minister in health database attack

Hackers target Singapore's prime minister in health database attack

About 1.5 million patients who visited SingHealth's outpatient clinics had their non-medical personal particulars illegally accessed and copied.

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