Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will kick off a series of broadcasts by ministers at 7.30pm tonight (June 7). For the next two weeks, several members of his Cabinet will talk about what the future looks like for Singapore and their plans to see the country through the challenges caused by Covid-19.
The national broadcasts will start from 7.30pm on the following dates:
June 7: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to speak on “Overcoming the crisis of a generation”
June 9: Minister for National Development and Second Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong on “Living with Covid-19”
June 11: Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean on “Resilience in a changing external environment”
June 14: Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing on “Making a living in a Covid-19 world”
June 17: Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Tharman Shanmugaratnam on “A stronger and more cohesive society”
June 20: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat on “Emerging stronger together”
Speaking in the House of Commons on Saturday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on Canadians to fight for “every inch of ground” in the struggle to contain COVID-19.
Trudeau evoked memories of Canada’s military struggles in generations past, before warning Canadians of this generation that in today’s war against COVID-19, the front lines are now “everywhere.”
Trudeau also praised the achievements of the so-called “greatest generation” in the two World Wars, saying the struggle facing modern Canada in the form of COVID-19 was so dire because it represented the greatest danger to this group.
