Amid global changes, Government will 'steer Singapore through the storm': PM Wong

With the external conditions that have underpinned Singapore's past success coming apart, the country is taking active steps internationally to shape its own destiny, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

- Lim Min Zhang

These include a potential free trade deal between Asean and the European Union, greater Asean integration, and more collaboration with its closest neighbours Malaysia and Indonesia, he said in a video message on April 25.

"We are now in the midst of the election campaign, but the work of governing Singapore does not stop," he said. "My team and I will never stop working — for you and for Singapore."

PM Wong said that in a changed world, his team's mission is clear: to steer Singapore through the storm, and secure a brighter future for Singaporeans.

Singapore is headed to the polls on May 3, amid economic uncertainties such as the United States' "Liberation Day" tariff hikes that have roiled global markets. The hustings are also the first for PM Wong as both prime minister and PAP secretary-general.

In a four-minute message posted on his official YouTube channel, PM Wong said Singapore may be too small to influence global developments, but it is certainly not helpless.