First Cabinet meeting and a full agenda ahead: PM Wong on first day in new role

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong hit the ground running a day after he was sworn in as Singapore's fourth prime minister on May 15.

- Chin Soo Fang

In posts to his social media platforms on May 16, the first day in his new role, PM Wong said he held his first Cabinet meeting in the afternoon.

"We have a full agenda ahead," he said alongside a photo of the meeting with his ministers, in what looked to be a different and bigger room at the Istana than where past Cabinet meetings were usually held.

"Look forward to working with all of you to take Singapore forward in our next phase." Earlier in the day, he also spoke with foreign counterparts who had phoned him to congratulate him on his new role.