Lawrence Wong

We are looking into which companies may be responsible for the fires.

Hopefully with DEFA, we can reduce the barriers, facilitate more data flows and allow more cross-border digital trade.

Can this happen with AI? Possibly, in theory, yes. Realistically in the near term? Not likely to happen.

Even if it’s voluntary at first, I think it’s a good start.

We are not doing technology at all costs. We are not trying to be an AI-driven society. We are trying to be a better society enabled by AI.

AI will replace all of that routine work, but we should be careful not to automate away the learning that comes from it.

Singapore has held together because we have consistently rejected attempts to divide us along racial or religious lines.

From our experience, we know that all countries, and especially small states like ours, thrive when the world remains open and connected; when countries trade and cooperate with one another; and when international rules are respected and…

If we rely only on births, our citizen population will shrink.

Ultimately of course, the decision to have children is a deeply personal one.

We want to make a fundamental shift in how we support families.

I am confident that we will continue to strengthen cooperation across a wide range of areas, including in innovation, science and technology, and defence.

I extend my warmest congratulations on your appointment as prime minister of the United Kingdom. I wish you every success as you lead the UK through this period of profound geopolitical and economic change, and as you work to build a…

The strait must remain safe, open, accessible to all.

Singapore will also continue to support Indonesia’s development priorities through capacity building programmes, including in areas like healthcare and agricultural technology.

Next year as Singapore gets ready to be the chair of Asean, we will engage and consult with Indonesia closely to shape the agenda for our chairmanship.

We believe such a project is a win-win for both countries, and it will also be an important building block for a wider Asean power grid that will strengthen energy security across our region.

Our partnership is deep, forward-looking and full of potential. Together, we can create more opportunities than either of us could achieve alone.

As you can see from our discussions, Singapore and Indonesia are trusted partners with a shared stake in each other's success.

Indonesia has tremendous potential in renewable energy and Singapore would like to partner Indonesia in unlocking this potential.

By working together, we can create many more opportunities for our peoples, strengthen our resilience and make our two countries, as well as our region in ASEAN, more competitive.

We want Indonesia to succeed because our futures are closely linked. And our confidence in Indonesia is reflected in our actions.

We both share interest in upholding navigational rights and freedoms, and keeping sea lines of communication open to all, including the unimpeded rights of transit passage of vessels, in accordance with UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on…

We do not assume that yesterday’s solutions will always work tomorrow. As circumstances change, we continue to learn, adapt and innovate.