Lawrence Wong to take over as Singapore Prime Minister from Lee Hsien Loong on May 15

Mr Lawrence Wong will be taking over as Singapore's Prime Minister on May 15. The current Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister will become the country's fourth Prime Minister, following in the footsteps of Mr Lee Hsien Loong, who took office in 2004. More details: cna.asia/3U1ORQn
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[@syq8888]

Thank you, PM Lee. I am grateful for your service.

[@absoluteking95]

Mr Wong finally finish his story 👏

[@deschan2246]

Yup Singapore is finished

[@akmalharis4273]

Also Cody Rhodes finish his story 😂

[@bell-xk5dd]

@@deschan2246 The mental patient is blabbing garbage again…

[@vincecarlo]

Ultimately Won The Puppet Race

[@lamjianyuan]

Hi bro, Lawrence Wong after 1 term, which is like 4-5 years, will be expelled out together with the other 70 or 80 white shirt peoples.

[@hayad1said]

Make it Public Holiday can liao😂

[@fidelcatsro6948]

sure why not? Treat as Urgent leave!

[@MrCam70]

i no job. can give money instead

[@kumfatt7881]

I’m a singaporean staying abroad for many years and would like to congratulate the new prime minister Lawrence wong and the future to come for all Singaporeans

[@thatone8085]

Mr lee HL is a good leader. Hope you will be our SM when you step down. Thank you brother lee.

[@CAPT_Pricey]

There is no doubt that he will flee the country.

[@mrtienphysics666]

Why not MM?

[@deschan2246]

Good? Can u give examples? 😂

[@thatone8085]

@@deschan2246 Even if you are the PM of this country ,there are people would not appreciate you no matter how hard you try to please them . Humans character are never simple and living in a multi racial society wiith different faith will make it even 100 times difficult to satisfy them and so laws are needed . Why divorce cases are on the rise ? Who can say that person is wrong or right ? Nobody is perfect and yet for that moment they think they are . Never forget that every human has an EGO ,it is either a big EGO or a small one but it's still an EGO. What is the size of your EGO if you are singapore PM ?

[@martinarchie2902]

“If Singapore is going to remain relevant and competitive, we don’t have much of a choice, we must open up our political system and let power devolve to the people instead of it being amassed in the hands of a few in the PAP,” said Mr Chee Soon Juan

[@timloo6191]

Trump is better than chee soon juan la

[@Gonecase4ever]

Of all pple CSJ? Someone who called on Obama to intervene in our politics in 2008. Someone who couldn’t compose himself in election debates. I would rather he stay in his little cafe.

[@bell-xk5dd]

So says a loser who only wants power that he didn’t deserve….

[@jhf4930]

….. and end up like those many fail state that spend all their time and energy on dispute. Please lah…. Take your colourful storey else where

[@Bonbon-C]

You people don't know what you have... and you complain... Just baffling! If it works... then be thankful. I would die to have that kind of governance in my country!

[@RoseofsharonLee]

Do not celebrate too soon. You need the people 's approval too.

[@verenalai7668]

Congrats, DPM Wong! Yay.. we finally have a new PM who has experienced what life is like in an HDB estate... so from now on, pp cannot comment that PAP folks come from the elite class only. It's his humility that makes him an attractive leader. 😊

[@wongkenneth4005]

Mr. PM Lee, you have done your part, for the past years you have brought Singapore to a new height, and your continued support and advice are still much needed for the new patch. Enjoy your days and take more beautiful photos to share.

[@lamjianyuan]

After 9% gst, the high cost of living and high food and drinks prices, If wong cannot manage or govern singapore anymore, then its time for the pap to get voted out or expelled out of power soon.

[@ongsl2992]

I will definitely miss Mr Lee 😢

[@mrtienphysics666]

Is he still in the cabinet?

[@deschan2246]

Wat is his achievement after so many years as PM?

[@liar-liar]

He can't speak Malay but can speak Tamil, so he definitely will not have problem with India Ceca expansion

[@fidelcatsro6948]

he can speak Tamil? Wow! Malay is 3 times easier than Tamil to learn!

[@philandeswilliams1975]

Heaven must have chosen Singapore as a model of honest & efficient government for the world. I am still reading Mr. Lee Kuan Yew's book where he many times discusses the importance of finding the right people for various positions of government. This move by the Honorable Mr. Lee is totally in line with that philosophy of self sacrifice to enable a smooth transition for the good of the nation rather than for self. May Mr Lee remain around for many more decades as a Sage of Wisdom for his people and a walking talking Library of knowledge to learn from.👍🏿

[@Duperman2494]

LW big smile ayeeee......gonna be the next highest paid head of state in the world....drowning in cash woots!

[@leonmaze7369]

Have public holiday to celebrate? 🎉

[@fidelcatsro6948]

ok i will call him up now and suggest this.. thank you for the idea!

[@tonykwok9763]

OWNSELF......OWNSELF🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ongernie7216]

If he don't want to find his way around problems. If he were to put himself over dependant on the senior. He will never be able to perform. The current inflation, if don't handle properly, he is just asking for problem to clash over him. The current mode of sustainability is really very difficult to overcome.

[@adeleneng4970]

Congratulations Mr Wong!

[@sarojaa3080]

❤👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙏🏻❤

[@martindawn934]

We believe that this is best achieved when a diversity of viewpoints-including those that place greater stress on worker rights, consumer welfare, and equitable growth-are ultimately needed in a country that is already immensely rich, by any standard. ”

[@evato8746]

God bless Mr. Wong our upcoming Prime Minister. May God bless you with good health and exceptional wisdom for your Tall Order. 👏👏🙏 Thank you Mr. Wong with our gratitude and totall support. 👍👍🌹🌹

[@nglijie5716]

Here we go again.

[@tongsengtan5652]

❤❤🙏🙏

[@martinarchie2902]

I will NOT blindly vote for PAP unlike what some people are saying here

[@user-jw9lq5ib6g]

and ?

[@Zayn-jc4zt]

Ppl don't care whether you want to blindly vote or not. Ppl only care that they vote the best to govern the country.

[@mrtienphysics666]

Please vote PAP to give Lawrence the endorsement!

[@martindawn934]

No I won’t

[@martinarchie2902]

I won’t vote blindly for this gov

[@yanggongzi]

🙄🙄🤥🤥

[@lindc1070]

Any guesses who will be DPMs?

[@vincecarlo]

ISWARAN ?

[@lindc1070]

@@vincecarlo 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣good one!

[@pristopesto]

Yes ah. East coast and singapore we have a together 😂

[@AusterlitzDavout-uk9ou]

he chosed a rather WEIRD, INSIGNIFICANT TIMING, for RESIGNING , why not waiting until 20 yrs in power , as PM, or resign by nov'28 as PM, as his dad , the old senior lee did, and feb 10' next year , as PAP gen sec, on his 🇸🇬🥂🍾🎂 BIRTHDAY , . ..to give some historic / symbolic siginifance !!

[@user-gg5to8by7p]

Lee Kuan Yew is the best

[@christinetoh1129]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💪💪💪💪💪💪💪❤❤❤love Singapore, love Mr Wong

[@martindawn934]

Lawrence is a clown

[@fidelcatsro6948]

my cat loves u too!!😺💗

[@martinarchie2902]

Singapore needs change from this gov tat has no accountability

[@user-jw9lq5ib6g]

back to work.. get an education.. do include a history lesson

[@allblacks405]

SG is successful primarily due to our ethnic Chinese majority. Because of geopolitical realities, SG is fond of placing vocal Indian leaders on the frontline to mask our majority ethnic Chinese composition. But when the real crunch comes e.g. Covid pandemic, who do we fall back on? Only the really capable and trustworthy ones step up to the plate like Lawrence Wong, Ong Ye Kung, Chan Chun Sing etc. On the other hand, consider a hypothetical leadership comprising only the likes of Tharman, Iswaran, Vivian Balakrishnan, Janil Puthucherry, Shanmugam, Pritam Singh. What happens? In a period of crisis or even in peaceful times, I believe SG collapses irreversibly in 2 weeks' time!

[@souffled]

Good English used to display a less than clever mind

[@MrCam70]

ESMM ? Emeritus Senior Minister Mentor ?

[@csliu4206]

What is there to celebrate??

[@vincecarlo]

The Beginning of the End

[@mariathomas7747]

Congratulations .❤

[@CinderellaMeniel-fv7ld]

Why CEO Shou chew NO DIGNITY?DIBA SA SINGAPOREEN MALE MAHALAGA ANG DIGNITY..

[@marcusyeo7739]

Got holiday ?

[@Faithberry-77]

Declare public holiday

[@saydaryt1900]

李显龙终于让位，真的谢谢你。现在世界格局动荡，许多国家都是“ 老人“ 抓着权利不放，这显然不利于国家/社会的发展。 现在让黄循财接位（李显龙可以成为资政来辅助），让他带领自己的团队来学习如何面对这个动荡的世界格局，让新加坡求存和更上一层楼。

[@Handallnx]

so short, not up to the mark 😢

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Congratulations!👍 I hereby declare May15th an official Public Holiday !

[@deschan2246]

When a puppet master let puppet take control. Guess who is in charge?

[@mrtienphysics666]

Is Lawrence going to take over the PAP?

[@miklee4834]

More prcs are coming for sure

[@tankman20064]

No need north side also come down.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

my imported chinese cat says nee how!!

[@martindawn934]

“They felt that it was already so hard to keep up in Singapore, and unfettered power, policies would be pushed through with little opposition, making life even harder for citizens like themselves.”Jamus Lim WP

[@martindawn934]

Assoc Prof Jamus Lim underscored the importance of robust debate and discussion in the highest echelons of decision-making to ensure the development of sound policies.

[@ArabicReja973]

It's from a bad to worse Singaporean 🇸🇬 leadership. From one Chinese to another.

[@fairworld2522]

Not sure who was the citizen to asked to give out every ounce of energy from another human. This is not fair. Too high. Still need to sleep for 8hrs a day and that requires energy too. Not fair..not fair.

[@souffled]

What gibberish!

[@anziar3038]

S'pore is among the best in the world in many areas because of the effort of PAP. S'poreans acknowledge that PAP is the only competent and effective party in s'pore.❤❤

[@tankman20064]

Again ?

[@striker3555]

pap bot diam ah

[@FutaCatto2]

More than 60% of our jobs are taken over by foreign workers. The majority of private housing estates are bought by rich foreigners. We need more opposition like Pritam Singh to improve Singapore for Singaporeans.

[@martindawn934]

We Singaporeans need to choose better alternatives, in place of the anachronistic self-serving ways of old.
Leaders should be there to inspire its people, and not to silence them. (Which pap always silence it’s critics

[@martinarchie2902]

Vote for WP,SDP And PSP deny pap a supermajority

[@user-jw9lq5ib6g]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Zayn-jc4zt]

no

[@vincecarlo]

MOST OBEDIENT PUPPET In the Box of Muppets

[@deschan2246]

Step down still in charge !!!😂

[@vincecarlo]

@@deschan2246 Life Long Puppet Master. Micro Manager Control Freak

[@antonyraj4008]

Election coming liao

[@cheesenghuat4508]

Small easy to rule.so among the best in the whole planets.

[@martindawn934]

Vote for More oppositions in parliament

[@jessicaregina1956]

Obviously the wong guy.

[@user-jw9lq5ib6g]

Singapore will continue to be in competent and capable hands

[@vincecarlo]

So says 5 mth OLD EMPTY FAKE ACCOUNT

[@martindawn934]

Singapore are encouraging the opposition to persist in their efforts and “deny the ruling party a clean sweep.”

[@martinarchie2902]

“When we have lived in an autocratic state all our lives, it is easy to become callous and immune to life’s inequities…and after a while, these injustices cease to bother us and we lose that ability to feel outraged.”

[@ttkoh123]

Goes to show that Cabinet Ministers are NOT necessarily Cleaner then Ridout Road.

[@martindawn934]

PAP is a joke of a gov I rather vote for more opposition voices

[@user-jw9lq5ib6g]

well, bot, who is stopping you ?

[@Zayn-jc4zt]

Firstly r u even Singaporean.

[@tankman20064]

More and more malaysia come here. Pack lah

[@fidelcatsro6948]

its okay we make them use mrt instead to reduce road congestion..need a lot of labour here

[@limdaryl1677]

I urge every Singaporeans to really think this through. If you want change, don't vote for this man. If you want the ability to make your own choices, don't vote for PAP. Every Singaporeans deserves to have their own LIBERTY and if you really want the country to change for the better, vote for someone else. Here are the list of things that most Singaporeans want to but not the PAP. - The choice to not contribute 20% of CPF - Reduce the mandatory military duration to 6 Months - Make the housing prices more affordable - Allow LGBTQ individuals to have more freedom - Reduce GST rate - Enforce a Minimum wage of $13 - Removing the PSLE examination - Make more Investments for Singaporeans in areas such as sports, arts, entrepreneurships and tourism - Increase the maternity leave to 9 months - Implement free Health care for Singaporeans based on their income - Reduce the voting age to 18 - Ban the sale of Cigarettes - Build an artificial island to increase the country's space The PAP are not gonna do any of this and change is not gonna happen if you continue voting for them. I don't know if the opposition parties will do any of this. I really don't. But I would rather give them a chance to prove themselves and I suggest all of you do the same.

[@chrissyjoseph3299]

Even though I m not a Singaporean I 99% agree with your proposals.

[@thatone8085]

Why don't you be the PM ? Just be real and do not be angry if no one wants you . Do grab job on bicycle if you need $5 per delivery. Work very hard for $5000 per mth as food delivery. Batam gives only $1 on motorbike delivery. Per mth only $400. Our boys understand what is hard life , so you got to work for it and our boys will not even think of a low paying job in batam . Some from batam even swim to singapore to find jobs. Can you solve their problems ?

[@limdaryl1677]

@@thatone8085 I'm not sure what you're trying to say, but if you want the list above to come true in Singapore don't vote for the PAP. Give the opposition parties a chance.

[@conan2209]

I always ask this question, who should be our government? Who should be our PM, defence minister and our finance minister? Do we believe our country can auto pilot itself? If Rome can fall, so can we. question is, do we, as Singaporean, want to see it fall?

[@kchou1180]

A new Minister Mentor will born 🤭😂😂😂