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Newly minted Prime Minister Lawrence Wong received a rousing welcome from residents in his constituency as he arrived in Yew Tee after his swearing-in ceremony.

A tent and a stage had been set up at the hardcourt next to Yew Tee MRT station with seats for residents and Wong's supporters to watch the inauguration earlier in the evening.

PM Wong arrived around 10.30pm to cheers and applause.

"I'm very happy that he's our prime minister, I hope he can bring Singapore to greater heights," he beamed.

In a speech during his swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday (May 15) evening, Singapore's fourth Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said that one of his key priorities is to identify younger Singaporeans in their 30s and 40s to serve.

"Help me provide Singaporeans with the government they deserve," he added.

He added that he and the 4G team understands the importance of good leadership, political stability and long-term planning as they are the beneficiaries of such policies.

PM Wong also thanked his predecessor, Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

DPM Lawrence Wong has been sworn in as the fourth prime minister of Singapore on Wednesday (May 15) evening.

Members of Wong's Cabinet, including the newly appointed deputy prime minister Gan Kim Yong and Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, were also sworn in.

The prime minister later entered politics in 2011 as the youngest of five candidates tipped to form the core of the PAP's 4G leadership.

On April 15, 2024, then-prime minister Lee announced that Wong will be Singapore's fourth prime minister and will be sworn in a month later.

The airport that holds that title is none other than Tokyo's Haneda International Airport, which also is the top cleanest airport in Asia.

Apart from Haneda Airport, there is Centrair International Airport in Nagoya, Narita International Airport in Tokyo and Kansai International Airport in Osaka.

Other notable mentions are Hamad International Airport in Qatar, Hong Kong International Airport and Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.

Japan's Haneda International Airport and Narita International Airport also make the list, coming in at fourth and fifth place respectively.

Singapore has topped a ranking that tracks the effectiveness of more than 100 governments around the world for the second consecutive year.

“Good governance has become a more complex and precarious field than ever.

It added that the report examined how good governance relates to the challenges and opportunities countries are expected to face in coming years.

“Good governments do not only fight today’s fires well: they (also) chart a viable course towards a better future and invite their country along with them.”.

Former chef at Takagi Ramen opens own hawker stall selling his rendition of the dish, pumped $40k into business.

'I want to live': Jackson Wang on possibly leaving showbiz in 10 years, sacrifices for his career.

2024 marks his 10th anniversary in showbiz but Hong Kong-born K-pop idol Jackson Wang revealed that he may not be in the scene beyond the next 10 years.

ERP 2.0's on-board unit meets international standards, says LTA.

JAKARTA — Indonesia can easily achieve eight per cent economic growth, President-elect Prabowo Subianto told the Qatar Economic Forum on Wednesday (May 15), and he said the country is not protectionist.

Speaking at the forum, Prabowo said Indonesia could "easily achieve" eight per cent economic growth within two to three years.

Indonesia's economy grew an annual 5.11 per cent in the January-March quarter, the highest growth rate in three quarters, government data showed earlier this month.

"It's a matter of refocusing and cutting down the waste, cutting down the allocation to non-essential activities," he said.

"That was when I thought my life was over," she recalled to host Ji-yeon.

Despite the scary situation, Young-hee remained calm: "I thought, 'Oh, so it's over for me now.

The kidnappers had covered her face and Young-hee said that she didn't let them remove it out of fear that she would see and remember their faces.

In Queen of Tears, Young-hee played Kim Seon-hwa, who married into the famed Hong family, owner of the wealthy Queens Group.

NEW DELHI — The United Nations has launched an investigation into an unidentified strike on a UN car in Rafah on Monday (May 13) that killed its first international staff in Gaza since Oct 7, a spokesperson for the UN Secretary General said.

There are 71 international UN staff members in Gaza currently, he said.

The main United Nations aid agency in Gaza, UNRWA estimates some 450,000 people have fled the city since May 6.

More than a million civilians had sought refuge there.

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia to ask Meta to explain removal of Facebook posts on PM's Hamas meeting Malaysia's communications minister expressed outrage at Meta Platforms on Tuesday (May 14), demanding it explain why it had taken down Facebook posts by local media covering the prime minister's meeting this week with a Hamas leader.

Muslim-majority Malaysia, a vocal supporter of the Palestinian cause, has sent a letter asking Meta to explain the takedown of posts by two media organisations about Anwar's meeting, and closed the Facebook account of a third outlet covering Palestinian issues.

Last October, Fahmi warned firm action could be taken against Meta and other social media firms if they were blocking pro-Palestinian content on their platforms.

Meta designates Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist movement that governs Gaza, as a "dangerous organisation" and bans content praising the group.