SINGAPORE — In his first National Day Rally speech on Sunday (Aug 18) night, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced plans for a “major reset” of several policies.
SINGAPORE — In his first National Day Rally speech on Sunday night, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced plans for a “major reset” of several policies.Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at his first National Day Rally held at the Institute of Technical Education's headquarters in Ang Mo Kio on Aug 18, 2024.Speaking in Malay, Mandarin and English at the Institute of Technical Education's headquarters in Ang Mo Kio, Mr Wong focused on his plans for the economy, families, housing and education.
To that end, a move will be made to allow more students to take Higher Mother Tongue languages as a subject in secondary schools.Workers who lose their jobs may get a maximum of S$6,000 over a period of up to six months as a form of temporary financial support. Separately, Singaporeans who attend part-time courses will soon be entitled to some training allowance, in an update to the SkillsFuture Level-Up programme.A new Shared Parental Leave Scheme will also be introduced, allowing fathers or mothers of newborns to take 10 more weeks of shared leave.From mid-2025, singles and their parents who are buying new flats to live with or near each other will get priority access to Build-to-Order public housing units.
This revision will allow schools to have their own programmes to help pupils"grow in their areas of strengths and interests", Mr Wong said.
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