National Broadcasts from 7 June to 20 June 2020
PM Lee Hsien Loong and Cabinet Ministers lay out plans to lead Singapore out of economic crisis in a series of national broadcasts from 7 to 20 June 2020.
Securing Singapore’s future in a post-COVID-19 world
With the Fortitude Budget on 26 May 2020, the Singapore Government has committed almost $100 billion to support workers and businesses to fight against COVID-19. But the longer term economic challenges remain formidable. COVID-19 has severely disrupted the global economy. Singapore must respond quickly to these global shifts and prepare for the difficult times ahead.
From 7 to 20 June 2020, PM Lee Hsien Loong, DPM Heng Swee Keat, SM Teo Chee Hean, SM Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister Chan Chun Sing and Minister Lawrence Wong will deliver a series of national broadcasts. They will explain what a post-COVID-19 future looks like for Singapore, and lay out plans to see us through the storm and emerge stronger. They will talk about:
a. What Singaporeans must do to live with COVID-19 for the long haul, so we can go about our daily lives safely;
b. How we can maintain our relevance on the world stage as the geopolitical situation changes;
c. How to keep our economy competitive so that businesses can prosper and create good jobs for Singaporeans;
d. How to create promising opportunities for all Singaporeans to succeed, and care for the more vulnerable among us; and
e. How we can work together to emerge stronger from this crisis.
The Prime Minister will launch the series on 7 June 2020. Other Ministers will speak according to the schedule below.
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Theme
|
Speaker |
Date of broadcast |
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Overcoming the Crisis of a Generation
|
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong |
Sunday, 7 June 2020 From 7.30 pm |
|
Living with COVID-19
|
Minister for National Development and Second Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong
|
Tuesday, 9 June 2020 From 7.30 pm
|
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Resilience in a Changing External Environment
|
Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean
|
Thursday, 11 June 2020 From 7.30 pm
|
|
Making a Living in a COVID-19 World
|
Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing
|
Sunday, 14 June 2020 From 7.30 pm
|
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A Stronger and More Cohesive Society
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Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Tharman Shanmugaratnam
|
Wednesday, 17 June 2020 From 7.30 pm
|
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Emerging Stronger Together
|
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat
|
Saturday, 20 June 2020 From 7.30 pm |
Viewers can tune in to the speeches on the platforms in Annex A.
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PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
6 JUNE 2020
ANNEX A
BROADCAST SCHEDULE
All speeches will be broadcast at the following times on these TV channels on the respective dates.
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Time |
Language |
Channel |
|
7.30 pm |
English |
CNA |
|
8.30 pm |
Malay |
Suria |
|
8.30 pm |
English (with sign language interpretation) |
Channel 5 |
|
9.00 pm |
Tamil |
Vasantham |
|
9.30 pm |
Mandarin |
Channel 8 |
The speeches will also be available on the following Gov.sg online platforms:
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Gov.sg website |
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Gov.sg Facebook Page |
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Gov.sg YouTube channel |
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Gov.sg Twitter |
In addition, PM Lee’s and DPM Heng’s speeches will be published on their respective Facebook Pages (www.facebook.com/leehsienloong and www.facebook.com/hengsweekeat) as well as the PMO YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/pmosingapore).
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