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Singapore live news: Protect 'our unity' as world becomes more dangerous, says Lawrence Wong in CNY message; government responds to NYT video​

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Updated Tue, 28 January 2025 at 2:04 am GMT-8

People walk past a greeting display for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year of the Snake at the Marina Bay Sands shopping mall in Singapore January 27, 2025. (PHOTO: AFP)
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Hello to all our readers, Yahoo Singapore will be bringing you live news updates today. The editorial team will be curating the latest must-know local and international news.

First up, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong calls for "unity" amid "diversity" in his first Chinese New Year message since becoming Prime Minister. Singapore's "unity is a precious asset that we must continue to protect and nurture" even as the world becomes an increasingly dangerous place, he said on Tuesday (28 January). Find out more below.

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Singapore ambassador to the United States Lui Tuck Yew has responded, in a letter dated 26 January, to the New York Times (NYT) opinion video featuring Harvard economist Li Shengwu. Lui said that the NYT video "is essentially a commentary on the current state of US politics", "but you draw in Singapore via the misleading analogies provided by Mr Li Shengwu, masquerading as a persecuted dissident".

 

[k1976]

Why need unity when more than 40% of residents flood out to celebrate CNY?

 

[mojito]

Ur money unite in to state reserves most important. Upfront.

 

[k1976]

Better if 人在天堂,钱在银行

Ur money unite in to state reserves most important. Upfront.

 

[Loofydralb]

Hey Lawrence, say that to your favourite foreign pests.
What bullshit this dangerous world you trying to fear mongering? The world has always been a dangerous place esp with PAP in charge.
We're voting you out!

 

[laksaboy]

Light cannot have fellowship with darkness. To hell with your unity.