The government will prime up the economy, and also buffer our citizen from reduced purchasing power, especially the lower-income earners and those who may be unemployed... We cannot restore people to what they were enjoying before the worldwide crash. But we will make sure that nobody falls below the poverty line. - Speech by Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Minister Mentor, at Tree Planting day cum Tour of The Pinnacle@Duxton on 10 NOVEMBER 2008
 
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Petir May / June 2009



 

Message - The foundation years

Party chairman Lim Boon Heng was in Primary 5 when the PAP won enough seats to form the government. In this special message, the one-time kampong boy gives his personal take of the highlights and low points of the first 20 years of self-government in Singapore, years which defined the Party’s principles, and sets the scene for the issue’s special pullout.


建立基础

那是在1959年立法议会选举前的时候,人人都在议论着行动党。那年的5月30日,人民行动党取得压倒性胜利,我当时念小学五年级。


Mesej - Tahun-tahun asas

Secara ringkas pengalaman 20 tahun pertama saya dengan pemerintah PAP. Ia merupakan sebuah parti untuk rakyat, berdedikasi untuk memperbaiki kehidupan rakyat, membentuk sebuah masyarakat yang harmoni dan membantu rakyat mencapai yang terbaik.


Message - The foundation years (Tamil Version in PDF format)




Quick News

A round up of new policies


Hot Topic - No let up in leadership renewal

Each step, careful, measured. How the latest reshuffle in the Cabinet, the second in three years, is helping the Party determine the fourth generation of leaders.


持续不懈的领导团队更新

我国内阁进行中期改组,领导层更新带来新副总理和首位女部长。 这是李显龙总理自2006年大选以来第二次调整内阁。 总理强调,组成完整的第四代核心领导班子是“正在持续进行的工作”,这次调整内阁阵容,从广义上看,其实是长期、渐进式的过程中,持续更新领导层的另一步,而每一步都是谨慎和经过衡量的。


Hot Topic - The Challenges ahead

In an exclusive interview with Petir, Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean outlines his role in his new portfolio as Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and explains why these are important times for the PAP.


50 years of government - Singapore governs ourselves

The first of three parts to mark the Party’s golden anniversary governing Singapore. This section covers the PAP’s landslide victory in 1959, and shows – in pictures – how it has tackled the issues of housing, planning for retirement and harmony in a multiethnic, multi-cultural, multi-religious state.


Dialogue - Ready for the upturn

Economically, it may seem as if dark days are here to stay, but Singapore’s future is bright, Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang assured the crowd at a dialogue organised by the Women’s Wing. He explains his optimistic outlook.


Behind the scenes - Face It

MP Seng Han Thong gives a first-hand account of the trauma he went through when he was set ablaze earlier this year, and what has helped him keep his spirits up through the days and nights of excruciating pain and discomfort.


Happenings

Refresher for YP website
WW turns 20



Forum - Making Babies: Beyond dollars and sense

Is it really true that the number of babies is a reflection of the state of the economy? Why are government incentives not seeing the birth rate rise? Zack Quek has some theories.


My Say - Why Prima came to Singapore

Industrialist Cheng Tsang Man tells why he moved his family and business from Indonesia to Singapore, in the process setting up the country’s first flour mill.


Backbencher’s Bite - On a mission to deliver

Should short-term health be the goal? Not to Mr Liang Eng Hwa. He determines what keeps the Party in good political shape and offers a prescription to keep it strong.


Overheard

Best of the soundbites by ministers and MPs


 

 

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