Here are eight highlights from his speech
SINGAPORE - Keeping Singapore strong and united, and sharing the benefits of progress to uplift all Singaporeans, and not just a few.
He said more support will also be provided to those who want to have a third child or currently have three or more young children, with details to be unveiled at Budget 2025.The additional 10 weeks of shared parental leave is arguably the most headline-grabbing policy move of this NDR. These workers will get up to $6,000 over up to six months while they go for training, career coaching and job matching.
This is so that they could turn the setback into an opportunity to prepare themselves for a good long-term job, rather than to seize the first available job out of desperation. The authorities are also studying ways to improve existing homes and make them more senior friendly for those who wish to age where they live. This is on top of launching more elderly-friendly housing with care and social services.Alongside the new Standard, Plus Prime HDB classification, the increased grant seeks to assure young couples that there will be an HDB flat within their budget when they wish to settle down, in every region of Singapore.
Beyond the school-based programmes, those students who can benefit from even further stretch in particular subjects will be brought together regionally for after-school enrichment modules in a nearby school.The replacement of the GEP in nine primary schools with a new approach that encompasses all primary schools means more high-ability students will get to be stretched to their full potential.
READ MORE HERE: Gifted education programme to be updated; all primary schools to stretch high-ability pupilsMore students will be able to take higher mother tongue as a subject, with plans to lower the criteria for eligibility, said PM Wong in his Mandarin speech. The change will nurture more students who are proficient in the Chinese language, and is part of the Government’s commitment to support the cultivation of bilingual capability here, said PM Wong.
Kallang will also be a place for all Singaporeans to enjoy sports. A main road running through the Sports Hub will be converted into a pedestrianised community boulevard with sporting facilities and programmes.The indoor stadium is 35 years old, which makes a reboot timely if Singapore is to have world-class facilities to meet its sporting ambitions.
A 120km prime waterfront coastline will be built, with current waterfront areas to be stitched together in the future. The Greater Southern Waterfront was announced in the 2019 rally, comprising 30km of coastline from Gardens by the Bay East to Pasir Panjang. Other major projects announced at past rallies included Jurong Lake District, Changi Terminal 5, and the redevelopment of Paya Lebar Airbase.
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