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PM Wong announces Cabinet changes, with experienced leaders in place as younger office holders step up

Mr K Shanmugam is appointed senior minister while labour chief Ng Chee Meng rejoins the Cabinet and Ms Jasmin Lau is named acting manpower minister.

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Ng Chee Meng's Cabinet return 'timely' amid jobs, workplace transformation challenges: PM Wong

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22/07/2026

New Acting Manpower Minister Jasmin Lau says responsibility is to help workers, companies navigate tech changes

New Acting Manpower Minister Jasmin Lau says responsibility is to help workers, companies navigate tech changes

22/07/2026

Zaqy Mohamad co-opted into PAP top decision-making body, replaces Faishal

Zaqy Mohamad co-opted into PAP top decision-making body, replaces Faishal

22/07/2026

PAP 5G team progressing well, 'no fixed timetable', says PM Wong

Asked why he had not appointed a second deputy prime minister, Mr Wong says that the Cabinet already has three coordinating ministers, appointed after the 2025 election.

22/07/2026

No exception could be made for Faishal over resignation, same standards apply to all PAP MPs: PM Wong

Mr Wong said he had tried "his very best" to see whether there was a way for Assoc Prof Faishal to continue in office, but concluded that this was no longer a private matter.

22/07/2026

Faishal's online replies 'objectively inappropriate and questionable'; he was given fair hearing: Shanmugam

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22/07/2026

Singapore to expand air traffic control workforce by 40%, with S$20,000 sign-on bonus for new recruits

Singapore to expand air traffic control workforce by 40%, with S$20,000 sign-on bonus for new recruits

22/07/2026

Changi Control Tower to undergo upgrading as part of S$4 billion air navigation overhaul

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22/07/2026

A job interview made her question the barriers women face at work so she built a platform to uncover them

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22/07/2026

Ng Chee Meng's Cabinet return 'timely' amid jobs, workplace transformation challenges: PM Wong

Ng Chee Meng's Cabinet return 'timely' amid jobs, workplace transformation challenges: PM Wong

22/07/2026

New Acting Manpower Minister Jasmin Lau says responsibility is to help workers, companies navigate tech changes

New Acting Manpower Minister Jasmin Lau says responsibility is to help workers, companies navigate tech changes

22/07/2026

Zaqy Mohamad co-opted into PAP top decision-making body, replaces Faishal

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