National Day Rally 2025 (Malay)
PM Lawrence Wong
Arts, culture and heritage
Governance
Multi-racial and multi-religious society
National Day Rally
17 August 2025
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PM spoke in Malay and Mandarin, followed by English.
For the English translation of the Malay speech, please scroll down.
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Rapat Umum Hari Kebangsaan 2025
Saudara saudari sekalian
Enam puluh tahun yang lalu, Singapura menjadi negara merdeka.
Pada mulanya, kita menghadapi banyak kesukaran, seperti ketegangan kaum dalam kalangan masyarakat kita.
Tetapi, kita berjaya mengatasi cabaran-cabaran ini dan membina sebuah masyarakat yang kukuh dan bersatu padu.
Masyarakat Melayu/Islam memainkan peranan penting dalam perjalanan ini.
Ketika Singapura berpisah daripada Malaysia, kebimbangan rakyat sangat ketara. Ramai dalam kalangan anda ada keluarga di Malaysia.
Namun, anda memilih untuk jadi orang Singapura! Kerana anda percaya kepada prinsip sebuah masyarakat berbilang kaum yang adil dan saksama.
Kita telah bekerjasama dan berganding bahu demi membina Singapura yang kita nikmati hari ini. Atas sumbangan dan sokongan padu anda, terima kasih!
Inilah semangat kita! Tidak kira bangsa – Melayu, Cina, India ataupun Serani – kita semua sama. Kita semua rakyat Singapura!
Tetapi sedang kita imbas masa lalu, kita juga mesti pandang ke hadapan.
Saya dan pasukan saya komited untuk bekerjasama dengan anda untuk mendengar, belajar, dan membina masa hadapan yang kita kongsi bersama.
Itulah sebabnya saya giat mendekati masyarakat Melayu/Islam kita.
Pada awal tahun ini, saya bertemu sekumpulan usahawan Melayu/Islam. Kami gembira berbuka puasa bersama! Mereka daripada pelbagai bidang niaga termasuk teknologi, seni dan fesyen.
Mereka berjaya bukan sahaja di Singapura, malah di peringkat serantau.
Misalnya, Shaffiq Olia! Shaffiq ialah pengasas bersama syarikat ‘Onestop’. Syarikatnya membekalkan perabot tempahan khas kepada resort-resort mewah seperti di Maldives dan Fiji. Ibu pejabatnya di Singapura manakala kilangnya di China dan Indonesia.
Shaffiq dan individu lain sepertinya mengibarkan bendera Singapura di luar negara sekaligus mengharumkan nama negara kita. Syabas!
Saya juga bertemu sekumpulan wanita Melayu/Islam daripada pelbagai lapisan masyarakat termasuk pendidik, pekerja sosial, suri rumah dan asatizah.
Kami berbincang secara mendalam tentang penjagaan keluarga, integrasi sosial dan cara mengukuhkan peranan wanita dalam masyarakat. Mereka berkongsi pandangan secara jujur dan ikhlas mengenai pelbagai isu penting yang memerlukan kerjasama kita semua. Saya bangga dengan usaha mereka untuk memperkasa wanita Melayu/Islam Singapura. Tahniah!
Saya juga melawat Madrasah Aljunied. Madrasah ini punya sejarah yang panjang dan kaya. Ramai pemimpin yang dihormati pernah menuntut di sana termasuk Mufti kita sekarang, Dr Nazirudin Mohd Nasir.
Semasa lawatan itu, saya berpeluang kenali program-program madrasah dengan lebih dekat dan berinteraksi dengan para pelajar.
Mereka berkongsi impian dan hasrat untuk menyumbang kepada masyarakat. Saya puji kerja keras dan usaha mereka. Andalah pelapis asatizah Singapura masa hadapan! Teruslah mengejar cita-cita murni anda!
Dalam sesi-sesi ini, saya mendengar pelbagai keprihatinan dan pandangan.
Ada yang khusus melibatkan masyarakat Melayu/Islam. Tetapi banyak juga isu yang turut disuarakan oleh rakyat Singapura yang lain, seperti isu kos sara hidup dan tekanan menjaga keluarga.
Saya dan pasukan saya akan terus bekerjasama dengan masyarakat Melayu/Islam untuk menangani keprihatinan anda dan membina masa hadapan yang lebih cerah untuk semua.
Saya telah melantik Prof Faishal selaku Pemangku Menteri Bertanggungjawab bagi Ehwal Masyarakat Islam. Sejak dilantik, beliau aktif turun padang mendekati keluarga, pemimpin masjid dan tokoh masyarakat. Beliau disokong barisan Anggota Parlimen Melayu/Islam generasi baharu.
Saya bekerja rapat dengan mereka demi menyokong keperluan dan aspirasi anda semua. Ini termasuk pendidikan, pekerjaan, kesihatan dan perkara penting lain dalam hidup. Saya akan kongsi lebih lanjut dalam ucapan Bahasa Inggeris nanti.
Kami juga akan melaksanakan pelbagai inisiatif baharu bersama masyarakat. Kita ingin melestarikan dan memupuk warisan Melayu.
Misalnya, Taman Warisan Melayu akan dibuka semula pada tahun depan. Ia akan ada galeri dan program baharu untuk pamerkan budaya Melayu Singapura yang kaya dan penuh semangat.
Selain membuka semula pusat tersebut, kami juga akan menyegarkan kawasan sekitar Kampong Glam.
Tahun lalu, saya umumkan bahawa kami akan menubuhkan Kolej Pengajian Islam Singapura (SCIS). Sejak itu, MUIS bekerjasama dengan rakan-rakan kongsi tempatan dan luar negara untuk membangunkan kurikulum yang baik.
Malam ini, saya gembira untuk mengumumkan bahawa SCIS akan mempunyai kampus tersendiri di sebelah kampus Universiti Sains Kemasyarakatan Singapura (SUSS) di Rochor. SCIS dan SUSS akan mempunyai bangunan berbeza yang mencerminkan matlamat serta identiti unik masing-masing. Pelajar SCIS boleh mengambil kursus sains sosial SUSS sebagai sebahagian daripada pengajian mereka. Kedua-dua institusi juga dapat berkongsi kemudahan. Melalui pengalaman ini, para pelajar SCIS dan SUSS boleh berinteraksi dengan baik dan lebih mendalam. Ini juga akan memperkaya kehidupan kampus mereka.
Masih banyak lagi yang boleh kita lakukan bersama. Ada kalanya, kita mungkin berhadapan dengan isu-isu sukar.
Tetapi saya mahu beri anda jaminan. Saya dan pasukan saya akan sentiasa mendampingi anda dengan setulus hati, mendengar dengan penuh hormat dan bekerjasama dengan anda untuk mencari huraian terbaik.
Bak kata pepatah Melayu, "muafakat membawa berkat".
Kami ingin membantu anda berjaya sebagai sebuah Masyarakat Gemilang yang kukuh, bersatu padu dan berwawasan.
Dengan kepercayaan dan kerjasama anda, saya yakin kita boleh terus maju bersama sebagai satu rakyat.
Bersama-sama, mari kita memacu Singapura ke masa hadapan yang lebih cerah untuk kita dan anak-anak kita!
Majulah Singapura!
Terima kasih!
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English Translation of National Day Rally 2025 Malay Speech
My fellow Singaporeans
60 years ago, Singapore became an independent nation.
We faced many difficulties at the beginning, such as racial tensions among our communities.
But we overcame these challenges, and built a strong and united society.
The Malay/Muslim community played an important role in this journey.
There was deep worry in the community when Singapore separated from Malaysia. Many of you had families in Malaysia.
But you chose to be Singaporeans because you believed in a fair and just, multi-racial society.
Working together, hand-in-hand, we built the Singapore that we have today. Thank you for your many contributions and strong support!
This is our spirit! No matter our race – Malay, Chinese, Indian or Eurasian – we are all equal. We are all Singaporeans.
Even as we look back, we must also look forward to the future.
My team and I are committed to working with you – to listen, to learn, and to build our shared future together.
That’s why I have been actively engaging the community.
Earlier this year, I met a group of Malay/Muslim entrepreneurs. We were happy to break fast together! They come from many fields – including technology, fashion and the arts. They are doing well, not just in Singapore, but in the region.
Like Shaffiq Olia! Shaffiq co-founded Onestop to supply bespoke hospitality furnishings to luxurious resorts such as those in Maldives and Fiji. His company is headquartered in Singapore, with production in China and Indonesia.
Shaffiq, and others like him, are flying the Singapore flag high and making our nation proud! Well done!
I also met a group of Malay/Muslim women from all walks of life, including educators, social workers, home makers, and asatizah.
We had good discussions on caregiving, social integration and how to strengthen the role of women in society. They expressed honest, heartfelt views on important issues that need all of us to work together. I am proud to see them making such a strong effort to empower Malay/Muslim women in Singapore. Congratulations!
I also visited Madrasah Aljunied. It has a long and rich history. Many respected leaders studied there – including our current Mufti, Dr Nazirudin Mohd Nasir.
During the visit, I had the opportunity to learn more about their programmes, and interact with their students.
They shared their dreams and how they hope to contribute to our society. I commend their hard work and strong spirit. You are the future asatizah of Singapore. Continue chasing your dreams!
Across these engagements, I heard many concerns and views.
Some are specific to the Malay/Muslim community. But many are shared by all Singaporeans, such as cost of living and the pressures of caregiving.
My team and I will keep working with the community – to tackle your concerns, and build a brighter future for everyone.
I’ve appointed Prof Faishal as the new Acting Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs. Since his appointment, he has been reaching out actively – engaging families, mosque leaders and community leaders. He is supported by a new generation of Malay/Muslim Members of Parliament.
I have been working with them closely, to support your needs and aspirations – be it in education, employment, health and other important aspects of life. I will share more in my English speech later tonight.
We are also starting various new initiatives with the community to preserve and nurture our Malay heritage.
For example, the Malay Heritage Centre will be reopened next year, with new galleries and programmes to showcase the richness and vibrancy of our Singaporean Malay culture.
We are going beyond the centre to refresh the wider Kampong Glam area.
Last year, I shared that we will be setting up the Singapore College of Islamic Studies (SCIS). Since then, MUIS has been working with local and overseas partners to develop a good curriculum.
Tonight, I am happy to announce that SCIS will have its own campus. It will be located next to the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) campus in Rochor. SCIS and SUSS will be housed in their own buildings, which will reflect their own unique identity and purpose. SCIS students will be able to take SUSS’s social science courses as part of their studies. Both institutions will also share facilities. This way, students from both institutions can better interact with one another, enriching their campus lives.
There’s much more we can do together. At times, there may be difficult issues.
But I assure you – my team and I will always engage you with sincerity, listen respectfully, and work with you to find the best solutions.
As the Malay saying goes, “consensus brings blessings”.
We want to help you succeed – as a strong, united and forward-looking Community of Success.
With your trust and partnership, I am confident that we can move forward together – as one people.
Together, let us take Singapore to a brighter future for ourselves and our children!
Majulah Singapura!
Thank you!
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