National Broadcasts from 7 June to 20 June 2020

Securing Singapore’s future in a post-COVID-19 world

With the Fortitude Budget on 26 May 2020, the Singapore Government has committed almost $100 billion to support workers and businesses to fight against COVID-19. But the longer term economic challenges remain formidable. COVID-19 has severely disrupted the global economy. Singapore must respond quickly to these global shifts and prepare for the difficult times ahead. 

From 7 to 20 June 2020, PM Lee Hsien Loong, DPM Heng Swee Keat, SM Teo Chee Hean, SM Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister Chan Chun Sing and Minister Lawrence Wong will deliver a series of national broadcasts. They will explain what a post-COVID-19 future looks like for Singapore, and lay out plans to see us through the storm and emerge stronger. They will talk about:

a.       What Singaporeans must do to live with COVID-19 for the long haul, so we can go about our daily lives safely;

b.       How we can maintain our relevance on the world stage as the geopolitical situation changes;

c.       How to keep our economy competitive so that businesses can prosper and create good jobs for Singaporeans;

d.       How to create promising opportunities for all Singaporeans to succeed, and care for the more vulnerable among us; and

e.       How we can work together to emerge stronger from this crisis.  

The Prime Minister will launch the series on 7 June 2020. Other Ministers will speak according to the schedule below. 

Viewers can tune in to the speeches on the platforms in Annex A.

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PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE

6 JUNE 2020 

ANNEX A

BROADCAST SCHEDULE

All speeches will be broadcast at the following times on these TV channels on the respective dates.

The speeches will also be available on the following Gov.sg online platforms:

In addition, PM Lee’s and DPM Heng’s speeches will be published on their respective Facebook Pages (www.facebook.com/leehsienloong and www.facebook.com/hengsweekeat) as well as the PMO YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/pmosingapore).