Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong won his mandate on Saturday to lead the trade-dependent city into the tariff chaos wrought by US President Donald Trump. He’ll also need to navigate the ...

Who is Lawrence Wong, the man poised to become Singapore’s fourth prime minister in six decades, on a $2.5m salary? By Jason Dasey and wires. Topic: World Politics.

Growing up in a Marine Parade HDB estate with a school teacher mother and sales manager father, Lawrence Wong went to neighbourhood schools. This "much more typical upbringing" of the deputy prime ...

In a wide-ranging interview with The Economist, Mr Wong - who will become Singapore's Prime Minister on May 15 - spoke about his leadership style, the Singaporean-foreigner divide and hot-button ...

SINGAPORE: Although the ruling People's Action Party's (PAP) fourth generation (4G) leaders agreed back in 2022 that all of them stood a chance to become the next Prime Minister, Mr Lawrence Wong ...

SINGAPORE — As Lawrence Wong prepares to step into Singapore's highest political office on 15 May, succeeding Lee Hsien Loong as Prime Minister, political experts foresee a potential early General ...

A man walks next to workers' party flags at Hougang area in Singapore, Friday, May 2, 2025. Credit: AP/Vincent Thian Wong succeeded Lee Hsien Loong to become the city-state's fourth leader.

Lawrence Wong will be only the ... Lee Kuan Yew, ruled with an iron will for 31 years—will ... (third generation) of senior party cadres to the “4G” cohort who chose Mr Wong as their man.

Lawrence Wong set to take centre stage as Singapore’s new prime minister. The 51-year-old will be sworn in as the city-state’s fourth leader since 1965 in a ceremony on May 15.

Updated at 5:28 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 A Pomona man who is alleged to have provided the tire iron used in the attack on an off-duty Lawrence police officer was ordered to stand trial ...

Lawrence Wong, 51, will take over as prime minister of Singapore on Wednesday, becoming the fourth leader of the Asian financial hub since its independence in 1965.