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Singapore’s new prime minister entangled in old politics

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By Michael Barr
| East Asia Forum Verified
For Singapore’s People’s Action Party (PAP) government, the best news of 2024 came in May, when then prime minister Lee Hsien Loong (72) handed the premiership to his handpicked successor, Lawrence Wong (then 51). Lee’s succession plans had been the nagging background story in Singapore politics since 2016.
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The long game in Singapore’s ‘next gen’ politics

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By Kai Ostwald, Kazimier Lim, Ying-kit Chan, Michael Barr
| East Asia Forum Verified
Singapore’s new prime minister in Lawrence Wong, a 51-year-old technocrat with close ties to former premier Lee Hsien Loong, has settled into office after his elevation in May 2024. Wong’s ascent marks just the third transition since the country’s independence in 1965 and continues the uninterrupted rule of the People’s Action Party (PAP). The novelty of this transition drove extensive commentary and public interest. A common theme throughout is the difficulty of the task that confronts Wong.
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Charting the future of Southeast Asian AI governance Original

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By Albert Jehoshua Rapha, Joseph Chinyong Liow, Aaron Magunna, Michael Barr
| East Asia Forum Verified
Southeast Asia is projected to reap a considerable economic benefit from using artificial intelligence (AI), estimated to increase the region’s total gross domestic product (GDP) by up to US$950 billion or 13 per cent by 2030. Yet it is imperative to ensure that AI governance does not only benefit a handful of countries, but collectively benefits the region.
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