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The Straits Times SINGAPORE - The Cabinet reshuffle announced on Friday (April 23) provides the clearest signal yet that fourth-generation (4G) ministers Chan Chun Sing, Ong Ye Kung and Lawrence Wong are firmly in the running for the country's top political job, say observers. "The most credible options are now visible, and perhaps the Government hopes that this will give Singaporeans slightly more confidence that succession plan 'B' is now initiated and moving along," said Mr Harrison Cheng, associate director of the Control Risks consultancy. The changes were sparked by Deputy Prime Ministe...

A nation known for its infallible governance has been thrown a curve ball. SINGAPORE Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat dropped a bombshell when he announced his decision to step down as the leading fourth generation leader. This simply means he won’t succeed 69-year-old Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Heng, 60, cited age as a factor, saying he will be 65 by the time the Covid-19 crisis is expected to be over, and expressed hope that “a younger leader... (with) a longer runway can take over.” As part of the arrangement, DPM Heng will step down as the 4G (Fourth Generation) leader and ...

Potential candidates: (Clockwise from top left) Chan, Ong, Wong and Lee. — The Straits Times/ANN THE city-state’s typically staid politics has been unsettled by an announcement from the chosen successor for prime minister that he is taking himself out of the running, renewing questions over the republic’s leadership planning. Stability has long been one of wealthy Singapore’s greatest strengths, making it a haven for investors and businesses in a region where political upheaval is not uncommon. Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat, whose promotion to deputy prime minister in 2019 put him f...

The New Paper ST PHOTO FOUR LIKELY CANDIDATES AS NEW 4G LEADER: ONG YE KUNG Transport Minister. FOUR LIKELY CANDIDATES AS NEW 4G LEADER: LAWRENCE WONG Education Minister. FOUR LIKELY CANDIDATES AS NEW 4G LEADER: DESMOND LEE National Development Minister. He will stay on as DPM, as 4G leaders ask for more time to select another leader from among them Apr 09, 2021 06:00 am 0 Engagements Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat is stepping aside as leader of the People's Action Party's fourth-generation (4G) team to let a younger person with a longer runway lead the country when Prime Minister Lee H...