Key messages from PM Lee’s May Day 2021 speech Details Published: 03 May 2021
The nation s leader urged everyone to seize new opportunities, namely, digitalisation, automation, sustainability; as well as promised agile and decisive response to the growing community cases.
With 2020 s May Day Rally taking place virtually in Singapore amidst the Circuit Breaker, this year the situation was different as the event was marked in-person. PM Lee Hsien Loong remarked: This year, our COVID-19 situation is better. We can gather together, although in smaller numbers than usual and safe management and in different coloured tags.
He went on to share that this year s Rally is special owing to NTUC s 60
The pandemic has triggered a boom in pet ownership as people are spending more time at home and a spike in pet sale prices due to the restrictions.
On a positive note, animal shelters are also seeing a spike in interest to foster or adopt during this period.
Merchants bearing more costs to import pets
According to the Chinese daily
Lianhe Zaobao, low supply and high demand have led to prices of popular breeds.
A 25-year-old pet shop owner, only identified as Liu by
Zaobao, notes the spiked public interest in pet ownership but also highlighted the additional costs that merchants have to bear during this period.