PM Lee urges couples to have confidence in SG future
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SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said it is important for couples to have confidence in Singapore's future and ultimately want Singapore to be the best place to settle down and raise children.
He was speaking at the Lunar New Year dinner at his Teck Ghee ward on Saturday evening.
He said: "Here, your children will get good education, will have good opportunities, that here we can build a home together. A home where we feel Singaporean, a home where we can have opportunities, a home where we can help look after one another, and make tomorrow better than today."
The government recently announced a Marriage and Parenthood package that aims to help Singaporeans settle down and raise children.
However, Mr Lee noted that parents are worried about childcare arrangements.
He said: "It's not easy because a lot of couples now, both parents are working and cannot always rely on grandparents to look after their kids because the grandparents may be older, may no longer be in good health, may not have the strength to take care of the grandchildren anymore. So, we need infant care and childcare facilities."
Mr Lee said building more childcare facilities will take time. He also said the centres can be set up quickly, but good teachers take time to train.
He added what is most important is to make it easier for parents to spend time with their children.
Mr Lee said: "So, we have paternity leave, we have shared parental leave, and these are big steps forward. We are also promoting good work-life balance, flexible work arrangements, and I think if we can do that, then that's the best hong bao which parents can give their children - our love and attention. I hope these measures will encourage couples to marry and to have more children."
Mr Lee said he is confident that Singapore can be transformed into a better place and next generation will do its part to improve it.
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HDB flat so expensive, coe so expensive, everywhere so crowded, half the population are foreigners, MRT always breakdown, roads always jam, life so stressful.
Yes.
Let's have more kids.
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He is confident but the couple are not confident with him and his team around.
With the passing of white toilet paper with so much noise, he also admitted that his team have not planned better and he lacked foresight.
So, I am wondering what kind of assurance he can offer to ask us to be confident about the future.
Ooops, I forgot that he is just reading from a script and he dun bothered.
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Tellign lies again, ah dou.
The more you talk the more you are hated.
All i or we want is you resign. We Singaporeans don't need you to continue to destroy Singapore.
Get the hell out of here, pinky ............................
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lee hsien loong what singaporeans need is you get out of "ruling" singapore to produce more kids. We all have no faith and trust in you. You hardly deliver what you promise.
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:lol:
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SJS6638, who do you have in mind to replace him ?
Mr "what do you think" ?
If there is no replacement, his position is unshaken as sg pple are kia si.
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It may sound crazy, how abt Mr Low of WP?
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Originally posted by Medicated Oil:
SJS6638, who do you have in mind to replace him ?
Mr "what do you think" ?
If there is no replacement, his position is unshaken as sg pple are kia si.
At this point, I can't think of any. When the time comes I hope the suitable one will show up and take over. this fellow is replaceable any time. it does not perform full pledge as a PM, more like performing a role as a businessman and spoilt brat
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Low not interested to form govt.
May be Tan Jee Say
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Ms Nicole? :oops:
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ginnah jiu see ginnah .................
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:lol:
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Confid
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how to trust a liar?
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cry wolf. The boy that shouted for help three times when there was no wolf ................... A liar .................... always a liar .....................
i find lhl very low class, super low class. very low class in the way he carries himself ...... worse than those illiterate people.
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Dear Mr Lee
Good intentions.
Couples are composed of female and male elements. You have done very well..in fact over done on women charter and may have forgotten the side effects on the male partners due to an imbalanced gender policy very much in favour of women.
Surely, women have the confidence and over well protected....did u see the other side? Do you think we men have the confidence?
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He is not affected, i doubt he cares a thing about it.
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another vote down....
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He has no interest , the women charter is not for money making
If it concerns money making and his desires, you will be heard
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Talk to this ah dou lhl about women's charter is like playing piano to a cow.
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but, the cow is not deaf......:lol:
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Originally posted by Mr Milo:
but, the cow is not deaf…...
if you do not know the meaning it is wise for you just to keep quiet and not comment.
sometimes trying to be smart alec can easily reveal how foolish a person is
