Speaking to reporters during a 10-minute doorstop interview at the Ministry of Communications and Information on April 16, a day after the long-awaited handover date was announced - Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will take on the role of senior minister in the new Cabinet, which should not have major changes. DPM Wong also confirmed that he will announce the make-up of his new Cabinet in a press conference a few days before he is sworn in as Singapore’s fourth prime minister on May 15.

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Speaking to reporters during a 10-minute doorstop interview at the Ministry of Communications and Information on April 16, a day after the long-awaited handover date was announced - Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will take on the role of senior minister in the new Cabinet, which should not have major changes. DPM Wong also confirmed that he will announce the make-up of his new Cabinet in a press conference a few days before he is sworn in as Singapore’s fourth prime minister on May 15.
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JUST IN: PM Lee to become senior minister, no major changes to Cabinet until after next GE: DPM Wong

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One of them is the founder of the world’s first luxury car vending machine. The other, boasts a decade-long tenure in philanthropy.

But what happens when two visionaries come together to create a movement for ‘good’?

This is why Yvonne Siow and Gary Hong founded the social movement, Playpan. 

Their initiative has brought about a transformative change to the iconic Peace Centre building at Sophia Road, but what’s next for the duo?

Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, or simply someone who loves a good startup story, this story has something for you.

We sit down with Gary Hong, GM and Founder of Autobahn Motors, Founder of Ten Square and Co-founder of PlayPan and Yvonne Siow, ASEAN Head of OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation, Chair of the Blockchain For Good Committee at Blockchain Association Singapore, and Co-founder of PlayPan to find out more. 

One of them is the founder of the world’s first luxury car vending machine. The other, boasts a decade-long tenure in philanthropy.
But what happens when two visionaries come together to create a movement for ‘good’?
This is why Yvonne Siow and Gary Hong founded the social movement, Playpan. 
Their initiative has brought about a transformative change to the iconic Peace Centre building at Sophia Road, but what’s next for the duo?
Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, or simply someone who loves a good startup story, this story has something for you.
We sit down with Gary Hong, GM and Founder of Autobahn Motors, Founder of Ten Square and Co-founder of PlayPan and Yvonne Siow, ASEAN Head of OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation, Chair of the Blockchain For Good Committee at Blockchain Association Singapore, and Co-founder of PlayPan to find out more.

R.I.C.H: Play for Good with the man behind SG's ‘supercar vending machine’ & a philanthropist on a mission

An 18 year-old male test-taker failed to get into his preferred national university due to poor results, and succumbed to cheating instead. The use of smart glasses which are equipped with camera and communication functions allowed the man to allegedly take pictures of a chemistry test and solicit answers online.

An 18 year-old male test-taker failed to get into his preferred national university due to poor results, and succumbed to cheating instead. The use of smart glasses which are equipped with camera and communication functions allowed the man to allegedly take pictures of a chemistry test and solicit answers online.

Spill the Tea: A young man has been suspected of cheating during Waseda university’s entrance exam

Singapore stocks began trading this morning in slightly positive territory, despite a retreat in global markets.

In early trade, Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.2 per cent to 3,311.44 points after 36.6 million securities changed hands in the broader market.

In terms of companies to watch today, we have NetLink NBN Trust. The trustee-manager of fibre network infrastructure provider yesterday announced a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.0265 (2.65 Singapore cents) for the second half of its fiscal year ended March, up 1.1 per cent from the year-ago period.

Elsewhere, from how Microsoft plans to offer its cloud computing customers a platform of AMD’s artificial intelligence chips to news of China cutting interest rates of mortgage loans, more corporate and international headlines remain in focus.

On Market View, The Evening Runway’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the developments with Sunny Soh, Lead Technical Analyst (Capital Markets & Investor Education), SIAS.

Singapore stocks began trading this morning in slightly positive territory, despite a retreat in global markets.
In early trade, Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.2 per cent to 3,311.44 points after 36.6 million securities changed hands in the broader market.
In terms of companies to watch today, we have NetLink NBN Trust. The trustee-manager of fibre network infrastructure provider yesterday announced a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.0265 (2.65 Singapore cents) for the second half of its fiscal year ended March, up 1.1 per cent from the year-ago period.
Elsewhere, from how Microsoft plans to offer its cloud computing customers a platform of AMD’s artificial intelligence chips to news of China cutting interest rates of mortgage loans, more corporate and international headlines remain in focus.
On Market View, The Evening Runway’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the developments with Sunny Soh, Lead Technical Analyst (Capital Markets &amp; Investor Education), SIAS.

Market View: Profit taking in the US, Walmart’s sales up 3.8% on the quarter, Gazelle Ventures’s offer to acquire No Signboard’s shares; HK’s tech driven rally and more

JUST IN: PM Lee to become senior minister, no major changes to Cabinet until after next GE: DPM Wong

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