SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will speak on the cost of living, housing, medical costs, as well as water and electricity prices at the National Day Rally on Sunday evening (Aug 19).
These are the issues which “are on people’s minds”, Mr Lee had said in a Facebook post.
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6.40pm: Key issues in last year’s National Day Rally
In his 2017 speech, Mr Lee spoke about upgrading pre-schools, fighting diabetes and building a Smart Nation.
6.24pm: Mr Lee’s team posts a photo of him arriving ahead of the National Day Rally
6.15pm: National Day Rally 2018 to begin at 6.45pm
PM Lee will begin his address to the nation at 6.45pm, speaking first in Malay followed by the Mandarin speech.
He will deliver his English speech at 8.15pm, at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) College Central campus in Ang Mo Kio.
The Institute of Technical Education (ITE) College Central at Ang Mo Kio. (Photo: Jeremy Long)
The rally will also be livestreamed on Mediacorp’s Toggle and channelnewsasia.com, PMO’s YouTube channel, PM Lee’s Facebook page and the REACH Facebook page.
