SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (pix) named a largely unchanged cabinet on Saturday following an election win this month, and flag...
: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong named a largely unchanged cabinet on Saturday following an election win this month, and flagged a possible delay to his retirement plans due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Lee also said he may have to delay his plans to step down as leader by the time he is 70 because of the pandemic. New face Alvin Tan, head of public policy for business social network LinkedIn and a former senior Facebook executive, was given a post as minister of state in the trade ministry.
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