Asked whether a new population planning parameter is on the cards, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said there is no new figure and the goal is to “maintain stability and to avoid population decline”.
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Asked whether a new population planning parameter is on the cards, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said there is no new figure and the goal is to “maintain stability and to avoid population decline”.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and vice president of Singapore Press Club Zakir Hussain at the Singapore Press Club Eminent Speaker Series on Jun 8, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Lim Li Ting)
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