First day in office: PM Lawrence Wong meets Cabinet, calls world leaders
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SINGAPORE - Prime Minister Lawrence Wong hit the ground running a day after he was sworn in as Singapore’s fourth prime minister on May 15. In posts to his social media platforms on May 16, the first day in his new role, PM Wong said he held his first CabiFirst day in office: PM Lawrence Wong meets Cabinet, calls world leaders
SINGAPORE - Prime Minister Lawrence Wong hit the ground running a day after he was sworn in as Singapore’s fourth prime minister on May 15. In posts to his social media platforms on May 16, the first day in his new role, PM Wong said he held his first Cabinet meeting in the afternoon. “We have a full agenda ahead,” he said alongside a photo of the meeting with his ministers, in what looked to be a different and bigger room at the Istana than where past Cabinet meetings were usually held. “Look forward to working with all of you to take Singapore forward in our next phase.” Earlier in the day, he also spoke with foreign counterparts who had phoned him to congratulate him on his new role. PM Wong said he spoke with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and thanked them for their good wishes. Read more