Singapore Beefs Up Retirement, Public Housing Plan Amid Scandals

(Bloomberg) — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he will help citizens cope with retirement and homeownership, seeking to refocus the agenda on core issues after controversies involving his ruling party.

The city-state’s political succession plans are also back on track after the pandemic and recent scandals won’t derail it, Lee said in his annual policy speech on Sunday evening. The premier dedicated just a few lines in his hour-long address in English by referencing the “controversial issues.”