Singapore's '4G' balancing actAs expected, the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) won the Singapore general election, which was held on July 10 amid Covid-19 restrictions and the worst economic crisis in decades. Singapore's GDP plunged by 42.1% in the three months to the end of June, the biggest quarterly drop on record. One of the key issues the government may need to rethink is Singapore's economic model which is heavily dependent on global trade. An example of this is the development of Singapore's 5G communications network. Clearly the new generation of politicians will have to oversee a careful balancing act, and meet the changing demands of a new generation of voters.

Source: Bangkok Post July 20, 2020 00:11 UTC