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SINGAPORE: This year’s General Election results sent a “strong signal” to the world of Singapore’s unity and collective resolve; and moving forward, S'poreans must be clear-eyed about the challenges that lie ahead, said President Tharman Shanmugaratnam. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony for Singapore’s new Cabinet on Friday (May 23), Mr Tharman said S'poreans were ultimately the winners in the election. Together, we have set the course for our next phase of nation building, he said.

But the world has entered “uncharted waters”, with deepening rivalries between major powers, a fragmenting global economy and the erosion of multilateralism. Narrower, more nationalistic and opportunistic approaches to trade and diplomacy are taking hold, Mr Tharman said to more than 600 guests who gathered at the Istana lawn for the ceremony. Being a small state, S'pore will feel the weight of these geopolitical changes in a greater way, as the stable, rules-based international order unravels.

The country will be forced to adapt & find new ways to remain in control of our destiny, & hold together as a people. There is no telling whether this global disorder will eventually subside, there is no returning to world we knew over our first 60 years of nationhood.
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