Covid shows how Total Defence is vital: Ng Eng Hen

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Total Defence was commemorated more as a concept and exhortation when the going was good and smooth for many years, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said yesterday in a video message that was broadcast on Facebook ahead of Total Defence Day today.
But the Covid-19 pandemic has reaffirmed it as a "living concept", vital and necessary to the country's collective well-being, and central to its ability to overcome grave challenges.
In his annual Total Defence Day message, Dr Ng said the concept - when put into action during the pandemic last year - saved lives and jobs.

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