is singapore s political and economic balancing act sustainable in a world of rising tensions? minister k shanmugam in singapore, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, mr sackur. let me ask you about singapore s model. it was sort of set up by lee kuan yew. it s been in effect for well over six decades. it combines economic openness with a real sense of political control and social control. do you think that model needs to change? well, i disagree with the assumptions in your question about political control and economic control. you know, in the last elections, we had 61%, the opposition had 40% of the votes. voting is free and fair. the reason why the pap has managed a substantial dominance is because in 1965, when the pap came to. when we took independence, or when we had independence thrust upon us, gdp per capita was about $500. today it s $55,000. it s. on any index that you look at education, healthcare, housing, law and order we are, you know, in the top three or four i
dropped its objections to finland and swedenjoining nato after spending weeks refusing to do so. turkey had accused both countries of harbouring kurdish militants but says it has now got what it wanted from talks at the summit in madrid. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. singapore is a city state that has thrived in the era of globalisation, international supply chains and mobile workers. but what happens when the geopolitical weather changes? when great power hostility and economic nationalism hold sway? well, my guest is singapore s long serving home minister, k shanmugam. is singapore s political and economic balancing act sustainable in a world of rising tensions? minister k shanmugam in singapore, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, mr sackur. let me ask you about singapore s model. it was sort of set up by lee kuan yew. it s been in effect for well over six decades. it combines economic openness with a real sense
but what happens when the geopolitical weather changes? when great power hostility and economic nationalism hold sway? well, my guest is singapore s long serving home minister, k shanmugam. is singapore s political and economic balancing act sustainable in a world of rising tensions? minister k shanmugam in singapore, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, mr sackur. let me ask you about singapore s model. it was sort of set up by lee kuan yew. it s been in effect for well over six decades. it combines economic openness with a real sense of political control and social control. do you think that model needs to change? well, i disagree with the assumptions in your question about political control and economic control. you know, in the last elections, we had 61%, the opposition had 40% of the votes. voting is free and fair. the reason why the pap has managed a substantial dominance is because in 1965, when the pap came to. when we took independence, or when we had independence thrust
Criminalises both rough sleeping and begging. But reports suggest the new bill has been paused while ministers negotiate with mps who are concerned about the consequences of issuing fines to Homeless People. The uk has Homeless People. The uk has dropped seven tonnes of aid into gaza as part of continuing airlift relief efforts. The latest round of aid drops takes the total amount to 35 tonnes. Parachuted into the palestinian territory over the last week, the defence secretary posted on x , saying its part of a x, saying its part of a sustained effort to provide relief to civilians as several countries have resorted to airdrops to deliver aid to ease the humanitarian crisis in gaza. This latest effort coming as Israeli Forces left Al Shifa Hospital in gaza city after a two week operation which reportedly left several dead and wounded. The idf said it raided al shifa because hamas had regrouped there. And rishi sunak regrouped there. And rishi sunak said the government was delivering on
Resources should be directed towards front line policing. Towards front line policing. Plans to find rough sleepers are provoking outrage , with more provoking outrage, with more than 40 conservative mps said to be preparing to rebel, the new criminal justice bill would allow police to fine or move on. So called nuisance rough sleepers. It was intended to sleepers. It was intended to replace the vagrancy act from 1824, which currently criminalises both rough sleeping and begging. But reports suggest the new bill has been paused while ministers negotiate with mps who are concerned about the consequences of issuing fines to Homeless People. The uk has Homeless People. The uk has dropped seven tonnes of aid into gaza as part of continuing airlift relief efforts. The latest round of aid drops takes the total amount to 35 tonnes. Parachuted into the palestinian territory over the last week, the defence secretary posted on x , saying its part of a x, saying its part of a sustained effort to