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Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has pledged his commitment to build a brighter future for the younger generation of Singaporeans on the third day of debate on the President’s Address. He noted that aside from education reforms to reduce the focus on grades, companies must also change how they hire and promote. READ MORE: yfpm24 Chapters: 00:00 Singapore’s new term of government 07:23 Moving beyond grades to skills 16:07 Building a vibrant economy 19:15 Providing assurance to Singaporeans 24:23 Solidarity through a “We first” mindset 30:11 Politics must not weaponise race or religion 34:40 Opposition presence is welcome in Parliament 37:08 PM Wong invites Singaporeans, especially young people, to shape the future Follow our blog for live coverage: https://www.straitstimes.com/live-singapore-parliament-sept-2025 Follow The Straits Times on YouTube: https://str.sg/ytsub Turn on notifications 🔔 to stay updated. -------------------- WEBSITE ➤ https://www.straitstimes.com WHATSAPP ➤ https://str.sg/whatsapp TIKTOK ➤ https://www.tiktok.com/@straitstimes INSTAGRAM ➤ https://www.instagram.com/straits_times FACEBOOK ➤ https://www.facebook.com/TheStraitsTimes TWITTER ➤ https://twitter.com/straits_times TELEGRAM ➤ https://t.me/TheStraitsTimes PODCASTS ➤ https://str.sg/stpodcasts #straitstimes #singapore #parliament