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about his plans after retirement, saying that he would like to take some time off work before thinking about his next steps.">Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat talked about his plans after retirement, saying that he would like to take some time off work before thinking about his next steps.</p></li><li class="vjs-playlist-item" tabindex="1" aria-hidden="true"><picture class="vjs-playlist-thumbnail image-wrapper"><img class="image-base" alt="Toughest decision was raising GST: DPM Heng" sizes="" src="https://cf-images.ap-southeast-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4800266888001/fabcec16-4405-4a6d-80a9-e5c12e6a7a1d/8610bbec-dd7b-4958-b15f-103e8eba21bf/426x240/match/image.jpg" style="--custom-aspect-ratio:NaN"/></picture><time class="vjs-playlist-duration">1:04</time><cite class="vjs-playlist-name" title="Toughest decision was raising GST: DPM Heng">Toughest decision was raising GST: DPM Heng</cite><p class="vjs-playlist-description" title="Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat talked about his experience raising the GST in Singapore to 9% from 7%. The increase was announced in the 2022 Budget speech. DPM Heng was the Minister for Finance from 2015 to 2021.">Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat talked about his experience raising the GST in Singapore to 9% from 7%. The increase was announced in the 2022 Budget speech. DPM Heng was the Minister for Finance from 2015 to 2021.</p></li><li class="vjs-playlist-item" tabindex="2" aria-hidden="true"><picture class="vjs-playlist-thumbnail image-wrapper"><img class="image-base" alt="The Heng Swee Keat interview: Important not just to feel proud, but also ‘paranoid’" sizes="" src="https://cf-images.ap-southeast-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4800266888001/1195d14e-e438-44dd-ac50-106e394b5bfb/a7b364bf-e2b4-4898-9400-e1c9838d8d83/426x240/match/image.jpg" style="--custom-aspect-ratio:NaN"/></picture><time class="vjs-playlist-duration">86:21</time><cite class="vjs-playlist-name" title="The Heng Swee Keat interview: Important not just to feel proud, but also ‘paranoid’">The Heng Swee Keat interview: Important not just to feel proud, but also ‘paranoid’</cite><p class="vjs-playlist-description" title="In an interview with The Straits Times, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat reflected on his career in the public service and talked about dealing with global politics as a small country.">In an interview with The Straits Times, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat reflected on his career in the public service and talked about dealing with global politics as a small country.</p></li><li class="vjs-playlist-item" tabindex="3" aria-hidden="true"><picture class="vjs-playlist-thumbnail image-wrapper"><img class="image-base" alt="Overseas votes being counted at Elections Department | GE2025" sizes="" src="https://cf-images.ap-southeast-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4800266888001/0d9a2e8f-8222-45cc-a3ee-b945106da274/c75025b7-27ef-43d6-b41e-26090a07a158/426x240/match/image.jpg" style="--custom-aspect-ratio:NaN"/></picture><time class="vjs-playlist-duration">1:15</time><cite class="vjs-playlist-name" title="Overseas votes being counted at Elections Department | GE2025">Overseas votes being counted at Elections Department | GE2025</cite><p class="vjs-playlist-description" title="The 2025 General Election saw a turnout of 92.83% of the 2.6 million registered voters in contested constituencies casting their ballots, after the addition of overseas voters.">The 2025 General Election saw a turnout of 92.83% of the 2.6 million registered voters in contested constituencies casting their ballots, after the addition of overseas voters.</p></li><li class="vjs-playlist-item" tabindex="4" aria-hidden="true"><picture class="vjs-playlist-thumbnail image-wrapper"><img class="image-base" alt="Foreign nationals accused of Bukit Timah house break-in brought back to crime scene" sizes="" src="https://cf-images.ap-southeast-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4800266888001/1f698791-9359-46a8-9e06-409eb4edd850/8bb782b8-aaef-4e50-a521-de4225c3e0df/426x240/match/image.jpg" style="--custom-aspect-ratio:NaN"/></picture><time class="vjs-playlist-duration">1:03</time><cite class="vjs-playlist-name" title="Foreign nationals accused of Bukit Timah house break-in brought back to crime scene">Foreign nationals accused of Bukit Timah house break-in brought back to crime scene</cite><p class="vjs-playlist-description" title="Police brought 51-year-old Mexican national Hector Danial Garcia Iglesias and 48-year-old Mexican-Colombian national Mateo Andres Garces Murillo back to the crime scene at Dunearn Close on May 14.">Police brought 51-year-old Mexican national Hector Danial Garcia Iglesias and 48-year-old Mexican-Colombian national Mateo Andres Garces Murillo back to the crime scene at Dunearn Close on May 14.</p></li><li class="vjs-playlist-item" tabindex="5" aria-hidden="true"><picture class="vjs-playlist-thumbnail image-wrapper"><img class="image-base" alt="5 things to know about Changi Airport’s new Terminal 5" sizes="" src="https://cf-images.ap-southeast-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4800266888001/c5d1eee5-7da8-48f0-bf45-59931b5d7fb8/e48f0987-4858-41dd-a6a7-1de51d83d653/426x240/match/image.jpg" style="--custom-aspect-ratio:NaN"/></picture><time class="vjs-playlist-duration">0:54</time><cite class="vjs-playlist-name" title="5 things to know about Changi Airport’s new Terminal 5">5 things to know about Changi Airport’s new Terminal 5</cite><p class="vjs-playlist-description" title="With the May 14 ground-breaking of Changi Airport Terminal 5 by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, work on the mega terminal has begun. Here are 5 things to know about the newest and biggest terminal yet.">With the May 14 ground-breaking of Changi Airport Terminal 5 by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, work on the mega terminal has begun. Here are 5 things to know about the newest and biggest terminal yet.</p></li><li class="vjs-playlist-item" tabindex="6" aria-hidden="true"><picture class="vjs-playlist-thumbnail image-wrapper"><img class="image-base" alt="The Ng Eng Hen interview: Singapore&#x27;s place in the world, SAF&#x27;s evolution and 24 years in politics" sizes="" src="https://cf-images.ap-southeast-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4800266888001/d2991f0b-ffca-4564-ac8e-a712cc60574d/5ae42f64-466f-4efb-938b-3152b7a64e02/426x240/match/image.jpg" style="--custom-aspect-ratio:NaN"/></picture><time class="vjs-playlist-duration">91:35</time><cite class="vjs-playlist-name" title="The Ng Eng Hen interview: Singapore&#x27;s place in the world, SAF&#x27;s evolution and 24 years in politics">The Ng Eng Hen interview: Singapore&#x27;s place in the world, SAF&#x27;s evolution and 24 years in politics</cite><p class="vjs-playlist-description" title="In an interview at Mindef HQ, outgoing Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen – who has helmed the defence portfolio since 2011 – spoke on a variety of topics including his 24 years in politics and adapting SAF&#x27;s mission to address new security challenges.">In an interview at Mindef HQ, outgoing Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen – who has helmed the defence portfolio since 2011 – spoke on a variety of topics including his 24 years in politics and adapting SAF&#x27;s mission to address new security challenges.</p></li><li class="vjs-playlist-item" tabindex="7" aria-hidden="true"><picture class="vjs-playlist-thumbnail image-wrapper"><img class="image-base" alt="Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen on the ‘art of the possible’" sizes="" src="https://cf-images.ap-southeast-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4800266888001/3f70e81d-99b8-40e4-89a2-21b318f14bd0/c6456673-1d40-4f09-a67b-99faa49c3a03/426x240/match/image.jpg" style="--custom-aspect-ratio:NaN"/></picture><time class="vjs-playlist-duration">2:28</time><cite class="vjs-playlist-name" title="Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen on the ‘art of the possible’">Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen on the ‘art of the possible’</cite><p class="vjs-playlist-description" title="Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen says doing what is right is not always easy or popular but politicians must not simply follow what others want to hear. “If you constantly do what you think others think is right, then…they should be in politics, not you.”">Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen says doing what is right is not always easy or popular but politicians must not simply follow what others want to hear. “If you constantly do what you think others think is right, then…they should be in politics, not you.”</p></li><li class="vjs-playlist-item" tabindex="8" aria-hidden="true"><picture class="vjs-playlist-thumbnail image-wrapper"><img class="image-base" alt="Ng Eng Hen’s advice for the next Defence Minister" sizes="" src="https://cf-images.ap-southeast-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4800266888001/75de60f2-56f2-4c31-9515-924eaa3faeae/43656b29-bf8c-4e49-a460-76f14324fe16/426x240/match/image.jpg" style="--custom-aspect-ratio:NaN"/></picture><time class="vjs-playlist-duration">2:01</time><cite class="vjs-playlist-name" title="Ng Eng Hen’s advice for the next Defence Minister">Ng Eng Hen’s advice for the next Defence Minister</cite><p class="vjs-playlist-description" title="Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen shares about his 24 years in politics, his advice for his successor, and his thoughts on what’s next after his “liberation day”.

">Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen shares about his 24 years in politics, his advice for his successor, and his thoughts on what’s next after his “liberation day”.

</p></li><li class="vjs-playlist-item" tabindex="9" aria-hidden="true"><picture class="vjs-playlist-thumbnail image-wrapper"><img class="image-base" alt="CDC vouchers ‘not a one-off exercise’: PM Wong " sizes="" src="https://cf-images.ap-southeast-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4800266888001/1b1a95b1-b1d6-4c52-9575-41f6f87b4d9e/1dfb7cf6-020a-4fa7-8c50-a14345ec297e/426x240/match/image.jpg" style="--custom-aspect-ratio:NaN"/></picture><time class="vjs-playlist-duration">2:34</time><cite class="vjs-playlist-name" title="CDC vouchers ‘not a one-off exercise’: PM Wong ">CDC vouchers ‘not a one-off exercise’: PM Wong </cite><p class="vjs-playlist-description" title="Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on May 13 assured Singaporeans that the CDC voucher scheme is not a one-off exercise and the Government will provide help for as long as it is needed. ">Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on May 13 assured Singaporeans that the CDC voucher scheme is not a one-off exercise and the Government will provide help for as long as it is needed. </p></li><li class="vjs-playlist-item" tabindex="10" aria-hidden="true"><picture class="vjs-playlist-thumbnail image-wrapper"><img class="image-base" alt="PSP will be back: Tan Cheng Bock at post-GE2025 walkabout" sizes="" src="https://cf-images.ap-southeast-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4800266888001/3987ac99-24af-41a5-aeea-1aca579888bc/16a60861-d138-4202-aa61-9ebc9ca6b7b9/426x240/match/image.jpg" style="--custom-aspect-ratio:NaN"/></picture><time class="vjs-playlist-duration">1:15</time><cite class="vjs-playlist-name" title="PSP will be back: Tan Cheng Bock at post-GE2025 walkabout">PSP will be back: Tan Cheng Bock at post-GE2025 walkabout</cite><p class="vjs-playlist-description" title="Speaking on May 10 before a series of walkabouts to thank residents in West Coast-Jurong West GRC, PSP chairman Tan Cheng Bock said the party will be back in another five years. ">Speaking on May 10 before a series of walkabouts to thank residents in West Coast-Jurong West GRC, PSP chairman Tan Cheng Bock said the party will be back in another five years. </p></li><li class="vjs-playlist-item" tabindex="11" aria-hidden="true"><picture class="vjs-playlist-thumbnail image-wrapper"><img class="image-base" alt="Tampines industrial building fire: Structure deemed unstable by SCDF" sizes="" src="https://cf-images.ap-southeast-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4800266888001/565e5386-3623-4c55-8985-af37fd74c5a4/99e0236a-d0cc-41d5-90d6-fe06b5393ba1/426x240/match/image.jpg" style="--custom-aspect-ratio:NaN"/></picture><time class="vjs-playlist-duration">1:18</time><cite class="vjs-playlist-name" title="Tampines industrial building fire: Structure deemed unstable by SCDF">Tampines industrial building fire: Structure deemed unstable by SCDF</cite><p class="vjs-playlist-description" title="A fire broke out at a building in Tampines on May 9. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at around 12.50pm. ">A fire broke out at a building in Tampines on May 9. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at around 12.50pm. </p></li><li class="vjs-playlist-item" tabindex="12" aria-hidden="true"><picture class="vjs-playlist-thumbnail image-wrapper"><img class="image-base" alt="Pope Leo XIV: More than just the first American pontiff" sizes="" src="https://cf-images.ap-southeast-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4800266888001/44976795-b341-4453-9d86-77946e36bf8f/9e2472f1-5f8c-4dca-8ab0-07336a0d0a4e/426x240/match/image.jpg" style="--custom-aspect-ratio:NaN"/></picture><time class="vjs-playlist-duration">1:41</time><cite class="vjs-playlist-name" title="Pope Leo XIV: More than just the first American pontiff">Pope Leo XIV: More than just the first American pontiff</cite><p class="vjs-playlist-description" title="Did you know that Pope Leo XIV also holds Peruvian citizenship? He’s a big tennis fan and a multilingual mathematician. Here are 5 things to know about Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the newly elected pope.">Did you know that Pope Leo XIV also holds Peruvian citizenship? He’s a big tennis fan and a multilingual mathematician. Here are 5 things to know about Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the newly elected pope.</p></li><li class="vjs-playlist-item" tabindex="13" aria-hidden="true"><picture class="vjs-playlist-thumbnail image-wrapper"><img class="image-base" alt="My favourite bar is... with Abhishek George of Oriental Elixir, Sago House and The Spiffy Dapper" sizes="" src="https://cf-images.ap-southeast-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4800266888001/802568d0-46de-4e1d-9470-ba2edf40ff3e/c54e8a4b-0f7f-46fc-9956-91920c534176/426x240/match/image.jpg" style="--custom-aspect-ratio:NaN"/></picture><time class="vjs-playlist-duration">1:39</time><cite class="vjs-playlist-name" title="My favourite bar is... with Abhishek George of Oriental Elixir, Sago House and The Spiffy Dapper">My favourite bar is... with Abhishek George of Oriental Elixir, Sago House and The Spiffy Dapper</cite><p class="vjs-playlist-description" title="Serial entrepreneur Abhishek George&#x27;s career has seen him create some of Singapore&#x27;s most notable bars, such as The Spiffy Dapper, Oriental Elixir and Sago House. He shares his favourite places to grab a bite and a cocktail.">Serial entrepreneur Abhishek George&#x27;s career has seen him create some of Singapore&#x27;s most notable bars, such as The Spiffy Dapper, Oriental Elixir and Sago House. He shares his favourite places to grab a bite and a cocktail.</p></li><li class="vjs-playlist-item" tabindex="14" aria-hidden="true"><picture class="vjs-playlist-thumbnail image-wrapper"><img class="image-base" alt="US Cardinal Robert Prevost elected new Pope Leo XIV" sizes="" src="https://cf-images.ap-southeast-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4800266888001/d0a4485b-8178-4a46-b122-91f2a6fe8a2d/bb56aa7f-cbd7-49b1-ad6b-bd4f1f0442bc/426x240/match/image.jpg" style="--custom-aspect-ratio:NaN"/></picture><time class="vjs-playlist-duration">1:26</time><cite class="vjs-playlist-name" title="US Cardinal Robert Prevost elected new Pope Leo XIV">US Cardinal Robert Prevost elected new Pope Leo XIV</cite><p class="vjs-playlist-description" title="Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on May 8 was elected the 267th pope and chose the papal name Leo XIV. He is the first pontiff from the US.">Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on May 8 was elected the 267th pope and chose the papal name Leo XIV. He is the first pontiff from the US.</p></li><li class="vjs-playlist-item" tabindex="15" aria-hidden="true"><picture class="vjs-playlist-thumbnail image-wrapper"><img class="image-base" alt="GE2025: Voices, vibes and victory" sizes="" src="https://cf-images.ap-southeast-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4800266888001/4de0c087-e73a-4f25-85af-65568308115b/075e1800-64eb-410e-bd7f-f7b506af8e24/426x240/match/image.jpg" style="--custom-aspect-ratio:NaN"/></picture><time class="vjs-playlist-duration">5:21</time><cite class="vjs-playlist-name" title="GE2025: Voices, vibes and victory">GE2025: Voices, vibes and victory</cite><p class="vjs-playlist-description" title="Singaporeans went to the polls on May 3, with about 2.4 million voters casting their ballots. The 2025 General Election also saw the return of rallies – last held during the 2015 campaign.">Singaporeans went to the polls on May 3, with about 2.4 million voters casting their ballots. The 2025 General Election also saw the return of rallies – last held during the 2015 campaign.</p></li><li class="vjs-playlist-item" tabindex="16" aria-hidden="true"><picture class="vjs-playlist-thumbnail image-wrapper"><img class="image-base" alt="Canada is ‘not for sale’: Carney tells Trump" sizes="" src="https://cf-images.ap-southeast-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4800266888001/f035f6ab-a405-4816-8e75-ed7d1b596abb/10bf6492-c5f0-497a-9c7f-0eaa2a91db28/426x240/match/image.jpg" style="--custom-aspect-ratio:NaN"/></picture><time class="vjs-playlist-duration">0:37</time><cite class="vjs-playlist-name" title="Canada is ‘not for sale’: Carney tells Trump">Canada is ‘not for sale’: Carney tells Trump</cite><p class="vjs-playlist-description" title="In his first talks with US President Donald Trump on May 6 in the Oval Office, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney bluntly told Trump that Canada would never be for sale. Trump responded, “Never say never.”">In his first talks with US President Donald Trump on May 6 in the Oval Office, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney bluntly told Trump that Canada would never be for sale. Trump responded, “Never say never.”</p></li><li class="vjs-playlist-item" tabindex="17" aria-hidden="true"><picture class="vjs-playlist-thumbnail image-wrapper"><img class="image-base" alt="India fires missiles at Pakistan territory, at least 8 dead " sizes="" src="https://cf-images.ap-southeast-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4800266888001/edd84ce7-5412-4e0d-bee9-8741e8d1bac9/636cdd91-2595-40eb-a165-5f29d1547233/426x240/match/image.jpg" style="--custom-aspect-ratio:NaN"/></picture><time class="vjs-playlist-duration">1:07</time><cite class="vjs-playlist-name" title="India fires missiles at Pakistan territory, at least 8 dead ">India fires missiles at Pakistan territory, at least 8 dead </cite><p class="vjs-playlist-description" title="India fired missiles at Pakistan territory early on May 7, killing at least eight people, according to Pakistan, which said it had begun retaliating in a major escalation of tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals.">India fired missiles at Pakistan territory early on May 7, killing at least eight people, according to Pakistan, which said it had begun retaliating in a major escalation of tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals.</p></li><li class="vjs-playlist-item" tabindex="18" aria-hidden="true"><picture class="vjs-playlist-thumbnail image-wrapper"><img class="image-base" alt="GE2025 Rewind: Key moments captured on camera" sizes="" src="https://cf-images.ap-southeast-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4800266888001/1b894c52-aa5a-4456-ac48-7323da29b701/a89c5a9d-93c8-46c7-b27f-a69e33813773/426x240/match/image.jpg" style="--custom-aspect-ratio:NaN"/></picture><time class="vjs-playlist-duration">2:15</time><cite class="vjs-playlist-name" title="GE2025 Rewind: Key moments captured on camera">GE2025 Rewind: Key moments captured on camera</cite><p class="vjs-playlist-description" title="ST videographers capture the key moments and highlights of a whirlwind 9-day general election campaign – from speeches on Nomination Day, to rallies and walkabouts. What were your favourite moments?">ST videographers capture the key moments and highlights of a whirlwind 9-day general election campaign – from speeches on Nomination Day, to rallies and walkabouts. What were your favourite moments?</p></li><li class="vjs-playlist-item" tabindex="19" aria-hidden="true"><picture class="vjs-playlist-thumbnail image-wrapper"><img class="image-base" alt="The papal conclave: How a pope is selected " sizes="" src="https://cf-images.ap-southeast-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4800266888001/1ca42c37-b420-4665-8ebb-01f4655fdbb8/c2d0c387-4dd0-4e54-aa2b-e7566e9380aa/426x240/match/image.jpg" style="--custom-aspect-ratio:NaN"/></picture><time class="vjs-playlist-duration">2:04</time><cite class="vjs-playlist-name" title="The papal conclave: How a pope is selected ">The papal conclave: How a pope is selected </cite><p class="vjs-playlist-description" title="Pope Francis&#x27; death initiates a transition marked by rituals and a structured process to elect a new pontiff.  So how does the Roman Catholic church select a new pope? ST’s Isabelle Kumar explains what happens in the lead-up to the papal conclave.">Pope Francis&#x27; death initiates a transition marked by rituals and a structured process to elect a new pontiff.  So how does the Roman Catholic church select a new pope? 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