From neighbourhood schoolboy to Prime Minister: A look at Lawrence Wong's rise through the ranks

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From neighbourhood schoolboy to Prime Minister: A look at Lawrence Wong's rise through the ranks

Singapore

Singapore
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    • 600 students above age of 40 graduate from polytechnics; man, 56, pursued further studies at the same time as daughter
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    • Rice thrown out of HDB flat window: 29,000 cases of high-rise littering investigated yearly, says NEA

Entertainment

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Digicult

Digicult
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Money

Money
    • Welcome to the club: Sengkang sees first million-dollar resale flat
    • Daughter of Chinese tycoon snaps up $84 million GCB in Bin Tong Park
    • 'Deluded or what?' 5-room HDB flat in Toa Payoh listed for $2m leaves netizens baffled
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