📢 The Weekly Wrap – 15 August 2025

1) Tune into the National Day Rally (NDR) this Sunday 🇸🇬
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will deliver his NDR speech on 17 Aug. Tune in live at 6.45pm on TV and radio stations, or watch it on Prime Minister’s Office’s YouTube channel.
 
🔗 Watch it live here: https://www.youtube.com/pmosingapore
 
2) What do you want to see in your future ‘hood?
Look around – what do YOU want to see being built? Let your imagination run free! Need some inspo? Watch this: https://instagram.com/p/DNW-XTZKWj-/
 
👉 Share your ideas for the URA Draft Master Plan 2025: https://www.uradraftmasterplan.gov.sg/feedback
 
3) #ICYMI Meeting your housing needs!
From building more BTO flats faster to upgrading older HDB estates, here’s how the Government is keeping public housing affordable and accessible for you: https://instagram.com/p/DNK56V2qk9Q/

Missed the National Day Rally? Here are some key excerpts from Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s speech on shaping the next chapter of our Singapore Story – beyond SG60. 🔽

#NDR2025

Vaping is illegal. Dangerous substances such as etomidate can be added into e-vaporisers and pose serious harms to users.

For now, persons who come forward to seek help or bin their e-vaporisers will not face any penalties for doing so.

For more information: go.gov.sg/stopvaping-socials

1 in 3 vapes contain etomidate, which is addictive and should only be used by licensed medical professionals. Once etomidate is listed as a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act, those who use drug-laced vapes will face stiffer penalties including jail sentences.

For now, persons who come forward to seek help or bin their e-vaporisers will not face any penalties for doing so.

For more information: go.gov.sg/stopvaping-socials

Vaping causes serious damage to the heart, lungs and other vital organs. In severe cases, vaping can kill. Stop vaping before it is too late.

For now, persons who come forward to seek help or bin their e-vaporisers will not face any penalties for doing so.

For more information: go.gov.sg/stopvaping-socials

📢 The Weekly Wrap – 22 August 2025

1) #ICYMI: National Day Rally 2025 🇸🇬
Catch some of the key highlights of PM Lawrence Wong's National Day Rally speech on shaping the next chapter of our Singapore Story—beyond SG60.

🔗 Read more: instagram.com/p/DNfq5SMSleR


2) Vaping is ILLEGAL and more dangerous than you think ❌
Take a stand against vaping. Know the facts, know the risks. Bin it and quit now.

🔗 www.gov.sg/stopvaping


3) What if you could meet your future self? 🤔
Step right into the future at the SG60 Heart&Soul Experience! ✨ Discover what tomorrow's Singapore could look like through immersive and interactive stories, personalised just for you!

🗓️ 26 Aug to 31 Dec 2025
📍 Orchard Library
🎟️ Admission is FREE

🔗 Get your tickets now: heartandsoul.gov.sg

With new Age Well Neighbourhoods and more Community Care Apartments set up across Singapore, our Seniors can stay connected and receive the support they need in their silver years.

For more information on the announcements from National Day Rally 2025, visit go.gov.sg/2025ndr

#NDRSG #NDR2025

More will be done to help Singaporeans and businesses make the most of rising technologies like AI. Learn more about what was shared during National Day Rally 2025 to help Singaporeans seize these opportunities.
 
 For more info: go.gov.sg/2025ndr
 
 #ndrsg #ndr2025

The Government has stepped up enforcement against the use of e-vaporisers. From 1 September 2025, individuals caught possessing, using or purchasing e-vaporisers will face higher penalties, with recalcitrant users subject to rehabilitative measures.

➡️ Get help to quit from the QuitVape Programme at www.gov.sg/stopvaping

There will be heavier penalties for foreigners caught vaping from 1 September onwards. First time offenders will be fined and have their vapes seized. Repeated offenders risk revocation of their employment/visit passes, deportation and a ban on re-entry into Singapore.

For more information, visit www.gov.sg/stopvaping