SINGAPORE: President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will address members of parliament (MPs) at the opening session of the 15th parliament on Friday (Sep 5). His speech, starting at 8pm, will outline the priorities, policies and programmes of the government.
His speech comes after MPs took their oaths to represent the people in Singapore’s legislative body. There are a total of 99 MPs in the 15th parliament. They include 32 first-time MPs, including seven who have been appointed as political office holders. Two are non-constituency members of parliament.
Source: CNA
