Singapore's new Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (left) shakes hands with the former prime minister Lee Hsien Loong during the swearing-in ceremony as President Tharman Shanmugaratnam looks on at the Istana in Singapore on May 15, 2024. - AFP
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Lawrence Wong was sworn in on Wednesday (May 15) as its fourth premier since independence, promising to lead the wealthy city state his own way after completing a carefully calibrated power transfer aimed at ensuring continuity.
Wong, 51, comes from among a crop of so-called "4G" leaders, a new generation of politicians that were hand-picked by the long-ruling People's Action Party (PAP) to take over the reins of the key Asian trade and financial centre.
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