Overview

• A new government-funded traineeship scheme for tertiary graduates, expanded SkillsFuture Level Up credits and CDC-led job matching aim to bolster employment, and union partnerships will guide SMEs and workers in AI adoption and job redesign.
• The Age Well Neighbourhoods initiative will pilot in Toa Payoh by integrating active ageing centres, home-based health checks and closer healthcare services into HDB estates.
• Vaping will be reclassified as a drug issue with harsher penalties for sellers of harmful products and state-supported supervision and rehabilitation for addicted users.
• Northern-area plans include a fivefold expansion of Woodlands Checkpoint, flexible industrial spaces near the RTS link and up to 14,000 new homes in Kranji under long-term redevelopment schemes.
• Political analysts hailed the rally as a practical call for collective purpose, and the Workers’ Party urged wider public engagement and safeguards on traineeship and labour measures.