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Keeping roads and animals safe, and dementia at bay

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Singapore has had only three prime ministers since self-governance in 1959. Within the next couple of years, it will see its fourth PM leading a fourth-generation (4G) team.

This being Singapore, political transition has been planned and orderly. The people expected to lead are known faces, as are their track records in government.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on January 12, 2020, with the headline Keeping roads and animals safe, and dementia at bay. Subscribe