AdvertisementAdvertisementSingaporeSingapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong speaks during the 20National Day Rally on Aug 18, 2024. (File photo: CNA/Wallace Woon)New: You can now listen to articles. This audio is generated by an AI tool.19 Jun 2025 12:12PM (Updated: 19 Jun 2025 12:14PM) Bookmark Bookmark WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedInRead a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will deliver his 2025 National Day Rally speech on Aug 17.The rally will be held at Institute of Technical Education (ITE) College Central in Ang Mo Kio, the Prime Minister's Office said on Thursday (Jun 19).The National Day Rally is seen as the most important political speech of the year, when the prime minister addresses the nation and makes key policy announcements.This year's event will be Mr Wong’s second National Day Rally, as well as his first since leading the ruling People's Action Party to victory in this year's General Election.At last year's National Day Rally, Mr Wong unveiled the SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support scheme, under which retrenched workers can receive temporary financial support of up to S$6,000 (US$4,670) over six months.He also announced that the government would introduce 10 extra weeks of shared parental leave, and that singles would get priority access when they apply for new Build-to-Order flats to live with or near their parents.Among the other initiatives announced at last year’s National Day Rally were a revamp of the Gifted Education Programme and a review of rules and processes for companies to reduce the regulatory burden on them.Mr Wong also revealed a number of upcoming changes to Singapore's sporting landscape, with national sports training centres and the Singapore Sports School moving to Kallang as part of the Kallang Alive masterplan.The National Day Rally has been held at the same venue almost annually since 2013.Source: CNA/ec(kg)Sign up for our newslettersGet our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inboxSubscribe hereGet the CNA appStay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best storiesDownload hereGet WhatsApp alertsJoin our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat appJoin hereAlso worth readingContent is loading...Expand to read the full storyGet bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST