On May 15, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong handed over the reins of national leadership to his erstwhile deputy Lawrence Wong.

In his maiden speech as the country’s leader, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong vowed to help Singaporeans realise a “refreshed Singapore dream” – one that he said was not defined by material success alone, but also offering meaning and purpose to careers and lives.

In the early morning of March 26, a container ship hit a major commuter bridge in Baltimore, breaking it within seconds, killing six and halting shipping traffic at one of the most important ports on the United States East Coast.

The thrill of high speed and the hunger for instant fame claimed the lives of two young men from Gujarat and has left three others battling for their lives.