In his speech at the Singapore Economic Policy Forum, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong pointed out that the Singapore economy places too much emphasis on cognitive abilities – “head” work – and does not equally value those engaging in more technical “hands-on” work, or service and care roles, which he christened “heart” work. We discuss why this admission is important. Elsewhere, the IMDA has banned the local film #LookAtMe by Ken Kwek, and we talk about why that might be the best thing to happen to the film.

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Lawrence Wong highlights “hands-on” and “heart” work

• Singapore will ‘redouble’ efforts to develop, support local workers: Lawrence Wong | CNA

IMDA bans local film #LookAtMe

• Local film #LookAtMe barred from screening in Singapore over potential to cause social division | CNA

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