# Key announcements from National Day Rally 2026

https://mins.news/en/video/29907

- CNA, 2026-08-23 15:34 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27XPQjr6oto

> Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced a range of measures in his National Day Rally speech on Sunday, including enhanced childcare leave, financial assistance and housing priority for families. He also outlined Singapore’s response to the risks of increasingly powerful AI and proposed merging Pulau Semakau and several other islands into a larger island for future economic and energy needs.

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