# PM Wong says Singapore will not be a conduit for illegal trade practices

https://mins.news/en/video/29922

- CNA, 2026-08-23 15:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83k0fwdruQw

> At the National Day Rally, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said Singapore would not allow itself to be used as a conduit for illegal trade practices and would act where wrongdoing is supported by evidence. He also said the country faces limits in what it can do as AI challenges its workforce and global tensions, trade barriers and supply-chain pressures rise.

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