Singapore has drummed up its bid to host the Youth Olympic Games in 2010. In launching its publicity drive, Advisor to the Games' bidding committee Teo Ser Luck explains the implications of the bid for Singapore.

In his keynote address at the annual Singapore Tripartism Forum, former Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen - now Education Minister - reflects on the importance of not 'protecting' workers here through a clampdown on the foreign worker quota and a high wage policy. He also elaborates on the way forward for Singapore's workforce.