The highly controversial issue of whether to repeal Section 377A of the Penal Code, which criminalises sex between two men, saw two Nominated MPs take polarised positions.

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.