Singapore PM Loong says Finance Minister Wong to succeed him as PM

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Saturday said Finance Minister Lawrence Wong will succeed him as the next leader of the city-state. "The plan is for Lawrence to succeed me as PM, either before or after the next General Election," Loong, 70, said. Wong, 49, helped Singapore through the COVID-19 pandemic as co-chair of the government's task force.