⁍ Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong named a largely unchanged cabinet on Saturday.

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⁍ Lee flagged a possible delay, due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, of his plan to step down.

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⁍ Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, Lee’s expected successor, was kept in post helming the finance ministry.

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– Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong named a largely unchanged cabinet on Saturday following an election win this month, and flagged a possible delay, due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, of his plan to step down. Lee, 68, said he may have to delay his plans to handover to a successor by the time he is 70 because of the pandemic. “A lot will depend on how events unfold and all I can say is I will see this through,” he said, per Reuters. In some minor changes, national development minister Lawrence Wong was moved to education, while education minister Ong Ye Kung was moved to transport. Newly elected Alvin Tan, head of public policy for social network LinkedIn and a former senior Facebook executive, was given a post as minister of state in the trade ministry. In the July 10 general election, the PAP retained a large parliamentary majority but its vote share slipped to near a record low as opposition parties made historic inroads. Heng Swee Keat, Lee’s expected successor, was kept in post helming the finance ministry, as were senior ministers Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Teo Chee Hean.