{
  "id": 2988972,
  "title": "National Day Rally 2026 in summary: Supporting families, preserving culture & growing bigger",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/national-day-rally-2026-in-summary-supporting-families-preserving",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T21:42:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/08/ndr-2026-summary/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 23, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong addressed the nation in the National Day Rally at the Institute of Technical Education College Central. In Malay, Mandarin, and English, he acknowledged the rapid changes in the world, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the conflict in the Middle East. These global shifts have led to rising living costs and disruptions for households and businesses in Singapore. Prime Minister Wong emphasized that the government will continue to support Singaporeans during these challenges. One key focus of this year's rally was the government's plan to support families and preserve culture.",
  "summary": "All you need to know.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}