Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is set to deliver his customary National Day Message in the days before Singapore's National Day on Aug. 9, marking the country's 61st year of independence. The address typically airs on national broadcast channels and is followed roughly two weeks later by the National Day Rally, considered the year's most significant policy speech. and returns to the National Stadium in Kallang for the first time in a decade, according to National Day Parade organizers, marking 50 years since the event was first staged there. The National Day Message functions as an early signal of the government's priorities for the year ahead, setting the stage for the more detailed National Day Rally. Wong is expected to deliver the message shortly before the Aug. 9 parade, followed by the National Day Rally on Aug. 23 at ITE College Central, where deeper policy announcements typically follow.