Kuala Lampur, Sept. 6 -- Singapore's 14th Parliament kicked off its term last week with the President's address.

The address and the debate that follows typically provide an indication of the government's policy priorities and direction for the next parliamentary term.

This year, unsurprisingly, Covid-19 and its economic repercussionswere at the top of the priority list.

We also saw Pritam Singh as Singapore's first official Leader of the Opposition given the chance to question government policy and his remarks and the government's responses provided the first real debate of the new parliament.

Pritam responded to various statements made by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong but the part that really caught my attention was the debate rega...