SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday defended his immigration policies and unveiled a set of economic goodies for families ahead of general elections expected to be held in September.

"Soon, I will be calling elections to ask for your mandate to take Singapore into this next phase of our nation-building," Lee said in an annual policy speech after the city-state celebrated 50 years of independence from Malaysia.

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