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Singapore PM to step down before 2025 poll, hand party leadership over to deputy
Fp Staff •Loong said passing the baton to Wong before the national polls would allow the 50-year-old politician to win his mandate and take the country forward.
Singapore’s Indian-origin ex-minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam wins presidential polls
Fp Staff •The 66-year-old former senior minister bagged 70.4 per cent of the 2.48 million votes cast, while his Chinese-origin rivals Ng Kok Song and Tan Kin Lian received 15.72 per cent and 13.88 per cent respectively
Singapore holds first contested presidential vote in over a decade
•Singaporeans headed to the polls Friday in the city-state's first contested presidential election in more than a decade, a vote being closely watched as an indication of support for the ruling party after a rare spate of political scandals
India's UPI and Singapore's PayNow are now linked: How will this benefit users?
Vibhutisanchala •With the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) being connected to PayNow on Tuesday, Indians can now send money to their friends, coworkers, and relatives in Singapore via digital payment systems like Google Pay and PayTM
'Right thing to do now': Singapore to decriminalise gay sex, protect marriage law
•“Private sexual behavior between consenting adults does not raise any law and order issue. There is no justification to prosecute people for it nor to make it a crime," said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Brace up for more economic challenges, Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong warns during May Day address
•Last week, Singapore's central bank said that it expects global growth to taper down to 3.9 per cent in 2022 from 5.4 per cent last year as inflation climbed to a 14-year high
COVID-19 pandemic has taught Singapore valuable lessons, says PM Lee Hsien Loong
•Lee also added that Singapore 'cannot thoughtlessly revert to the status quo ante' after the pandemic
Ghosespot | Why big boys are suddenly overactive to sully India’s global image
Sandipghose •The government must adopt a proactive strategy to counter the motivated campaign against India
Must learn to be less thin-skinned, says senior Congress' Shashi Tharoor on row over Singapore PM's remarks
•The Congress leader's remarks came after India lodged a strong protest with Singapore over the comments made by its Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Singapore to allow business travel arrivals from all countries from mid-Jan; maximum stay up to 14 days
•Singapore already had arrangements allowing in selected visitors from countries including China and South Korea, but the new scheme marks a significant easing of travel curbs