Singapore GE2025 Ends with High Turnout, All Eyes on PM Wong’s First Mandate

PM Lawrence Wong. Image Credit : Singapore Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI). By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH SINGAPORE, May 3 – Singapore’s 14th General Election officially came to a close at 8:00 PM today, following 12 hours of polling across 33 constituencies. As of 5:00 PM, the Elections Department (ELD) reported a voter…

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Singapore GE 2025: Youthful Aspirations, Policy Expectations, and a Test of Stability

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. Picture Credit : Lawrence Wong Official Facebook By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH SINGAPORE, May 1 – Singapore’s upcoming general election, scheduled for May 3, 2025, is shaping up as a pivotal moment for Southeast Asia’s most tightly governed parliamentary democracy. For the first time in over two decades, the People’s…

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Anwar Calls for ASEAN Business Unity as Trump Tariffs Redraw Global Trade Map

BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, APRIL 8 – Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim today urged ASEAN businesses to intensify regional integration and diversify partnerships amid escalating global trade tensions triggered by sweeping new U.S. tariffs. In his keynote address at the ASEAN Investment Conference, Anwar said the region must “move beyond…

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Shaken Lands, United Resolve: ASEAN Responds with Leadership, Compassion to Myanmar-Thailand Quake

BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH In the haunting silence that followed the violent tremors, cries for help echoed through the wreckage of towns across Myanmar and northern Thailand. A 7.7-magnitude earthquake had struck on March 28, 2025—leveling communities, claiming thousands of lives, and testing not only local governments but the unity of an entire…

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