Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong will lead the People's Action Party to contest in the new four-member Punggol GRC, moving from Chua Chu Kang GRC where he served as MP for 14 years. The 66-year-old's candidacy was a closely guarded secret leading up to Nomination Day on Wednesday (April 23). Gan arrived at the nomination centre in Yusof Ishak Secondary School in Punggol Central at around 11.30am to submit his nomination papers for Punggol GRC. The other members of PAP team in the GRC are Dr Janil Puthucheary, Sun Xueling and Yeo Wan Ling.  Leading up to Nomination Day, there was much speculation that who would be the anchor the PAP slate for Punggol GRC.  Punggol GRC, with 123,557 voters, was created after the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee recommended carving out the Punggol estates in Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, to merge with Punggol West SMC. The PAP will face a fight with the Workers’ Party, which is fielding newcomers Harpreet Singh, Jackson Aw, Siti Alia Abdul Rahim Mattar and Alexis Dang. 

Titrement des terres, mais aussi diverses visites et réunion publique sur les projets de la commune, c'est le programme du gouvernement en déplacement à Rimatara pour y assurer ce mardi un conseil des ministres décentralisé.

C’est encore un peu tôt pour les enfants, mais les forains s’y préparent déjà depuis de longs mois : les papio commencent à s’installer. Cette année, il y aura quatre sites sur Tahiti. Une partie des forains de Vaitupa s’installe à Pirae, ce qui permet à la commune de la côte Est de renouer avec les manèges.

Washington has presented Kiev with what President Donald Trump is calling a “final offer” to end the conflict in Ukraine, according to Axios Read Full Article at RT.com

The Vanuatu Law Reform Commission (VLRC) has announced the official start of a new Twinning and Placement Exercise, welcoming the first delegation from the Solomon Islands Law Reform Commission (SILRC) to Port Vila.

Secretary General (SG) of the Vanuatu Christian Council (VCC), Pastor Bernard Yalimyau, says the VCC has formally endorsed the recognition of only “male and female by birth” at least seven years before United States President Donald Trump announced a similar…

A planned port call to Port Vila by a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) vessel—widely reported on social media as part of Japan’s Indo-Pacific Deployment 2025 (IPD2025)—is not on the official schedule, according to the Embassy of Japan in Vanuatu.

Voters from SHEFA, MALAMPA, TAFEA and PENAMA Provinces are going to the polls on July 8 to elect their new councillors, as council terms are ending soon on May 12.

Vanuatu’s Constitution will soon be amended to recognise only two sexes—male and female—at birth. However, the question remains as to how this will impact the constitutional law of freedom of expression and why other sins are not being put under…

The top Russian diplomat arrived in Samarkand on Tuesday evening

It is tasked with resolving separate important issues

The Daily Telegraph wrote, with reference to an unnamed source, that provisions one and two envisage an immediate ceasefire and direct talks between Ukraine and Russia

According to the report, the group’s aim was «to gather intelligence from across the government» about alleged Russian crimes in Ukraine

In an email to staff, the head of the Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs said the canceled grants don’t align with Trump administration priorities.

The prayer was led by Cardinal Secretary of State of Vatican City Pietro Parolin

The American leader also reported «great progress in the Middle East»

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has warned of fake news around the US-Russia peace talks on the Ukraine conflict Read Full Article at RT.com

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is too “busy” to attend, while presidential envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to visit Moscow instead Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is heading to Russia for another meeting with President Vladimir Putin Read Full Article at RT.com

Papua New Guinea's only cardinal will join the papal conclave at the Vatican for the first time. 

According to Nikas Safronov, he depicted a collection of important symbols

US president noted that the negative economic effects from increased customs tariffs will be felt in the United States for some time

According to Vladimir Zelensky, once a ceasefire is declared, Ukraine is ready to negotiate with Russia in any format

Kiev claimed that certain evidence was presented to the Chinese side, and «serious concerns» were expressed

The funeral is scheduled for April 26

The International Monetary Fund is projecting a significant global slowdown due to US tariff policy Read Full Article at RT.com

Selon l'Organisation Mondiale de la Santé, ces licenciements et cette vaste réorganisation sont la conséquence des coupes budgétaires américaines, premier donateur de l'OMS. L'impact le plus important est attendu au siège de l'Organisation à Genève.

Kathleen Moore, 60, had been struggling to make her mortgage payments after they shot up due to rising interest rates on her interest only loan, according to her daughter Amy Evans, from Suffolk.

The Harry Potter author, 59, has made headlines for her controversial views and has celebrated Supreme Court 's landmark judgment that trans women are not legally women.

The flight operator, Pobeda Airlines, said later that the pilot of flight DP513 made a decision to land in Moscow after a hydraulic system gauge signaled a malfunction

Kremlin Foreign Policy Aide Yury Ushakov earlier said Witkoff plans to visit Moscow this week

US President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg will attend the discussions