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Four parties will be contesting in five-member Tampines GRC during the upcoming General Election. The People's Action Party (PAP) team, led by Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli, 62, will be defending against Workers' Party (WP), National Solidarity Party (NSP) and People's Power Party (PPP).  Candidates from all four parties successfully filed their nomination papers at Poi Ching School on Wednesday (April 23). The PAP team defending Tampines GRC includes Senior Minister of State Dr Koh Poh Koon, 53, and three-term Tampines GRC MP Baey Yam Keng, 54, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Transport and Sustainability and the Environment. They are joined by newcomers Assistant Professor Charlene Chen, 43, and former Chief of Army David Neo, 47. Said Masagos: «I'm very proud to have five of us here working together.» The election is not only about theoretical democracy, he said, but it's about the residents' needs and dreams. When asked about PAP feels about WP contesting in Tampines, Masagos said: «We will build on the promises we delivered, why WP is in Tampines is for them to answer.»

The Workers' Party's (WP) secretary-general Pritam Singh will once again helm the five-member Aljunied GRC. The other members of the team are Sylvia Lim, Gerald Giam, along with new faces Fadli Fawzi and Kenneth Tiong. The only other change is Faisal Manap who will lead the WP's Tampines GRC team. The opposition party will go up against the People's Action Party (PAP) team led by Chan Hui Yuh and consisting Adrian Ang, Faizal Abdul Aziz, Daniel Liu and Jagathishwaran Rajo. Speaking to the media on Wednesday (April 23), Singh termed Faisal as his «dear brother», and said that the latter always wanted to represent Tampines. Said Singh: «He's been asking me to consider that proposal for quite some time, and he succeeded... he is proud to lead the Tampines team.» Talking about the contests ahead, Singh said there will be tough fights everywhere. «Every single vote counts.» The People's Action Party (PAP) has fielded a five-member team led by marketing director Chan Hui Yuh, featuring newcomers Dr Faisal Abdul Aziz, Daniel Liu, Jagathishwaran Rajo, and Dr Adrian Ang, to contest  Aljunied GRC.

The Progress Singapore Party (PSP) will take on the People's Action Party (PAP) in the western end of Singapore again after the two teams of candidates were nominated at Nan Hua High School on April 23. West Coast GRC saw the narrowest of vote difference at General Election 2020, with PAP claiming 51.68 per cent of the share. The new five-member West Coast-Jurong West GRC, which was formed mainly with parts of West Coast GRC, will be contested by PAP's anchor minister Desmond Lee, Shawn Huang, Ang Wei Neng, new faces Cassandra Lee and Dr Hamid Razak, and PSP's Dr Tan Cheng Bock, Leong Mun Wai, Hazel Poa, Sumarleki Amjah and Sani Ismail. National Development Minister Lee thanked residents for giving him the privilege to serve during the previous term. «During this time, we've visited you and we've met you at events and walkabouts. We've served you at meet the people sessions. We are here to serve you and we seek your support over the next five years, so we can look after our estate and continue to serve you for five years and onwards,» he said. 

La 8ème édition des journées polynésiennes du handicap a été lancée ce mardi 22 avril. 17 associations sont réunies jusqu'à vendredi au parc Aorai Tinihau et à l'Assemblée de Polynésie. Pour amorcer cette rencontre annuelle, chaque association a présenté un spectacle, l'expression artistique fait partie intégrante du programme d'inclusion.

Lancée ce 22 avril, la 8ème édition des journées polynésiennes du handicap va se tenir jusqu'à vendredi. L'occasion de faire le point sur la situation des personnes en situation de handicap au fenua... Une situation qui doit encore s'améliorer surtout dans les archipels éloignés, estime Pauline Moua, présidente de la fraternité chrétienne et vice-présidente de la fédération «Te niu o te uma». Elle était l'invitée du journal télévisé de ce mardi.

Beledweyne (HOL) — At least two teenagers were killed and 32 Somali soldiers injured in a road accident on Tuesday in the Ali Ganey area of the Hiiraan region, local residents confirmed.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has defended the recent strategic withdrawal of government forces from Aden Yabaal and other key military positions in Middle Shabelle, urging the Somali public to support the national army rather than fall victim to Al-Shabaab propaganda.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met on Tuesday with Souleiman Hassan Waberi, President of the Djibouti Football Federation, Vice President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and member of the FIFA Council, to discuss regional sports cooperation and the growth of Somali football.

The high street brand announced plans to shut at least nine stores across the UK in a move impacting up to 126 jobs as part of a restructure.

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The Excell Agency, in partnership with the United States Embassy in Kingston, recently hosted a special film screening at the embassy’s Robeson American Center. The event brought together 30 Jamaican students – including fifth formers, sixth...

ONE OF the greatest fears for diabetic patients globally is the thought of having to amputate a limb, due to complications caused by the dreaded disease. In fact, a study published by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre in 2021,...

WESTERN BUREAU: Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Floyd Green has announced that starting this fiscal year and continuing over the next six years, the Government will invest $600 billion to revitalise the Montpelier Agricultural...

APPROXIMATELY 18,803 students from 183 schools are beneficiaries of the Nutrition Products Limited (NPL) Snack Programme. This is bolstered by the NPL Breakfast Programme, which serves students under the Programme of Advancement Through Health and...

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) revised growth projection for the United States (US) and a downward forecast for the global economy in 2025 has reinforced predictions that small developing states, including Jamaica, could face increased...

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»