Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong will be promoted to deputy prime minister (DPM) after a Cabinet reshuffle on Monday (May 13).  Gan, who has been the Minister for Trade and Industry since 2021, will serve alongside Heng Swee Keat, who was appointed DPM in 2019.  He will be Acting Prime Minister in the absence of the Prime Minister, reported CNA.  The 65-year-old will also take over as chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore from DPM Lawrence Wong and assume responsibility for the Strategy Group within the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).  Gan was also the Minister of Health from 2011 to 2021.  He co-chaired the Covid-19 multi-Ministry taskforce with DPM Wong and current health minister Ong Ye Kung, where he directed and coordinated Singapore’s response to the pandemic.  On Monday, PM Lee Hsien Loong announced his resignation in a letter to President Tharman Shanmugaratnam.  In his letter, he said that he wanted to hand over the reins by his 70th birthday, but his plans were disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. 

SINGAPORE – From July 8, the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) will be known as the Ministry of Digital Development and Information. Announcing the name change on May 13, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement: “The new name reflects the ministry’s role in driving our national digital agenda. “The ministry will also continue to oversee information policy and strategy, media development, and public communications efforts.” During a press briefing on May 13 to announce his new Cabinet line-up, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said that the change is not just a renaming exercise but also marks a significant change in mindset orientation. Specifically, the change is meant to give a strong signal and push on Singapore’s digitalisation efforts, he added. “Digital technologies will be a big enabler for us to transform our economy, and also to improve our lives, for everyone in society,” said DPM Wong. Singapore’s national digitalisation strategies include artificial intelligence and many other technologies that cut across sectors and agencies.

The late Queen's 'favourite grandson' Peter Phillips has seemingly embarked on a new romance with a NHS nurse and freelance writer Harriet Sperling.

The boyfriend is said to have raped his young partner in front of the others before he 'loaned her out' to his friends to sexually assault her as well in a wooded area in Kortrijk in Belgium.

This is the cringeworthy moment two female British tourists fight each other in a Majorcan tourist resort.

The UK's first parliamentary inquiry into birth trauma has found there is 'shockingly poor quality' in maternity services, with good care 'the exception'.

Boozy Brits urinating in the streets, partygoers having sex outside restaurants and drugs being 'sold like popcorn' - this is the Magaluf that local business owners are sick and tired of.

Las Anod (HOL) - The leader of SSC-Khatumo, Abdiqadir Ahmed Aw-Ali Firdhiye, reshuffled his cabinet and appointed new cabinet members on Sunday night, according to a decree from his office.

The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) on Friday, May 10, 2024, launched the much-awaited Extended Excise Tax Stamps Regime (digital stamping) to bolster the tracking and tracing of excise tax payments. This development follows the amendment of the Customs and Excise Act (2021). MRA Deputy Commissioner General, Henry Ngutwa, told the news conference in Blantyre that […] The post MRA rolls out digital tax stamping to curb illicit trade and smuggling appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Lake Malawi’s water levels have increased by 44 centimetres, making it the second highest since 1980 according to the National Water Resources Authority (NWRA). This has caused unprecedented flooding of the lake in lakeshore districts of Mangochi, Salima and Nkhotakota. The level as of 7 May 2024 was 476.33 Metres Above Sea Level (MASL) and […] The post Lake Malawi waters increase by 44 centimeters, second highest since 1980 appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Catholic Church owned Centenary Bank has pulled a wonder reporting a K549 million profit-after-tax for the year ended December 31 2023, from a K3.9 billion loss recorded in 2022. This is according to a summary of audited results the bank published last week. In the report, the bank rates 2023 as a recovery year following […] The post God is good as Catholic-owned bank registers a whooping K549m profit from a K3.9bn loss in 2022 appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

The Football Association of Malawi has pumped K50 million into the Goshen FAM Women’s National Championship which the Associations is co-sponsoring with Goshen City. This means the total sponsorship for the competition which kickoff off this afternoon at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe, is K71 million as Goshen City contributed K21 million.   FAM Competitions […] The post FAM pumps K50m into the Goshen FAM Women’s National Championship appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Delay to table the Judicial Service Administration Bill 2023 and the Constitutional Amendment Bill 2023 in Parliament, has irked lawyers who are contemplating of demonstrating in quest to force the authorities to expedite the process. The lawyers argue the ministry of Justice is playing tricks by failing to simply adhere to their agreed roadmap adopted […] The post Lawyers plan mass demonstration to force authorities to table the 2023 Judicial Service Administration Bill appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

RIYADH: Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji received Daniel Benaim, US deputy assistant secretary of state for Arabian Peninsula affairs, in Riyadh on Sunday. The two sides discussed strengthening Saudi-US relations and ways to enhance cooperation, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The most prominent regional and international developments were also discussed, as well as the efforts put forth in these areas.  

A $25 million campaign by American Bridge in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania over the next three weeks is just the beginning of the super PAC’s efforts.

Bernie Sanders vehemently disagrees with Biden on his Israel policy but still plans on stumping for the president among young people unenthused about him.

Former Lousiana governor Bobby Jindal uses some suspect math to attack the Affordable Care Act

Sergey Lavrov reiterated that Russia was ready to negotiate peace not only in words, but also in deeds

It is reported that currently, several Ukrainian army brigades are stationed in Krasnoarmeisk

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The decrease in the average age of government members is due to the significant number of younger leaders who have joined the cabinet

According to Leonid Pasechnik, emergency services are working on the site, and measures are being taken to evacuate people

[Business Day Africa] A covert maneuover has emerged, shedding light on the inner workings of the Kenya Kwanza government's efforts to shield Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi from impeachment, thereby averting potential disgrace for the Ruto administration.

[Nile Post] Uganda Bureau of Statistics has said at least 30% of the total number of households in the country representing 2.6 million households were counted in the first three days of the census.

The world’s largest election has entered its fourth phase, with polling being held in 96 constituencies  Read Full Article at RT.com

Benin has asked Niger to reopen its land borders and normalize relations in exchange for fuel shipments through Cotonou ports Read Full Article at RT.com

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Chad says it has deployed combat-ready troops to stop armed attacks and maintain peace as the death toll increased to 12 people in post-election violence on Saturday. At least 90 people have sustained severe injuries in the capital, N'djamena.

While walking past a coffee shop in Geylang, a passer-by was horrified to spot a large rat nosing around one of the food stalls. Taking to Facebook group Complaint Singapore on Saturday (May 11) morning, user Marilyn Crow shared a video of the rodent scurrying around a stall front and jumping onto a stack of trays.  The clip then pans to show a signboard of coffee shop chain Food Loft.  A Shin Min Daily News reporter who visited the coffee shop that night found that the food stalls had been cleaned and there were no rodents in sight.

The US boosted fertilizer imports from Russia by 10% to $174 million in March compared to last year, RIA Novosti analysis shows Read Full Article at RT.com

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WESTERN BUREAU: A mother and a grand-mother are now left to grieve the deaths of their only daughter and son who were killed in a motor vehicle accident in Westmoreland on Friday. Among the dead are Shanique Savariau, a grade-eight student of...

Two pink poui trees shed their flowers by the hundreds in the front yard of the St Andrew Primary School but Denis Reid doesn’t mind; he sweeps them with pride. At 70 years old, he has finally found purpose. And this is it. He is a groundsman –...

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