THE upcoming changes to the political system and electoral rules will result in a more balanced system and bring diverse views in Parliament to better reflect the aspirations of Singaporeans, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Wednesday.

The changes are not to entrench one party, nor to deliberately result in weakened governments, said Mr Lee in Parliament during the debate on President SR Nathan's address last week.

THE 22-year-old woman, who is Singapore's first confirmed H1N1 case, had a fever of between 39 and 40 degrees Celsius on Wednesday morning.

Otherwise, she 'remained clinically comfortable and merely showing signs of a typical seasonal flu,' said Associate Professor Leo Yee Sin, who heads the Communicable Disease Centre (CDC) on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR - A SINGAPOREAN Islamic terror suspect recaptured in Malaysia last month will not be extradited to the city state for at least two years, Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Wednesday.

Mas Selamat Kastari, who was arrested in Skudai, a small town in Johor on April 1, is being held under the Internal Security Act for two years 'because we need to know more information,' Mr Najib told reporters.

NEW changes to Singapore's political system will lead to non-People's Action Party members taking up at least 18 seats in Parliament, or roughly one-fifth of the House.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced in Parliament on Wednesday that the Constitution will be amended to allow for up to nine 9 Non-Constituency MPs, who are opposition candidates who lose but are nevertheless given seats in Parliament.