TOP OF THE NEWS
With two days to go before Singaporeans cast their ballots, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday called on voters to support him and his People's Action Party (PAP) if they believe in him and his team to lead Singapore forward. Calling on voters to keep faith with the PAP, Mr Lee said he needed this support all over Singapore.
TOP OF THE NEWS
Efforts to combat forest and peat fires in Indonesia that are causing thick haze have been hampered by a lack of equipment and firefighters, resulting in air quality falling to hazardous levels in Pekanbaru and Dumai, in Riau. The poor visibility disrupted flights in parts of Sumatra.
WORLD
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi kicked off campaigning for general elections with a call for the global community to monitor the outcome. Ms Suu Kyi, who leads the National League for Democracy, said the Nov 8 election should be free and fair, but the transition period that follows would be just as important.
WORLD
Abe wins another 3-year term as party boss
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has won another three-year term as chief of his Liberal Democratic Party, putting him on course to become Japan's longest-serving prime minister in more than four decades. Mr Abe was unopposed in yesterday's leadership election after his sole rival, Ms Seiko Noda, failed to get enough sponsors to launch a challenge.
OPINION
Just five years ago, it was rare to hear of big blue chip companies getting involved in start-ups. These days, hardly a week goes by without news of a big firm investing in one. Assistant Business Editor Yasmine Yahya examines the trend in the Economic Affairs column.
OPINION
The world will be your oyster if you have loads of common sense, recognise patterns easily and make good value judgments, says renowned American physicist and futurist Michio Kaku in an interview with Senior Writer Cheong Suk-Wai.
HOME
Judicial Commissioner Hoo Sheau Peng has become the first woman to hear criminal cases in the High Court. Other female judges in the same court have presided over non-criminal matters, but in recent months Ms Hoo has heard murder, trafficking and rape cases.
HOME
An Asian cable TV and satellite broadcasting association has called on Singapore to abolish licensing and censorship rules for pay-TV operators in the country. Casbaa says local broadcasters lose out as restriction-free virtual private networks are easily available.
BUSINESS
Positive turn in resale market
Resale prices of private non-landed properties inched up again last month although they are still down about 1.7 per cent from a year back, according to SRX Property. Prices of units on the city fringes have also fallen the least from their recent peaks, SRX said.
SPORT
British tennis star Andy Murray crashed out of the US Open in the fourth round on Monday, his earliest Grand Slam exit in five years. South Africa's Kevin Anderson stunned the third seed 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (7-0) to end Murray's run of 18 consecutive major quarter-finals since the 2010 US Open.
LIFE
David Beckham has confirmed reports that he is going into acting, and admitted he is ready for the brickbats that may come his way. The former footballer was recently reported to have taken a cameo as a "grumpy knight" in director Guy Ritchie's upcoming film, Knights Of The Roundtable: King Arthur.
