Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on May 2, 2025

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PM Wong appeals to voters to give him the best team to take S’pore forward

It is a privilege for citizens to decide on the future of the country, he said.

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Clear mandate needed by the PAP to keep S’pore exceptional: SM Lee

The country’s political stability and economic success cannot be taken for granted, he said.

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No one is indispensable, WP chief Pritam Singh says of ministers

He devoted a large part of his speech to refuting PM Wong’s comments on the campaign trail.

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A losing opposition party member ‘may be lost forever’: Leong Mun Wai

The PSP chief also said diversity in Parliament is the best insurance for Singapore’s long-term survival.

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SDP targets NTUC-PAP relationship in final rally

The party said it would advocate better rights for employees and greater distancing between PAP and NTUC.

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Election campaign unfolds in three acts over a nine-day sprint to the polls

It started with a measured exposition, followed by an abrupt tonal shift, with a final furious sprint.

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Do vote in the afternoon, don’t live-stream – advice for Cooling-off and Polling days

ELD said voters may check their polling station’s queue status by scanning the QR code on their poll card.

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Police probing 13 youngsters for damaging wheelchairs at polling stations

The incidents occurred at polling stations in Sengkang West and Boon Lay.

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S’pore property firms developing a yen for Japan real estate

They made deals totalling hundreds of millions of dollars in Q1 2025 alone.

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Overcoming my bad habit of slotting people into boxes

The writer wants to avoid boxing people up in a way that diminishes them.

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