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Singapore ushers in the Year of the Rooster
There will be fireworks and firecrackers galore at Chinatown tonight (Jan 27), as the crowds ring in Year of the Rooster at the Chinatown Chinese New Year Countdown Party. The event is among a myriad of celebrations islandwide which will include interactive games, acrobatic acts, song and dance performances. - TOH WEN LI
Public debate between Jakarta's gubernatorial candidates
The Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta) is hosting today (Jan 27) the second public debate between candidates for the city's gubernatorial elections, and it will raise bureaucratic and spatial planning issues. The commission's head told The Jakarta Post that the candidates - including incumbent governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama - failed to convey comprehensive solutions to the city's woes during the first debate on Jan 13. The election is on Feb 15.
US domestic product figures out today
The US economy probably finished the Obama era with growth at near 2 per cent, with consumer spending in the driver's seat and a little help from business investment or trade. Economists expect gross domestic product data, to be announced today (Jan 27), to show annualised growth of 2.2 per cent in the October to December period.
