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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday set out the four strategic ways Singapore has advanced its interests on the global stage in the past 50 years. It should continue to do so, he said while noting that though small, it has refused to accept being powerless on the international stage as its fate.
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Council ordered to take action
The Court of Appeal has ordered the Workers' Party-run town council to appoint accountants, subject to the Housing Board's approval, to fix lapses uncovered by an audit this year. The town council also has to make all its outstanding transfers to the sinking fund within three months.
WORLD
The release of a 90-minute film denouncing the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group has signalled the beginning of a global campaign by Indonesia's largest Muslim group to challenge its ideology head-on. The campaign by Nahdlatul Ulama comes at a time when Islam is at war with itself over central theological questions of how the faith is defined.
WORLD
Risk of China's military reform
Chinese media has hailed President Xi Jinping's plan to overhaul the military, saying it will allow Beijing to better cope with territorial disputes and strategic rivals. But observers warned that the long-overdue reform risks disrupting the military system.
OPINION
The stand-off in the South China Sea sees the US and China engaging in a war of nerves over maritime order. During the Cold War, the US also carried out freedom of navigation operations. It took 10 years for the Soviets to accept the concept, writes Narushige Michishita.
HOME
Those keen to run an economy rice stall while helping to keep prices affordable can apply to a scheme launched yesterday by cooperative and foodcourt operator NTUC Foodfare. Stall operators get grants in return for keeping prices low.
HOME
The two rail disruptions on MRT's North East Line last month were electrical in nature, said the Land Transport Authority and train operator SBS Transit yesterday. They said they had completed investigations into the cause of the incidents, which occurred on Oct 13 and Oct 26, respectively.
BUSINESS
The Singapore economy may remain largely resilient but households, corporates and banks must be mindful of a rising level of financial risks, the Monetary Authority of Singapore has warned, citing risks linked to sluggish economic conditions, rising interest rates and foreign currency mismatches.
SPORT
Unbeaten Spurs favoured against Chelsea
Tottenham have beaten London rivals Chelsea in just 10 per cent of their last 60 clashes. But Spurs start as favourites in tomorrow's game against the beleaguered English Premier League champions, after a 12-game unbeaten run following a loss in the season's opening match.
LIFE
The chairman of the National Arts Council, Professor Chan Heng Chee (above), on Thursday weighed in on an ongoing debate over whether state funding for the arts should be used to enforce censorship. In her speech at the opening of the Singapore International Film Festival, she said governments or states end up the arbiter, but standards and values will evolve.
LIFE
Adele, whose latest album, 25, has smashed sales records in its first week of release, announced on Thursday that she would begin a 15-week concert tour of Britain, Ireland and continental Europe in February, her first in four years.
