TOP OF THE NEWS
US President Barack Obama is committed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade pact but said the prospects for it to be passed in an election year are slim. In an e-mail interview with The Straits Times ahead of an official visit by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to the US, Mr Obama added that Singapore is an anchor for the US in South-east Asia.
TOP OF THE NEWS
Singaporeans must "speak up" against people who try to spread radical ideologies, Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam said yesterday. "What we need is to make sure the mainstream, the middle ground, is solid," he added.
WORLD
Tokyo residents voted in the city's first-ever woman governor yesterday, with former defence and environment minister Yuriko Koike pipping 21 other candidates to the post. She will administer a sprawling metropolis three times the size of Singapore, with a budget the size of Sweden's, and an economy as big as Indonesia's in the run-up to the 2020 Olympics.
WORLD
The Democratic Action Party (DAP) will not press ahead with its plan to hold snap elections in Penang, after its ally, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), disagreed with the idea of early polls. But another ally, Parti Amanah Negara, indicated it was ready to go along with the DAP's plan.
OPINION
Did the Russians hack the Democratic Party's e-mail servers? Is Republican Donald Trump a Russian agent? Such theories divert attention from the fact that the greatest threat to US strategic interests is Mr Trump in the White House, writes Jonathan Eyal.
HOME
Study of Haw Par Villa features
The National Heritage Board has called a tender to study Haw Par Villa's 1,000 sculptures, dioramas and architectural features. It aims to determine the condition of the sculptures "with the aim of restoring them".
HOME
A new kidney dialysis centre that opened in Nee Soon South yesterday will also operate as a community outreach centre, to educate residents on preventing kidney diseases. The National Kidney Foundation dialysis centre also offers services such as health screenings and exercise classes.
BUSINESS
Swiber 'may be only the start'
With low oil prices continuing to weigh heavily on offshore and marine companies worldwide, the deep troubles of Singapore Exchange-listed Swiber Holdings could be the start of more to come, according to industry analysts. The debt-laden offshore services firm faces letters of demand amounting to US$25.9 million (S$35 million).
SPORT
Ibrahimovic scores in good start at Manchester United
Veteran Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic took under four minutes to make his mark at Manchester United, scoring a spectacular opener in the 5-2 rout of Galatasaray in a friendly. He said he sees something big happening and "if (Paul) Pogba comes too, it's going to be very interesting".
LIFE
Dick Lee keeps it real in biopic
Wonder Boy, a new film based on the early years of singer-songwriter Dick Lee (photo), will not shy away from controversial topics such as the drug taking that went on among his schoolmates at St Joseph's Institution. The composer says he wants the film to be as authentic as possible.
LIFE
Fried chicken made from a 100-year-old family recipe, cooking demonstrations by celebrity chefs such as Tetsuya Wakuda of the one-Michelin-starred Waku Ghin, and more await foodies at this year's Epicurean Market, an annual gastronomic festival organised by Marina Bay Sands.
