Jumat , 22 Sep 2017, 01:14 WIB

Singapore's deputy PM says understand disquiet about presidential election

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SINGAPORE -- Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam has said he understands people's concerns about this month's uncontested presidential election, which was reserved for members of the minority...

Rabu , 13 Sep 2017, 01:47 WIB

Malay woman to be Singapore president

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SINGAPORE -- There are no Muslim Malays in the top echelons of Singapore's army, and few among the senior ranks of its judiciary, but a member of its poorest ethnic minority is set to become the first woman president of the Southeast Asian city state this week. Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament, will be formally named to...