I'm not sure about their chances of winning, but I think they'll improve from last year's result," he told The Straits Times in Mandarin. He stood against Mr Ong but garnered only Mr Ong won 73 per cent in the three-way race also contested by independent Samir Salim Neji. Dr Chee has said the party was hoping for a one-on-one contest with the PAP in the Bukit Batok by-election for which a date has not been announced.
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Link Copied! Copy gift link. Sign up or log in to read this article in full. Sign up. Already have an account? Log in. Afghanistan is "at the brink of economic collapse" and the international community must urgently resume funding and provide humanitarian assistance, Pakistan's foreign minister warned Thursday as US, Chinese, Russian and Taliban diplomats met in Islamabad. The Taliban has been waging a counter-insurgency campaign against Isis in recent months.
When Sandra Montiel's friend needed medical care after cosmetic treatment went wrong she was turned away by seven hospitals - until she visited Mexico's first dedicated public clinic for trans patients.
The facility is the first of its kind in the country and a rarity in Latin America, where transgender patients usually have to rely on private hospitals. The clinic aims to end the confusion and rejection that the community often faces when seeking medical attention, offering services including psychological support and hormonal treatment.
Pakistan removed Islamist leader Saad Rizvi from its terrorism watchlist on Thursday, paving the way for his release from detention under a deal to end weeks of deadly protests by his followers over an alleged blasphemy. The move came a week after the government agreed to free 2, detained members of his Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan TLP movement, lifted a ban on the group and agreed to let it contest elections.
Former US president Donald Trump's longtime advisor Steve Bannon was indicted Friday for refusing to testify to the congressional committee investigating the Capitol riot, the Justice Department announced. Even the wildest parts of the Amazon untouched by humanity are being impacted by climate change, according to new research. Hundreds of migrants, mainly Kurds, have been stuck for days on the Belarusian-Polish border in near-freezing temperatures.
French astronaut Thomas Pesquet speaks at a press conference in Cologne after returning from six months onboard the International Space Station, saying "the idea is to go back to the moon but in a more sustainable way", and then to "do the same thing on Mars. Swedish music streaming giant Spotify announced Thursday its latest purchase in its quest to diversify, with the takeover of audiobook distributor Findaway.
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