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$13m spent on GE2025 campaign, PAP spent $9.4m against $3.6m by the opposition
Total spending increased by about 42 per cent from GE2020. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Man City skipper Bernardo Silva hails Pep Guardiola’s new generation
They hammered Juventus 5-2 in their final Club World Cup group game. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes ...
Malaysia Airlines passenger fined $200 for bomb joke at Vietnam airport
The man said his inappropriate joke stemmed from a lack of awareness. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
Xiaomi draws 289,000 orders in first hour of its electric SUV launch
The YU7 is intended to compete with Tesla’s Model Y in China. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Japan has no recorded case of fentanyl seized, finance minister says
Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday there have been no recorded cases of synthetic drug fentanyl being ...
US talks to Pakistan about promoting 'durable peace between Israel and Iran'
WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a call on Thursday in which ...
TwoSet Violin cancel US concerts over visa issues
The duo have previously played multiple shows in the US in recent years. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
IOC to take lead in gender eligibility criteria, says Kirsty Coventry
She said that she wanted the IOC to “protect the female category”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
Ukrainian drone attack on Kursk injures Chinese reporter, Russia says
A Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Kursk region on the border with Ukraine injured a war correspondent from the Chinese news outlet Phoenix TV, Russian authorities said late on Thursday, urging the ...
South Korea asks North to alert before releasing dam water
Six South Koreans reportedly died in 2009 after Pyongyang released water without prior notice. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.