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The royal couple are also scheduled to meet with Singapore President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Long during the visit.

Malaysian Pausi Jefridin, who was scheduled to be hanged on Wednesday (Feb 16) for a drug offence has been granted a respite by the republic's president, Halimah Yacob.

Malaysian Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam who is in death row in Singapore has been accorded full due process under the law.

Singapore President Halimah Yacob today received a credential from Malaysia's 17th High Commissioner to Singapore, Datuk Dr Azfar Mohamad Mustafar.

Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament, will be formally named to the mostly ceremonial post on Wednesday, media reported, after other candidates fell short of the criteria set for contesting.

The Department said five individuals applied for a Certificate of Eligibility.

Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam said Wednesday Singapore-Malaysia ties are flourishing, underpinned by the deep ties of friendship between the peoples.

The post will be reserved for candidates from a particular ethnic group if no one from that group has been president for five straight six-year terms.

Singapore Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob confirmed today that would be contesting in the upcoming Presidential Election, which has been reserved for Malay candidates, Channel NewsAsia reported.

The next Singapore Presidential Election which will be held in September this year will be a unique one as it has been reserved for Malay candidates after its first president nearly 50 years ago.

If contested, the next Presidential Election, which has been reserved for Malay candidates, will be held in September rather than in August.

Former Singapore President SR Nathan has died peacefully after a stroke, the prime minister's office said in a statement on Monday.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a Facebook post says SR Nathan "is restful and his vital signs are currently stable".

It was reported that Nathan, 92, who was appointed as Singapore's High Commissioner to Malaysia in 1988, suffered a stroke in April last year.

Singapore President Lee Hsien Loong gets the undivided attention of Indonesia's Jokowi over the morning meal.

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