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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.

In Malaysia, over half a million road accidents have been recorded so far this year.

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.