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TOP NEWS HEADLINES IN SINGAPORE & THAILAND: APRIL 12

12/04/2025 10:33 AM

SINGAPORE

 

1.GE2025: MALIKI OSMAN SET TO BE REPLACED BY NEW FACE HAZLINA ABDUL HALIM IN EAST COAST GRC -- THE STRAITS TIMES

Second Minister for Education and Foreign Affairs Maliki Osman will not be part of the PAP slate for East Coast GRC in the upcoming general election, The Straits Times has learnt.

 

2.CHINA POWER: HOW TRUMP’S TARIFFS COULD DEEPEN BEIJING’S REGIONAL SWAY, AND WHAT MIGHT STAND IN ITS WAY -- CNA

At a time when Southeast Asia is reeling from the shock of punitive US tariffs, a Chinese president is set to visit the region, having just promised at a rarely held conference back home to enhance ties with China’s neighbours.

 

THAILAND

 

1. BANGKOK MUSEUM MARKS SONGKRAN WITH RITUALS AND FESTIVITIES -- The Nation

A ceremony to pour water over sacred Buddha relics and Navagraha figures will be among the highlights of Songkran festivities at the Bangkok National Museum in Phra Nakhon district.

 

2. BMA SETS UP SONGKRAN SAFETY HUB -- Bangkok Post

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) opened a command centre on Friday to oversee the safety of Songkran revellers in Bangkok and 17 celebration spots across the city.

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