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TOP NEWS HEADLINES IN SINGAPORE & THAILAND: APRIL 13, 2025

13/04/2025 09:54 AM

SINGAPORE

1. PAP HAS FINALISED SLATE FOR GE2025, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AMID GREAT GLOBAL UNCERTAINTY: PM WONG -- THE STRAITS TIMES

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on April 12 that the PAP has finalised its slate of candidates for the upcoming general election, which will be held at a time of great global uncertainty.

 

2. GE2025: NO TARGET VOTE SHARE IN MIND WITH FIERCE CONTEST EXPECTED IN COMING ELECTION, SAYS PM WONG -- CNA

Heading into his first General Election as leader of the ruling party, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Saturday (Apr 12) that he does not have a target vote share in mind and that he is expecting fierce competition across all wards.

 

THAILAND

1. 59 STILL MISSING AS 8 MORE BODIES FOUND IN SAO RUBBLE -- THE NATION

Rescue teams work through Songkran, searching Zones B4 & C1. Death toll from collapsed SAO building rises to 35, with 59 still missing.

 

2. HOLIDAY BONANZA BEGINS -- BANGKOK POST

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched the Maha Songkran World Water Festival 2025, inviting Thai and international tourists to celebrate the Thai New Year in a five-day event running until April 15 along Ratchadamnoen Klang Road and Sanam Luang.

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