SINGAPORE, Oct 14 — The trial of Singapore’s Opposition Leader Pritam Singh, who faced two charges of lying to a Parliamentary committee, began today at the State Courts — seven months after he was charged with the offence allegedly committed in 2021.

SINGAPORE, May 15 — Singapore will inaugurate Lawrence Wong today as its new Prime Minister and fourth leader since independence six decades ago, completing a carefully calibrated power transfer designed to guarantee continuity in the wealthy city-state.