en-sg-hotdailynews: 2015-08-20 Singapore Southeast Asia

Jurong GRC: Rahayu Mahzam, Tan Wu Meng join PAP slate
Channel News Asia
Former Deputy Registrar of the Syariah Court Rahayu Mahzam and oncologist Dr Tan Wu Meng are the new faces in the People's Action Party's Jurong GRC slate for the coming General Election. By Justin Ong; POSTED: 20 Aug 2015 10:37; UPDATED: 20 ...

Lawyer Rahayu Mahzam, oncologist Tan Wu Meng join PAP's Jurong GRC team for ...   TODAYonline
PAP unveils 2 new faces in slate for Jurong GRC; David Ong to contest Bukit ...   The Straits Times
GE2015: PAP reveals candidates for Jurong GRC, Bukit Batok SMC   Yahoo Singapore News

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Iskandar: Resignation of Selangor PAS members won't cripple party
The Star Online
SHAH ALAM: The current spate of resignations of Selangor PAS members affiliated to the party's splinter group Amanah, formerly known as Gerakan Harapan Baru, will not cripple the party, claims its commissioner Datuk Iskandar Abdul Samad. He said ...

Zaid to join GHB?   Astro Awani
400 Quit Pas To Join Gerakan Harapan Baru   malaysiandigest.com
Over 400 Selangor PAS members quit, set to form splinter group   The Straits Times
The Sun Daily
Malay Mail Online
Free Malaysia Today
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Hostages race to freedom as Philippine troops battle militants
Times of India
MANILA: Two Philippine coast guard men held hostage by al-Qaida-linked militants sprinted through gunfire to freedom as government forces raided the extremists' hideout, killing 15 of them, the army said on Thursday. Gringo Villaruz and Allan Pagaling ...

Hostages race to freedom in Philippines   The Australian (blog)
2 PCG men abducted by Abu Sayyaf rescued   ABS CBN News
2 Filipino coast guard men escape from Abu Sayyaf extremists   Chron.com
InterAksyon
Sun.Star
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Pua challenging overseas travel ban decision
The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR: Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua is challenging the Immigration Department director-general's decision to stop him from travelling overseas. Pua wants the High Court to declare the decision unlawful, invalid and quash it. Pua, who is DAP ...

Pua files leave for judicial review to challenge order prohibiting him to ...   The Borneo Post
Pua files judicial review application against Immigration Dept (Updated)   The Sun Daily
Tony Pua challenges “unlawful” travel ban   Free Malaysia Today
Astro Awani
Malay Mail Online
The Malaysian Insider
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AsiaOne

Pandas at Malaysian zoo set world record
AsiaOne
KUALA LUMPUR - The two iconic giant pandas at Zoo Negara have set a world record by being the first pair to naturally reproduce within a short period of time while in captivity. Malaysian Zoological Society Giant Panda Conservation Centre and ...
Panda cub for viewing only in about two months   Malaysiakini (subscription)
Najib Shares Photos Of First Malaysian-Born Panda With The Nation   malaysiandigest.com
Groundbreaking panda birth   Malay Mail Online
Malaysia Chronicle
Channel News Asia
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Plane's data recorder still missing
Irish Examiner
Indonesia's Search and Rescue Agency said yesterday that rescuers are still searching for one of the two black boxes from a passenger plane that crashed into a mountain over the weekend, killing all 54 people on board. Agency chief Henry Bambang ...

Text your say: Public expresses sorrow over Trigana crash   Jakarta Post
First bodies carried out from Papuan crash site   Radio New Zealand
Indonesia Plane Crash: Debris Found After Trigana Crash Carrying 54 People Crashes   The Times
The Columbian
Rapid News Network
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Aquino leads celebration of Quezon's 137th birth anniversary
CNN Philippines
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday (August 19) led the wreath-laying rites at the Quezon Memorial Shrine to mark the 137th birth anniversary of former President Manuel Quezon. Relatives of the late president ...
Now open: Newly modernized Museo ni Manuel Quezon in QC   Coconuts Manila
Manuel L. Quezon honored for helping Jews   Inquirer.net
Noy leads observance of Quezon's 137th birth anniversary   Philippine Star
BusinessWorld Online Edition
St. Louis Jewish Light
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ATTENTION, POLITICIANS | Comelec calendar sets deadlines for filing, holding ...
InterAksyon
At the last barangay elections, candidates file their certificates of candidacies. FILE PHOTO BY BERNARD TESTA. InterAksyon.com. The online news portal of TV5. MANILA -- Political parties have less than three weeks to hold their conventions in ...
Over 18000 seats up for grabs in 2016   Manila Bulletin
18069 positions at stake in 2016 polls   Tempo
Comelec sets election calendar towards May 2016 polls   Inquirer.net
Manila Standard Today
The Manila Times
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Additional restrictions imposed on Anwar
The Sun Daily
PETALING JAYA: PKR vice president Nurul Izzah Anwar claimed that prison officials have imposed additional restrictions on Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim following claims of a conspiracy to topple Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. Izzah, who is Anwar's ...

Court to rule on Anwar's defamation suit against Anifah in October   The Star Online
Nurul calls for investigation on Rahman Dahlan   Free Malaysia Today
Daughter claims Anwar facing fresh curbs in prison after conspiracy claim to ...   TODAYonline
Malaysiakini (subscription)
The Rakyat Post
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Rappler

DFA allows passport extension
BusinessWorld Online Edition
AMID DELAYS in the delivery of new passports, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is allowing the extension of passport validity for free. The logo of the Department of Foreign Affairs is seen in this file photo. In a statement, the Foreign Affairs ...
DFA offers passport validity extensions free of charge, in face of 'renewal ...   Inquirer.net
Amid delays in printing, DFA offers free passport extension   ABS CBN News
Passport extension for free - DFA   Sun.Star
Rappler
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