en-sg-hotdailynews: 2015-10-05 Singapore Southeast Asia

Leni Robredo joins VP race
ABS CBN News
MANILA – Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo has formally accepted the Liberal Party's offer to become the running-mate of LP standard bearer, former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas. Roxas announced that Robredo is his running mate race in the historic Club ...

Leni Robredo: Low-key political wife goes national   Rappler
LP to present Robredo today, Senate slate on Friday — Abaya   Inquirer.net
LP '99.9%' sure to get Leni for VP   Philippine Star
The Manila Times
Coconuts Manila
Sun.Star
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PKR urges Federal Court to show courage on 10-day notice
Malaysiakini (subscription)
PKR Youth has expressed its dismay over the Court of Appeal's decision that the enforcement of a 10-day notice to the police prior to holding a peaceful assembly is lawful. PKR Youth chief Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said the decision, which had convicted ...
Nik Nazmi slams 'restrictive' interpretation of liberties after appellate ...   Malay Mail Online
PKR Youth slams court ruling on peaceful assembly as archaic   The Malaysian Insider

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Scrapping race categories 'may spark unease among minorities'
Channel News Asia
TODAY reports: Suggestions to scrap the Chinese, Malay, Indian, Others categorisation may spark unease among the minority races even today, says Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chan Heng Chee. By Valerie Koh, TODAY; POSTED: ...

Don't throw away race model, says Prof Chan   AsiaOne
Scrapping race categories may spark unease among Singapore minorities   Malay Mail Online
Race categorisation puts minority communities at ease: Chan Heng Chee   The Straits Times

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Binay camp ridicules Trillanes: Delusional
Inquirer.net
Vice President Jejomar Binay's political spokesperson, Rico Quicho, on Sunday made the remark as he derided Trillanes' bid for the vice-presidency in 2016. “He has built his career out of attempting and failing to destroy institutions and reputations ...
Binay ridicules Trillanes' VP bid   Manila Bulletin
As Poe thanks Trillanes, Binay camp blasts senator's VP bid   InterAksyon
Binay camp belittles Trillanes' VP bid   Tempo
Philippine Star
ABS CBN News
Coconuts Manila
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Duterte 'under pressure' from 'patriotic bizmen' group to run for president
InterAksyon
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he fields questions during News5's "Happy Hour" roundtable in this Sept. 10, 2015 file. INTERAKSYON.COM PHOTO. InterAksyon.com. The online news portal of TV5. DAVAO CITY – Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has admitted ...

Duterte declines team-up offer of Cayetano, Marcos   Minda News
Duterte hints he might run for president   Rappler
Mr. Duterte should run, but must recast hollowed-out platform   The Manila Times
Inquirer.net
Sun.Star
Gulf Times
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AsiaOne

PhuketWATCH Phuket News Site Closes; Hunt for 'Blue Shirt' Bomber; NCPO Calls ...
Phuketwan
Phuket Update Three Cambodians have been arrested on Phuket for selling fake sunglasses at Kata beach, officials announced. Four pairs of sunglasses could be bought for 100 baht and sold to tourists for between 150 baht and 600 baht a pair, Phuket ...

Thai junta furious over cartoon in paper   AsiaOne
Army pulls in Sakda for chat on cartoons | Bangkok Post: news   Bangkok Post
Junta's fury over Thai Rath cartoon   The Nation

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'Chinese targetted to divert attention from 1MDB'
Malaysiakini (subscription)
The claims that there is a plot to overthrow the government is merely a diversionary tactic to stall investigations on 1MDB, claimed former Special Branch deputy chief Abdul Hamid Bador. He said that those in power are willing to do anything to ensure ...
1MDB controversy turned into racial conspiracy to divert attention, says ...   Malay Mail Online
Hamid: Coup plot talk just a diversion   Free Malaysia Today
Come out of hiding, Kit Siang urges Gani   The Malaysian Insider
Malaysia Chronicle
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Will Najib remove Saifuddin as CEO of GMM?
Malaysiakini (subscription)
MP SPEAKS | The mounting pressure for action to be taken against Saifuddin Abdullah, including open calls for his expulsion from Umno, raises the question whether Prime Minister Najib Razak has lost confidence in Saifuddin as CEO of Global Movement of ...

Precious little done in name of moderation under Najib   Free Malaysia Today
'Has PM lost confidence in Saifuddin as GMM CEO?'   The Rakyat Post
No one will weep if Saifuddin Abdullah sacked from Umno, Utusan says   Malay Mail Online
The Malaysian Insider
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