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Monday #sgroundup: PM Lee's kids not interesting in joining politics 'at the moment'

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My kids aren't interested in joining politics 'at the moment': PM Lee


PM Lee drops in at World Cup screening
PM Lee drops in at World Cup screening



Although grownup, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says his four children are, "at the moment", not interested to enter politics.

PM Lee shared this in a televised Mandarin interview with Chinese television host Yang Lan ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Beijing in the first week of November. When asked if he would specially encourage or lead them in that direction, he said his children "have to find their own path in life".

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/my-kids-aren-t-interested-in-joining-politics--at-the-moment---pm-lee-040527610.html?linkId=10910584

Singapore's Stange faces sack calls after Suzuki Cup exit

Singaporean football national team coach Bernd Stange from Germany is facing calls for his dismissal after a 3-1 loss to bitter rivals Malaysia saw the defending champions knocked out of the AFF Suzuki Cup
Singaporean football national team coach Bernd Stange from Germany is facing calls for his dismissal after a 3-1 loss to bitter rivals Malaysia saw the defending champions knocked out of the AFF Suzuki Cup



 Singapore coach Bernd Stange on Monday faced calls for his dismissal after a 3-1 loss to bitter rivals Malaysia saw the defending champions knocked out of the AFF Suzuki Cup.

The 66-year-old German has come under fire since taking charge last May for allegedly favouring younger players and forcing the Southeast Asian minnows to adopt a fast-paced passing game to limited effect.

https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/singapores-stange-faces-sack-calls-suzuki-cup-exit-071245902--sow.html

Malaysia ringgit to see largest two-day loss since 1997-98 crisis as oil slides

This picture taken on December 6, 2006 shows Malaysian ringgit bank notes at a foreign exchange booth in downtown Kuala Lumpur
This picture taken on December 6, 2006 shows Malaysian ringgit bank notes at a foreign exchange booth in downtown Kuala Lumpur



Malaysia's ringgit was set on Monday to suffer its biggest two-day slide since the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis as tumbling oil prices threatened to undermine the oil exporter's economy.

The ringgit fell 2.4 percent to 3.4300 per dollar as of 0653 GMT from Thursday's close of 3.3465, according to Thomson Reuters data. Earlier on Monday, the Malaysian currency slipped as far as 3.4375, its weakest since February 2010.

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/malaysia-ringgit-see-largest-two-072458960.html

CASE ignored by errant retailers

Sim Lim Square
Sim Lim Square



As their warnings to shady shops continue to be ignored, Singapore’s consumer watchdog says mall management need to join in the fight against errant retailers.

In a statement to the media, the Consumer Association of Singapore (CASE) said that the Management Corporation Strata Title (MCST) of People’s Park Complex and Sim Lim Square should also be working to control rogue salesmen.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/case-ignored-by-errant-retailers-090535154.html

Hong Kong protesters, police clash; 40 arrested

Pro-democracy protesters lift barricade reinforcements up onto an escalator near the government headquarters in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on December 1, 2014
Pro-democracy protesters lift barricade reinforcements up onto an escalator near the government headquarters in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on December 1, 2014



Pro-democracy protesters clashed with police Monday as they tried to surround Hong Kong government headquarters to revitalize their flagging movement for democratic reforms after camping out on the city's streets for more than two months.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/hong-kong-protesters-face-off-police-140742452.html