Child abduction by a parent: 22 cases of children taken out of S’pore between 2019 and 2024 | Inside Singapore Parliament’s record-setting 14th term

Plus: Mandai Wildlife Reserve's Giant Panda Forest to close for breeding season | If this e-mail is not displayed properly, click here. MONDAY, APR 21 2025 Nikki Diane De Guzman Assistant Newsletter Editor Good morning, With just two days away from Nomination Day on April 23, more new candidates and party manifesto have been unveiled. Follow ST's live coverage on the road to GE2025 here. Separately, ST's Zaihan Mohamed Yusof takes a closer look at the issue of child abduction by a parent. According to the Ministry of Social and Family Development, there were 22 cases of children taken out of Singapore between 2019 and 2024. More details in the report. Catch up on the news that matters, any time. Join ST's WhatsApp channel. Singapore Child abduction by a parent: 22 cases of children taken out of Singapore between 2019 and 2024 One complication is The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Singapore Inside Parliament's record-setting 14th term There were more sittings than ever, including one that ran past midnight. Singapore Focus remains on residents as rematch with PSP looms in West Coast-Jurong West: Desmond Lee He added that he is looking forward to letting voters compare the plans by both parties. Singapore Gan Siow Huang prepared for a tough election fight in Marymount In 2020, she won 55.04 per cent of the vote against 44.96 per cent polled by PSP's Ang Yong Guan. Singapore 'Difficult decision to make': Pritam on WP's caution over revealing GE2025 deployments The WP is a "price-taker" when it comes to the redrawing of electoral boundaries, he said. Opinion As tariffs get real, Trump could edge back from the brink The danger is plain to the real estate billionaire keen to demonstrate his deal-making prowess to voters. Business NTUC membership surpasses 1.4 million ahead of May Day The labour movement has set a goal of reaching 1.5 million members by 2030. Singapore Love is in the air: Mandai Wildlife Reserve's Giant Panda Forest to close for breeding season Giant panda females ovulate only once a year, with fertility peaking for just 24 to 36 hours. Singapore 152 motorcyclists caught in Tuas Checkpoint multi-agency crackdown More than 350 motorcyclists were stopped for checks on April 14. Life Hear Me Out: To be or not to be a mum? Asking my womb a question with no easy answers The question has a biological deadline and, for this writer, no answer yet. MOST POPULAR 1. Glass pane falls from height at Star Vista mall, injuring 6 2. Singaporean nabbed at checkpoint for smuggling drugs including 4.7kg of heroin in Malaysian car 3. Flash floods in Bukit Timah as PUB issues islandwide alerts If you received this newsletter from someone, sign up here to get daily updates right in your inbox! If you have any feedback, please drop us an e-mail at st-newsletters@sph.com.sg Sign up for more free newsletters from The Straits Times here. Manage subscription here.