On September 11, Singapore will be going to the polls to vote for their 89 Members of Parliament. Voting began at 8:00 am local time and will end at 8:00 pm on the same day.
This will be the first time that all seats in the parliament are available for non-People’s Action Party candidates, which comes months after Singapore founder, Lee Kuan Yew’s death and weeks after the 50th anniversary of Singapore’s independence.
India – Singapore Bilateral Trade:
Total Trade (2014-2015): USD $ 17.1 billion
Total Indian Import (2014-2015): USD $ 7.1 billion
Total Indian Export (2014-2015): USD $ 10 billion
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All trade figures are from the Ministry of External Affairs, India, Foreign Policy