Singapore gets its first woman President
Yacob, accompanied by her husband and greeted by about 750 supporters, spoke outside the People`s Association building and called for unity in a speech delivered in English and Malay.
Sep 13, 2017, 17:24 PM ISTHalimah Yacob set to be Singapore's first woman President
A former speaker of Singapore`s Parliament, Halimah Yacob, was set to become the city-state`s first woman President after other candidates did not qualify for the contest, the Straits Times newspaper reported on Monday.
Sep 11, 2017, 17:20 PM IST