
Singapore's Tough Path Will Test a Crop of Younger Lawmakers
By and Ishika Mookerjee
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Welcome to Singapore Edition. Each week we bring you insights into one of Asia's most dynamic economies. If you haven't yet, please sign up here.
It's been a week of juggling election news and the ongoing economic turmoil from the US government's trade policy. In this edition, Karoline Kan and Ishika Mookerjee look at the line-up of young candidates who may have to deal with the fallout. Justina T. Lee salutes one of the old guard who is bowing out. And if you're feeling stressed out by the market gyrations, campaigns and economic broadsides, Derek Wallbank has a solution for you: pizza.

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