Asia on edge over how Donald Trump will act in office; US election: America's divide runs far deeper this time

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   FRIDAY, NOV 11   SUBSCRIBE     The big story of the week, of course, was the unexpected big sweep by American businessman Donald Trump of the US presidency, as well as the gains made by his Republican colleagues in both chambers of Congress on his coat-tails. No one saw this coming; even some Trump aides were said to be surprised by the size of the support he received. Our correspondents in the United States - Jeremy Au Yong, Melissa Sim and Nirmal Ghosh - try to make sense of it all. We also asked our correspondents in Asia to give us their take on what it all portends. Ravi Velloor, our Global Affairs commentator, sums this up well. Meanwhile in Singapore, the presidency was also in the news, with Parliament passing the much-debated constitutional changes to how Singaporeans go about picking their elected president.  The amendments kick in from the 2017 election, which will be reserved for Malay candidates. Do also check out our profiles of the first batch of five nominees for this year's Straits Times Singaporean of the Year award. If you know of someone who you think we should consider for the award, please do let us know. I hope you enjoy this week's selection. Many thanks for reading The Straits Times. Warren Fernandez Editor-in-Chief The Straits Times & SPH's English, Malay, Tamil Media Group     Asia on edge over how Donald Trump will act in office Clearer picture will emerge for governments and businesses when Trump unveils his Cabinet. Read More       United States US election: America's divide runs far deeper this time Campaign rhetoric centred on issues of identity rather than policy. Read More   United States Storm of factors sank Hillary Clinton's prospects So what went wrong for Clinton and what went right for Trump? Read More   Economy Anti-trade talk bad news for S'pore if put into practice by Trump S'pore will be hit hard if Trump ramps up protectionist measures. Read More   Singapore Singapore's next president set to be Malay 2017 polls to be reserved for Malay candidates to ensure presidency is multiracial. Read More     The Straits Times Singaporean of the Year 2016 award: Meet the first batch of nominees   Read More   Growing old: Should you be worried?   Read More   Maid's sweet reunion with family nearly 30 years later   Read More

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