Ambassadors of Australia and the US criticise Duterte for saying he should have been first to rape the 'beautiful' missionary.
Singapore is in the forefront of nations that vouch for strict punishment for drug crimes, including death.
Citing eye-witnesses, the UN agency officials said hundreds of people drowned in a matter of minutes as the boat sank.
According to the elections department, there are 25,616 voters in the Bukit Batok single member constituency.
Eye-witnesses who spoke to TODAY said they saw an overturned lorry on the Seletar Expressway.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton scored victories over their rivals in New York.
Duterte had initially refused to offer apology, saying he will not say sorry for a mistake he did not commit.
The plan to hold elections on 2 July sets off a campaign that would last 74 days
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa said he feared the death toll could go up even higher.
The prime minister called the attack an act of terrorism though the police did not term the incident a terror attack
Southwest said its employees responded to the situation as per protocol and that it does not condone discrimination of any kind.
Travellers aged above six who use the manned counters at checkpoints will have to scan thumbprints on arrival and departure.
Nazir, who was re-elected as CIMB chairman, said the funds transfer was a one-off event to help his brother.
Ramkumar, who had been arrested and kept in the prison over a kidnap case, was stabbed in the back.
Footage shows Duterte saying rape victim was so beautiful that he should have been the first to rape her.