TODAY’s brief, Wednesday, July 20

DONALD TRUMP TO BECOME THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE

Mr Donald Trump is expected to become the Republican party official nominee for the United States presidency early on Wednesday. The billionaire won a thumping victory in statewide party elections, garnering more than 13 million votes — the most of any Republican nominee ever. However, he experienced a rough start on Tuesday when he found himself engulfed in a plagiarism scandal, after a passage in his wife Melania’s prime time speech at the convention appeared to be similar to the one given by Ms Michelle Obama at the 2008 Democratic convention.

TURKEY ANNOUNCES NEW POLICIES AFTER COUP ATTEMPT

Turkey is expected to make some major policy decisions on Wednesday following the bloody coup attempt on July 15. The country’s National Security Council and the cabinet will meet to discuss the issues. The coup bid, which left more than 300 dead on all sides, saw the authorities detaining more than 7,000 people, including members of the armed forces, with Western allies urging the country to adhere to the rule of law.

LATEST COE RESULTS

This month’s second COE bidding exercise ends at 4pm on Wednesday. At the close of the previous exercise, premiums fell across all categories. This came after prices had reached their highest levels this year in the previous bidding exervise on June 22. Prevailing prices: Cat A S$52,301; Cat B S$56,089; Cat C S$47,889; Cat D S$6,012; Cat E S$56,002

S’PORE U-21 FOOTBALLERS KICK OFF INAUGUAL FAS U-21 CHALLENGE CUP CAMPAIGN

The Singapore National U-21 football team will play their Hong Kong counterparts in their opening match of the inaugural FAS U-21 Challenge Cup as part of their preparations for next year’s South-east Asian (SEA) Games. The match kicks off at 8pm at Bishan Stadium.

ATHER FORECAST

Thundery showers mainly over southern, eastern and western Singapore in the morning. Temperatures will likely range between 24°C and 33°C.