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TODAY's morning brief for Monday, Aug 20

Photo of the day: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong waving at the start of the National Day Rally on Sunday (Aug 19).

Photo of the day: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong waving at the start of the National Day Rally on Sunday (Aug 19).

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Good morning! Here are our top reads of the day:

• Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi is in Singapore for a four-day working visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Amid growing cooperation in recent years, Singapore and Myanmar are working towards concluding a bilateral investment treaty by year-end.

• Divided families from South Korea and North Korea begin their three-day reunion — the first for three years — at the Mount Kumgang resort in North Korea, following a rapid diplomatic thaw on the Korean Peninsula.

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