NEWSPAPER EDITORS PLAN TOUR OF SOVIET
Date: 12 August 1969
11 US eds to tour USSR for over 2 wks beginning Aug 24 under '68-69 exch pact; to pay own way, to be guests of Soviet Journalists Union; list
Edwin Charles Tong Chun Fai (born 12 August 1969) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who has been appointed as Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs concurrently in 2025.
A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Joo Chiat division of East Coast GRC since 2025, and previously the Joo Chiat division of Marine Parade GRC between 2015 and 2025, and the Jalan Besar division of Moulmein–Kallang GRC between 2011 and 2015. He has also been serving as Deputy Chairman of the People's Association since 2021. Prior to entering politics, Tong was a lawyer at Allen & Gledhill practising extensively in corporate and commercial disputes, restructuring and insolvency matters, and international arbitration. He was appointed Senior Counsel in 2015.
Tong made his political debut in the 2011 general election as part of a four-member PAP team contesting in Moulmein–Kallang GRC and won. Throughout his political career, he served as Senior Minister of State for Law and Senior Minister of State for Health before being promoted to full minister after the 2020 general election. He forms part of the new Cabinet selected by Lawrence Wong announced in May 2024.
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Date: 12 August 1969
11 US eds to tour USSR for over 2 wks beginning Aug 24 under '68-69 exch pact; to pay own way, to be guests of Soviet Journalists Union; list
Date: 13 August 1969
Special to The New York Times
Govt closes major magazine pub co after it issues new magazine, Ojo, to replace Primera Plana
Date: 13 August 1969
By VARTANIG G. VARTAN
Vartanig VARTAN
Date: 12 August 1969
By EDITH EVANS ASBURY
Edith ASBURY
US Appeals Ct, revg FCC '68 ban on broadcast ad or direct promotion of lotteries, agrees on ban but says FCC must now be specific about what is promotion and what is news; rev sought by NYS Broadcasters Assn and Metromedia Inc, backed by NYS and NYC
Date: 12 August 1969
By VARTANIG G. VARTAN
Vartanig VARTAN
NYSE trading vol at 6.68-million shares, lowest in nearly 2 yrs
Date: 12 August 1969
By FRED P. GRAHAM
Fred GRAHAM
Illus
Date: 13 August 1969
text of questions and answers at news conf
Date: 13 August 1969
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
John WILFORD
holds news conf, Houston, with fellow Apollo 11 astronauts, after emerging from quarantine; illus
Date: 13 August 1969
Special to The New York Times
some Vatican authorities close to Pope call for Defregger's resignation according to W Ger Cath News Agency background repts that were made pub by mistake; news agency repts papal secretariat was disappointed that Doepfner did not spare Roman Curia controversy over case, says some conservative circles in Curia use affair to discredit Doepfner, 1 of prelates who earned reputation as moderate at Second Vatican Ecumenical Council
Date: 13 August 1969
mil sources rept 6 Vietnamese begin hunger strike to protest arrest; Foreign Min spokesman says 6 obtained map of Long Cheng from unidentified army officer whose son informed authorities