Singapore PM says he has decided to call a general election

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong waves to journalists after the inauguration of Indonesia's President Joko Widodo for a second term, at the parliament building in Jakarta on October 20, 2019. (File/AFP)

• The decision comes as the city-state was in a stable position with regards to the COVID-19 outbreak

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s prime minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday he had advised the city-state’s president to dissolve parliament as he had decided to call a general election.
The decision comes as the city-state was in a stable position with regards to the COVID-19 outbreak, he said.