Speaking to the media at Humanity Matters' headquarters in Geylang on Thursday (5 Nov), Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs and Senior Minister of State for Defence Zaqy Mohamad shared how his involvement in four humanitarian missions for Gaza had convinced him that more could be done to help those affected by the crisis.

Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, was summoned as a witness in separate trials involving former lawmaker Roy Suryo and physician Tifauzia Tyassuma, who face defamation charges linked to claims questioning the authenticity of his university diploma.

Jokowi was greeted by hundreds of supporters as he arrived at the East Jakarta District Court,

Around 6,770 police and military personnel were on standby to secure the proceedings said authorities.

His victory holds a crucial seat for the Democratic Party in the wider battle for Senate control.

Speaking to supporters at his campaign watch party in the early hours of Wednesday (Nov 4), El-Sayed celebrated his win over Republican candidate Mike Rogers, a former congressman.

In her closing speech, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act is "not a silver bullet", stating that "even with the expanded powers, we can expect challenges ahead of us in exercising these powers".

The 37-year-old state legislator and former middle school teacher will become the Senate’s youngest member.

In his victory speech, Talarico touched on Elon Musk's failed US$224 million campaign in Texas to boost his favoured Republican candidates.

"We just proved that all the money in the world is no match for the people of Texas," he said.

“I understand that this sounds counterintuitive. Contribute towards those creating the problem?

“Admittedly, this may seem unfair from a natural justice perspective, but frame this another way. If the pollution were to persist in the absence of such an exchange, would we rather have the clean air at some cost or continue to suffer the effects of the haze, which may well be in excess of whatever expenditures are involved?” he said.