Lawrence Wong

September 16, 2024 3:29 PM

India and Singapore complement each other: MEA on bilateral relations

Jaideep Mazumdar, Secretary (East) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), highlighted the strong and multifaceted relationship between India and Singapore during a special briefing on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to the city-state. Mazumdar emphasized that the two nations not only complement each other but also rely on their partnership for continued growth. "India and Singapore have a very multidimensional relationship," Mazumdar said. "We have strong defence ties, conductin...

September 5, 2024 1:25 PM

PM Modi attends lunch hosted by Singapore’s Senior Minister Lee Hsein Loong

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attended the lunch hosted by Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The two leaders shook hands and warmly greeted each other. PM Modi and Lee Hsien Loong were engaged in talks as they sat to have lunch together. PM concluded a productive second day of his visit to Singapore, marked by high-level meetings, facility tours, and the signing of significant agreements. The day's events underscored the deepening ties between India and Singapore across v...

September 16, 2024 3:29 PM

PM Modi calls India-Singapore ministerial roundtable “path-breaking mechanism”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the strong partnership between India and Singapore during his official visit to the city-state on Thursday. In a meeting with his Singaporean counterpart Lawrence Wong, PM Modi described Singapore as not just a partner nation, but an inspiration for every developing country. The Prime Minister congratulated Wong on his recent appointment and expressed confidence in Singapore's progress under the new leadership. "I am confident that under the leadership of...

September 16, 2024 3:30 PM

Prime Minister Modi receives ceremonial welcome at Singapore’s Parliament House

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received ceremonial welcome at Singapore's Parliament House on Thursday. Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong welcomed PM Modi and the two leaders warmly greeted each other. He signed the visitors book at the Parliament House. PM Modi and Lawrence Wong met ministers and delegates from each other's countries. PM Modi, who reached Singapore on Wednesday, is slated to hold numerous engagements in the city-state on Thursday as well. This visit is poised to further bol...

September 16, 2024 3:31 PM

PM Modi’s visit to elevate India-Singapore ties: Indian envoy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Singapore is expected to usher in a new era of bilateral relations, according to Indian High Commissioner to Singapore, Shilpak Ambule. Ambule emphasized the significance of the visit, occurring early in both PM Modi's third tenure and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's term. "This visit provides an excellent opportunity to elevate our relationship to unprecedented heights," Ambule said. The envoy highlighted that the recent India-Singap...

May 15, 2024 10:29 AM

Singapore to inaugurate new PM as Lee makes way after 20 years in charge

Singapore will inaugurate Lawrence Wong on Wednesday as its new prime minister and fourth leader since independence six decades ago, completing a carefully calibrated power transfer designed to guarantee continuity in the wealthy city-state. Wong, 51, comes from among a crop of so-called "4G" leaders, a new generation of politicians hand-picked by the long-ruling People's Action Party (PAP) to take over the reins of the key Asian trade and financial centre. Wong will retain his current positio...

April 15, 2024 4:58 PM

Singapore PM Lee to hand power to successor Wong on May 15

Long-time Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Monday he would hand over power to his designated successor, Lawrence Wong, on May 15, ahead of an election that must be by held next year. Wong has been prime minister-in-waiting since April 2022 after the previous anointed successor stepped aside unexpectedly and derailed the carefully choreographed leadership transition typical in the affluent Asian financial centre. Wong, 51, was catapulted into the spotlight as co-head of the...