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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 3:30 PM

PM Modi to explore semiconductor innovations in Singapore on 2nd day of his visit

On the second day of his visit to Singapore on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to tour a cutting-edge semiconductor facility in the city-state alongside his Singaporean counterpart. 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 bolster the bilateral ties between India and Singapore. This visit has underscored the growing significance of the semiconductor sector, which ...

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 3:30 PM

Singapore PM hosts informal dinner with PM Modi at Istana ahead of official talks

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong expressed his delight in hosting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an informal dinner at the Istana on Wednesday evening. The dinner precedes formal discussions scheduled for Thursday, aimed at enhancing bilateral ties between the two nations. In a post shared on his social media platform X, Prime Minister Wong posted a photograph with PM Modi, stating, "Welcome PM Narendra Modi to Singapore! Delighted to have the chance to catch up over a meal at th...

September 16, 2024 3:31 PM

PM Modi embarks on three-day visit to Brunei, Singapore, expresses confidence in advancing partnerships

Stating that both Brunei and Singapore are important partners in India's Act East Policy and the Indo-Pacific Vision, Prime Minister Narendra Modi affirmed confidence that his visits to the two nations will further strengthen New Delhi's partnership with the two countries and the larger ASEAN region. PM Modi is on a three-day visit to Brunei and Singapore today. He will be in Brunei on September 3-4 and Singapore on September 5. Notably, this will be the first visit to Brunei by an Indian Prime...

September 16, 2024 3:32 PM

Prime Minister Modi to visit Brunei and Singapore next week: MEA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Brunei from September 3-4, followed by a visit to Singapore from September 4-5, according to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. During a weekly media briefing, Jaiswal announced that PM Modi's visit to Brunei comes at the invitation of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah. This visit marks the first-ever bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Brunei. The visit also coincides with the 40th anniversary of the establi...

June 3, 2024 3:08 PM

US, Indo-Pacific partners holding talks in Singapore on clean energy

The U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework is holding a ministerial meeting this week in Singapore, including major firms joining a "Clean Economy" investor forum to boost infrastructure and climate investments across the region. It marks the first in-person IPEF ministerial session since the substantial conclusion of negotiations for the IPEF Clean Economy Agreement and the Fair Economy Agreement in November in San Francisco. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the countries plan to ...

May 21, 2024 5:45 PM

One dead, 30 reported injured as Singapore Airlines flight hit by turbulence

A Singapore Airlines flight from London made an emergency landing in Bangkok on Tuesday due to severe turbulence, officials said, with one passenger on board dead and local media reporting multiple injuries. Singapore Airlines did not say at what point the injuries and death took place. Thai media reports said there were 30 injuries, while Singapore Airlines did not specify how many people were injured. The Boeing 777-300ER plane with 211 passengers and 18 crew was headed to Singapore when it...

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...