Mr Tharman’s letter to Mr Lee: Dear Prime Minister, Thank you for your letter of 13 May 2024 informing me that you and your government intend to resign on 15 May 2024. In my judgment, concurring with your advice, Mr Lawrence Wong is the Member of Parliament who commands the confidence of the majority of … Read more
Before the state banquet, Mr Tharman and Sultan Ibrahim unveiled designs for four stamps that will be jointly issued by SingPost and Post Malaysia to mark the centennial anniversary of the Causeway. “They are timely reminders of how this busiest land crossing in the world is not just a physical connection between our two countries, … Read more
SINGAPORE: Malaysia’s king will make an official visit to Singapore from Monday (May 6) to Tuesday at President Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s invitation, Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday. This will be Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar’s first overseas state visit since he was installed as Malaysia’s king. He last visited Singapore in 2022 as Sultan … Read more
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong have written to Mr Prabowo Subianto to congratulate him on his victory in last month’s Indonesian presidential election, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday (Mar 21). Mr Prabowo, who is Indonesia’s defence minister, won the Feb 14 contest with nearly 60 per cent of the … Read more
INTERACTING WITH COUNTRIES AS THEY EVOLVE Mr Tharman was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a three-day state visit to Brunei that ended on Friday – his first overseas state visit. “The world order is gradually being eroded and is splintering. We have to take the world as it is,” he said. “We are … Read more
