7 days ago
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Anwar arrives in Singapore for Shangri-La dialogue
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has arrived in Singapore for a one-day working visit to participate in the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD), the premier defence and security conference in the Asia-Pacific region.
The aircraft carrying Anwar touched down at Singapore Changi Airport at 11.39 am.
He will proceed to the Shangri-La Hotel on Orange Grove Road, where he is scheduled to deliver a Special Address at 2:45 pm.
Mengadakan lawatan kerja singkat ke Singapura bagi menghadiri Dialog Shangri-La ke-22, sebuah platform penting dalam membincangkan isu keselamatan serantau dan global.
Sepanjang lawatan ini, saya turut dijadualkan mengadakan pertemuan dengan rakan sejawat saya, Lawrence Wong,…
— Anwar Ibrahim (@anwaribrahim) May 31, 2025
Prior to that, the Prime Minister is scheduled to receive a courtesy call from United States Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Anwar will also meet Boeing Global president and Boeing Company senior vice-president Dr Brendan Nelson on the sidelines of the dialogue.
Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin has been in Singapore since Friday to attend the dialogue.
The three-day 22nd SLD, which began on Friday, features participation from 47 countries, including 40 ministerial-level delegates, 20 chiefs of defence forces, over 20 senior defence officials, and leading academics from across the region.
During his visit, Anwar will also hold a bilateral meeting with his Singaporean counterpart, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
The two leaders are expected to review the state of Malaysia-Singapore relations and exchange views on regional and global developments of mutual concern.
Anwar is also scheduled to pay a courtesy call on Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the Istana.
