PUBLISHED: 6 Mar 2024 at 05 :48
The region’s prime minister said on Tuesday while defending the mysterious arrangement that Singapore struck, guaranteeing Taylor Swift played in the city-state but nowhere else in Southeast Asia.
Swift, the only city in the area to feature on her blockbuster Eras world tour, is currently way through a run of six sold-out shows in Singapore.
The actor’s plan has sparked controversy in the area, with Singapore accusing Swift of refusing to pay her a visit.
Surprisingly, the Asean-Australia summit in Melbourne, a calm affair generally more focused on security and economic growth, brought up the subject.
At a joint press event with his American counterpart, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said,” Our organizations negotiated an agreement with her to come to Singapore and conduct, and to make Singapore her only cease in Southeast Asia.”
” A deal was reached,” reads the statement. And so it has turned out to be a very fruitful design. That does n’t strike me as being unfriendly.
Singapore has consistently declined to provide more information about the financial terms of the deal.
Swift’s Eras Tour may travel to Europe after Singapore.
Srettha Thavisin, the perfect minister, previously claimed he was aware of Taylor Swift’s decision to withdraw from Thailand. With the government providing grants of about US$ 3 million ( 107.4 million baht ) per show, she was able to do that as a result of the Singapore agreement to lure her to only do music.
According to Mr. Srettha, it would be beneficial for Thailand to follow suit in the future.
When Mr. Srettha mentioned Swift’s musical deal in Singapore without performing in another Asean nations, he brought this up, according to Chai Wacharonke, a government official. He praised Singapore for persuading the vocalist to accept the deal.
I regret misinterpreting the prime minister’s motives, and I urge those who want to criticize him on this matter to stop, Mr. Chai said.
” It is unnecessary to act to undermine the authority of a nation like this. Should n’t we collaborate to promote cleaner politics? This work together to overcome the difficulties in the nation.