Singapore’s exclusive concert agreement with Taylor Swift was not “unfriendly” to its neighbors, Premier Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday ( Mar 5 ) during a visit to Melbourne.
According to Mr. Lee, “our companies negotiated a deal with her to make Singapore her just stop in Southeast Asia,” he said.
It has turned out to be a very fruitful design.
After Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin claimed last month that Singapore had brokered a deal with the US music legend, the unique layout became a hot topic in the region.
Later, a lawmaker in the Philippines expressed regret over the Singapore deal and reportedly said,” This is n’t what good neighbors do.”
Mr. Lee was asked about the deal and whether it violates the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) spirit at a joint press conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday.
The singer-songwriter was given incentives from Singapore’s hospitality recovery account, which was established to resurrect the industry following the COVID- 19 pandemic, according to Mr. Lee.
” I do not consider that to be unfriendly,” he said. ” Maybe one nation makes a bargain, and other countries do it.” You can only be assured that you will travel to various locations if you agree to do so.