PUBLISHED: 24 Jan 2025 at 20: 32
This year, Singapore and Thailand did observe the 60th anniversary of their political partnership.
The Singaporean Embassy has introduced a symbol to honor the event that was the winner of a competition held last year by the ambassador, the foreign ministers of both nations, and the Royal Thai Embassy in Singapore.
Ambassador of Singapore to Thailand, Catherine Wong Siow Ping, said the two countries established diplomatic ties on September 20, 1965 at the welcome to build the brand at Siam Paragon. ” Today, the relationship is broad-based and varied, extending politics, economy, defence, education and more”, she said.
In 2021, Singapore and Thailand established the world’s second real-time pay system connection between Singapore’s PayNow and Thailand’s PromptPay. The Laos-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore-Power Integration Project was likewise launched the following year for the international cross-border industry for solar energy, she said.
In 2023, the locations were each other’s 9th-largest buying companions, and Singapore has constantly been among Thailand’s top five sources of foreign direct investment. Singapore ranked first among foreigners in Thailand next year, which further demonstrates her extended confidence in the country.
She continued, adding that both governments discussed novel cooperation initiatives like carbon credit trade and food and energy security during the Singaporean Prime Minister’s standard visit in November. She added that Singapore is anticipating Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s upcoming trip to Singapore this time.
However, Lalivan Karnchanachari, vice chancellor of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, said that relationships between Thailand and Singapore date up long before conventional diplomatic ties. In 1871, King Rama V made the first local property attend to Singapore. The king gave the bronze elephant in front of Singapore’s Old Parliament House as a sign of the adjacent ties.
The two are like-minded companions who were one of the founding members of Asean, which has a significant impact on maintaining peace and promoting wealth in the area.  ,
A shared perception of regionalism has helped Asean develop into a well-known organization international and transformed its business into one of the largest economies in the world, she said.