Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s first go to to Singapore

SINGAPORE — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Singapore on Monday (30 January) for an official go to, his first since he turned Malaysia’s 10th prime minister last year.

Earlier at present, Datuk Seri Anwar known as on President Halimah Yacob following an official welcome ceremony on the Istana. He may even be attending an official lunch hosted by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his honour.

In his one-day go to, PM Anwar and PM Lee will witness three agreements being signed between Singapore and Malaysia, as reported in The Straits Instances.

Stronger ties between Singapore and Malaysia for a digital and inexperienced financial system

Two agreements will give attention to collaboration within the digital financial system and inexperienced financial system between Singapore’s Ministry of Commerce and Trade and Malaysia’s Ministry of Worldwide Commerce and Trade.

This partnership is Malaysia’s first inexperienced financial system settlement with any nation and is anticipated to spice up collaboration and assist companies and staff reap the benefits of inexperienced financial alternatives.

In line with The Straits Instances, the agreements will see the each side deepen cooperation in areas such because the setting of requirements and the deployment of charging factors for electrical autos and collectively discover initiatives in low-carbon options.

Additionally on the agenda is exchanging info on carbon markets, exploring collaboration on carbon credit initiatives and growing new and renewable energy-related know-how requirements for supporting home and regional decarbonisation.

Improve larger digital financial system inside ASEAN

Singapore’s Ministry of Communications and Info (MCI) and Malaysia’s Ministry of Communications and Digital (MCDM) additionally signal a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in information safety, cyber safety, and digital financial system areas.

The digital financial system framework of cooperation will search to strengthen collaboration past the outlines of the Complete and Progressive Settlement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Regional Complete Financial Partnership, to which each Singapore and Malaysia are signatories.

That is to boost industries and small companies’ competitiveness and spur larger digital financial system cooperation inside ASEAN.

Among the many topics coated are information safety insurance policies, cross-border information flows, cyber-security threats and synthetic intelligence.

Orchid Hybrid named in honour of PM Anwar and his spouse

An orchid hybrid was additionally named in honour of PM Anwar and his spouse, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

In a Fb publish on Monday, PM Anwar stated that he hoped the go to would additional strengthen the connection and cooperation between the 2 international locations.

In one other separate publish, Singapore Overseas Affairs Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan stated: “Honoured to welcome Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Dato’ Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail to Singapore.”

PM Anwar was accompanied by Minister of Transport Anthony Loke, Minister of Worldwide Commerce and Trade Tengku Zafrul Aziz, Minister of Overseas Affairs Zambry Abdul Kadir, Minister of Communications and Digital Fahmi Fadzil, Premier of Sarawak Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari, and Menteri Besar of Johor Onn Hafiz Ghazi.

PM Anwar may even interact with the Malaysian neighborhood earlier than departing from Singapore on Monday night.

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