KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore and Malaysia, as founding members of Asean and like-minded partners, must help the region remain united and credible, says Singapore President Halimah Yacob.
She said this was crucial because the external environment was becoming increasingly volatile and challenging – with major power rivalries sharpening, the global economic outlook remaining uncertain due to the war in Ukraine and the long aftershocks of Covid-19.
Halimah said this in her speech at the state banquet hosted by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at Istana Negara here yesterday.Halimah said that over the past three years, Singapore and Malaysia had stood shoulder-to-shoulder to tackle Covid-19, a once-in-a-generation test.
“I am heartened that since our borders fully reopened to each other in April 2022, there have been slightly more than one million Singaporeans who travel to Malaysia each month just via our land checkpoints,” she said. Earlier, Halimah was accorded a state welcome at Istana Negara in conjunction with her maiden three-day visit to Malaysia, which began on Monday.Upon her arrival at the palace at 11am yesterday, Halimah and her husband, Mohamed Abdullah Alhabshee, were greeted by their Majesties.
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