Thai-Singapore PMs Upgrade Strategic Partnership

Thairath•Politics•55m ago

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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong met in Bangkok to upgrade the Thailand-Singapore strategic partnership across four key pillars.

•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong held the 5th Thailand-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat on September 2, 2026.
•The two nations agreed on the Joint Statement on the Thailand-Singapore Forward-Looking Strategic Partnership.
•Cooperation will focus on four pillars: environment/energy/food security, economy/investment/digital, defense/security, and regional strategic coordination.
•A Memorandum of Understanding on social development cooperation was exchanged between the respective ministries of Thailand and Singapore.

Overview

•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong held a joint press conference on September 2, 2026, at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Bangkok.
•Thailand and Singapore exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security of Thailand and the Ministry of Social and Family Development of Singapore.
•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul noted that this was the first Leaders’ Retreat in 11 years, coinciding with Thailand and Singapore serving as ASEAN Chairs in the next two years.
•The two leaders agreed to develop four additional agreements covering digital economy, transnational crime, food security, and supply chain resilience.
•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul stated Thailand would act as a bridge to increase appropriate interaction between ASEAN and Myanmar through calibrated re-engagement.
•Thailand will support Singapore's ASEAN chairmanship next year to ensure continuity between the two countries' terms.
•Thailand will host a meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Ministers of Commerce in the near future to implement the discussion results.

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Key Entities

Person

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Thailand.

Lawrence Wong(ลอว์เรนซ์ หว่อง)ℹ️

Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore.

Ratchada Thanadirek(รัชดา ธนาดิเรก)

Spokesperson for the Office of the Prime Minister of Thailand.

Place

Thailand(ไทย)ℹ️

A country that will serve as ASEAN Chair and hosted the 5th Thailand-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat.

Singapore(สิงคโปร์)ℹ️

A country that will serve as ASEAN Chair next year.

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Bangkok(โรงแรมแมนดาริน โอเรียนเต็ล กรุงเทพฯ)

The location where the 5th Thailand-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat was held.

Myanmar(เมียนมา)ℹ️

A country where ASEAN seeks to support peace and prosperity, with Thailand acting as a bridge.

Cambodia(กัมพูชา)ℹ️

A country with which Thailand aims to resolve differences peacefully through bilateral mechanisms.

Organization

ASEAN(อาเซียน)ℹ️

A regional organization that Thailand and Singapore will lead as chairs over the next two years.

Ministry of Social Development and Human Security(กระทรวงการพัฒนาสังคมและความมั่นคงของมนุษย์)ℹ️

The Thai ministry that signed an MOU on social development with Singapore.

Ministry of Social and Family Development(กระทรวงการพัฒนาสังคมและครอบครัว)ℹ️

The Singaporean ministry that signed an MOU on social development with Thailand.

OECDℹ️

An organization that Singapore supports Thailand in joining as a member.

Policy

Joint Statement on the Thailand-Singapore Forward-Looking Strategic Partnership

A statement serving as a guideline for the future relationship and strategic partnership between Thailand and Singapore.