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Thailand-Singapore Leaders' Retreat on ASEAN Power Grid

Thailand-Singapore Leaders' Retreat on ASEAN Power Grid

Thansettakij•Economy•1h ago

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Prime Ministers of Thailand and Singapore held the 5th Thailand-Singapore Leaders' Retreat to strengthen strategic partnerships and coordinate future ASEAN chairmanships.

  • •Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong met on September 2, 2026, at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Bangkok.
  • •The two countries agreed on a 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.

Overview

  • •On September 2, 2026, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong held the 5th Thailand-Singapore Leaders' Retreat.
  • •Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong witnessed the exchange of 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.
  • •Thailand and Singapore will serve as ASEAN Chair sequentially over the next two years.
  • •Thailand and Singapore agreed to develop four additional agreements covering digital economy, transnational crime, food security, and supply chain resilience.
  • •Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul stated that Thailand will support Singapore's ASEAN chairmanship next year to ensure continuity.
  • •Thailand and Singapore agreed to further the Laos-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore power integration project to support the ASEAN Power Grid.
  • •Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul stated that Thailand intends to act as a bridge to increase ASEAN interaction with Myanmar through calibrated re-engagement.
  • •Thailand will host a meeting of Foreign Ministers and Commerce Ministers 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.

Place

Thailand(ไทย)ℹ️
A country and future ASEAN chair participating in the Leaders' Retreat.
Singapore(สิงคโปร์)ℹ️
A country and future ASEAN chair participating in the Leaders' Retreat.
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Bangkok(โรงแรมแมนดาริน โอเรียนเต็ล กรุงเทพฯ)
The venue where the joint press conference was held.
Myanmar(เมียนมา)ℹ️
A country where Thailand intends to act as a bridge for ASEAN interaction.
Cambodia(กัมพูชา)ℹ️
A country with which Thailand is committed to resolving differences peacefully.
Lao PDR(สปป.ลาว)ℹ️
A country involved in the integrated power system project with Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Organization

ASEAN(อาเซียน)ℹ️
A regional organization for which Thailand and Singapore will serve as chairs.
Ministry of Social Development and Human Security(กระทรวงการพัฒนาสังคมและความมั่นคงของมนุษย์)ℹ️
The Thai ministry that exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding with Singapore.
Ministry of Social and Family Development(กระทรวงการพัฒนาสังคมและครอบครัว)ℹ️
The Singaporean ministry that exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding with Thailand.
OECDℹ️
An organization that Singapore supports Thailand in joining.

Policy

Joint Statement on the Thailand-Singapore Forward-Looking Strategic Partnership
A guiding document for the future relationship and strategic partnership between Thailand and Singapore.
ASEAN Power Gridℹ️
A regional energy integration initiative supported by Thailand and Singapore.