This visit is the latest in a series of exchanges between Singapore and Johor since borders re-opened in April 2022. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Singapore leaders on Saturday resumed the annual tradition of attending the Hari Raya open house hosted by Johor Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar after a three-year break during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu and Manpower Minister and Second Minister for Trade and Industry Tan See Leng attended the open house at Bukit Serene, the residence of Sultan Ibrahim. The two Cabinet ministers had an audience with Sultan Ibrahim, after which they had lunch with the Sultan, the Permaisuri of Johor Raja Zarith Sofiah, and members of the royal family.
In a statement on Saturday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the visit is a reaffirmation of the longstanding and warm ties between Singapore and Johor, and the latest in a series of “high-level” exchanges between both sides since the border re-opened in April 2022. Ms Fu and Dr Tan were accompanied by officials from MFA, the Trade and Industry Ministry, and the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment.Minister Grace Fu and I attended His Majesty the Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar’s Hari Raya Open House...
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