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Four pillars guide closer Thailand-Singapore partnership
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Thailand and Singapore have agreed to advance a four-pillar strategic partnership while coordinating their consecutive ASEAN chairmanships in 2027 and 2028, placing bilateral cooperation and regional continuity at the centre of a renewed leaders’ dia
Key facts
- Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong set the direction at the 5th Thailand–Singapore Leaders’ Retreat in Bangkok on Wednesday (September 2, 2026)
- Singapore will chair ASEAN in 2027, followed by Thailand in 2028
- Thailand pledged its support for Singapore’s chairmanship in 2027, while both governments agreed to coordinate closely so that Singapore’s priorities could connect with Thailand’s agenda in 2028.
- The two countries will build on their agreement for Thailand to supply 100,000 tonnes of rice to Singapore over five years and explore cooperation involving other food products.
Summary
Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong set the direction at the 5th Thailand–Singapore Leaders’ Retreat in Bangkok on Wednesday (September 2, 2026). The meeting was the first Leaders’ Retreat between the two countries in 11 years.
At a joint press conference at the Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok, Anutin said the timing was particularly important because Singapore and Thailand would assume the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in successive years.