SINGAPORE – Two Cupboard ministers continued an annual custom after they attended the Johor royal household’s Hari Raya Open Home on April 10.
Throughout their go to, Well being Minister Ong Ye Kung and Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat have been hosted to lunch by the Regent of Johor Tunku Ismail at Istana Bukit Serene.
Over lunch, Tunku Ismail and the ministers reaffirmed the robust and historic ties between Singapore and Johor, mentioned the Ministry of International Affairs in an April 10 assertion.
The ministers additionally conveyed their Hari Raya greetings to the Malaysian King, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, and Queen Raja Zarith Sofiah.
The go to displays the enduring relations between Singapore and Johor, added the assertion.
In a Fb publish on April 10, Mr Ong thanked the royal household for its hospitality.
He mentioned: “Singapore values our ties with our Johorean buddies. We’ll proceed to work on varied initiatives, such because the Johor-Singapore Particular Financial Zone, which can be useful to each side, and additional strengthen the people-to-people and financial ties between us.”
The annual custom of visiting the Johor royals for Hari Raya resumed in 2023 after a three-year break because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
