Clement Tan
Assistant Foreign Editor at The Straits Times
Assistant Foreign Editor @straits_times • Ex-Reuters, Bloomberg, CNBC • Previously in Beijing, HK, DC, NY • Always trying to write a book
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3 weeks ago |
straitstimes.com | Clement Tan
SINGAPORE – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is scheduled to visit Singapore on May 20 in his first international trip after winning a second term in office at the recent elections Down Under. Singapore will be the last leg on Mr Albanese’s week-long trip. He will first visit Indonesia from May 14 to 16, before proceeding to the Vatican City to attend the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV on May 18.
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4 weeks ago |
straitstimes.com | Clement Tan
LONDON – Writing on Truth Social, his preferred social media platform, US President Donald Trump claimed it was a “great honour” that Britain became the first country to sign a new trade deal since he announced sweeping global tariffs on most countries. Mr Trump also boasted that the deal with the United Kingdom was “full and comprehensive”. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was equally happy; he branded May 8 – the date when the agreement was concluded – a “fantastic, historic day”.
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2 months ago |
straitstimes.com | Clement Tan
LUXEMBOURG – Singapore will need to stay predictable and stable, while building deep expertise in some areas, to thrive in a changing world rife with uncertainties, said President Tharman Shanmugaratnam. He was speaking to Singapore media toward the end of his six-day trip on state visits to Belgium and Luxembourg.
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2 months ago |
straitstimes.com | Clement Tan
LUXEMBOURG – Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa welcomed President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and his spouse, Mrs Jane Ittogi Shanmugaratnam, at the forecourt of the Grand Ducal Palace on the morning of March 27, kicking off the first state visit by a Singaporean leader to Luxembourg. The two-day visit also commemorates the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, which established ties in March 1975.
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2 months ago |
straitstimes.com | Clement Tan
BRUSSELS - President Tharman Shanmugaratnam met top business leaders from various sectors, ranging from pharmaceuticals and offshore engineering to sustainability and finance, at a breakfast dialogue in Brussels on March 26, and had the opportunity to understand their concerns and ways they might invest in Singapore.
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