Mission Updates

Singapore Ambassador to the United States Ashok Kumar Mirpuri responds to the New York Times Magazine May 20 article “A Sudden Coronavirus Surge Brought Out Singapore’s Dark Side”.

Singapore Ambassador to the United States, Ashok Kumar Mirpuri, wrote to Foreign Policy in response to the article “Singapore is trying to forget migrant workers are people” published on 6 May 2020. Foreign Policy refused to publish Ambassador Mirpuri’s letter to the editor despite previously carrying letters to the editor from Ambassadors accredited to the United States and spokespersons from various Ministries of Foreign Affairs in 2019. Read the full text of Ambassador Mirpuri’s letter.

Singapore Ambassador to the United States Ashok Kumar Mirpuri responds to the Washington Post April 22 news article "Migrant workers bear the brunt of Singapore's outbreak".

PM Lee Hsien Loong's remarks on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) situation in Singapore, delivered on 21 April 2020.

Singapore Ambassador to the United States Ashok Kumar Mirpuri responds to the Washington Post April 6 editorial "The risky side of fighting lies".