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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Southeast Asia

Thailand

Singapore's diplomatic relationships and recent highlights with Thailand.

Overview

Singapore and Thailand share excellent and multi-faceted bilateral ties. We also cooperate closely at regional and international fora. Strong economic links and robust defence ties are key pillars of the relationship. We also have extensive technical cooperation, including under the Singapore Cooperation Programme and the Singapore-Thailand Third Country Training Programme, where both countries jointly provide technical assistance to other developing countries in the region.

Our close bilateral relations are also reflected in the extensive cooperation among agencies. The Singapore-Thailand Enhanced Economic Relationship, launched in 2002, provides the framework for long-term strategic partnership in economic cooperation.  The Civil Service Exchange Programme (CSEP), launched in 1998 is a key bilateral platform to build insitutional linkages between the two civil services, and oversees cooperation in the areas of education, environment, ICT, science and technology, legal and judical, manpower, transport, as well as arts and culture.

Recent highlights

2020

  • Thai Princess H.R.H. Maha Chakri Sirindhorn visited Singapore in January to attend the opening ceremony of the Global Young Scientists Summit 2020.

  • Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul visited Singapore to attend the Singapore Airshow in February and met Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat, Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan, and Minister for Health Gan Kim Yong.

2019

  • Thai Princess H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn visited Singapore in January to attend the opening ceremony of the Global Young Scientists Summit

  • Thai Deputy Prime Minister and then-Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon attended the 18th Shangri-La Dialogue from 31 May to 2 June.

  • Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Minister (Trade and Industry) Chan Chun Sing and Minister (Foreign Affairs) Dr Vivian Balakrishnan attended the 34th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Thailand in June.

  • Minister (Foreign Affairs) Dr Vivian Balakrishnan attended the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, 20th ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, 9th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, and 26th ASEAN Regional Forum in Bangkok, Thailand from 20 July to 2 August.

  • Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul visited Singapore in August. He met Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat and spoke at the Pyramid Club’s National Day dinner in Singapore

  • Bank of Thailand Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob visited Singapore in August under the S R Nathan Fellowship.

  • Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin attended the 40th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly Thailand from August. 

  • Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Minister (Trade and Industry) Chan Chun Sing and Minister (Foreign Affairs) Dr Vivian Balakrishnan attended the 35th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Thailand in November.

2018

  • Thai Princess H.R.H. Maha Chakri Sirindhorn visited Singapore in January to attend the opening ceremony of the Global Young Scientists Summit.

  • Then-Senior Minister of State (Defence) (Foreign Affairs) Dr Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman visited Thailand from in June to attend the Third Conference on Cooperation Among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development Ministerial Meeting.

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