MFA Press Statement: Visit of Minister for Manpower Tan Chuan-Jin to Indonesia, 24 to 27 November 2014

        Minister for Manpower Tan Chuan-Jin will visit Aceh and Jakarta, Indonesia from 24 to 27 November 2014.

        Minister Tan will visit Banda Aceh and Meulaboh from 24 to 26 November 2014. Minister Tan will meet with local Aceh leaders and officials. Minister Tan will discuss ways to strengthen the present links between Singapore and Aceh. Minister Tan will also have an opportunity to see first-hand the developments in Aceh in the 10 years since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. Minister Tan, who helped to lead SAF’s relief effort in Aceh after the 2004 tsunami, will visit facilities in Aceh which Singapore helped to develop after the 2004 disaster. These include the Cut Nyak Dhien Meulaboh General Hospital, the Fajar Hidayah Boarding School and the Meulaboh concrete pier.

        On 26 to 27 November 2014, Minister Tan will visit Jakarta where he will have meetings with various Indonesian personalities and officials from the new administration.

        Minister Tan will be accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Manpower.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

23 NOVEMBER 2014