Working Visit by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to Bangkok, Thailand, 12 October 2026

         President Tharman Shanmugaratnam made a Working Visit to Bangkok, Thailand.

         During the visit, President Tharman had a Royal Audience with His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua and Her Majesty Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana. This was President Tharman’s first Royal Audience with Their Majesties. They agreed that bilateral relations are in excellent shape, and reaffirmed the substantial and multi-faceted partnership between the two countries as well as the warm ties between their peoples. President Tharman also invited Their Majesties to make a State Visit to Singapore.

          President Tharman also met Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Anutin Charnvirakul. They acknowledged the strong and mutually beneficial partnership of both economies, and agreed that both countries should seek to add momentum to regional cooperation in areas such as energy cooperation and the digital economy. They exchanged views on regional developments.

          During his visit in Bangkok, President Tharman spoke at the opening event on “Small AI: More and Better Jobs” at the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group (WBG), in his capacity as Co-Chair of the WBG’s High Level Advisory Council on Jobs. The discussion touched on the linkages between AI, job creation and tertiary education systems.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

12 OCTOBER 2026