AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoShangri-La Dialogue Watch: Australia’s defence minister Richard Marles says China’s decision to send mostly academics instead of its defence minister is a missed chance for “strategic reassurance” as the forum opens in Singapore, with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth in town and regional leaders weighing Taiwan and the Iran war. Singapore-US Defence Ties: Hegseth met PM Lawrence Wong at the Istana, reaffirming the long-running defence partnership and US support for SAF training. North Korea Diplomacy: Singapore’s foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan says Pyongyang is not ready for major engagement with the US or South Korea, focusing instead on deterrence and self-reliance. Local Cost of Living: FairPrice is expanding its price freeze to 500+ essentials from Jun 1 to Aug 31. Health & Research: Singapore commits SG$2.5b over five years for preventive and precision medicine, including AI tools for Healthier SG. Tech & Finance: Coda Payments wins MAS Major Payment Institution licence. Environment: NEA warns haze risk may rise from June to October due to El Nino and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole. Sports: PV Sindhu bows out of the Singapore Open in the quarterfinals.
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