Monday, 28 December 2009 01:40
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Major Facts
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Statistics: Trade: 1.582 billion dollars in the first nine months of fiscal year 2008-09 ending March (2nd largest) Investment: US$1.57 billion sunk into 72 projects, third largest investor in Myanmar with over 1.5 billion Citizens living in Burma Top 10 recipient of Singapore Cooperation Programme (SCP) Border: 1800km
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Latest News:
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26 Nov 2009 Singapore’s Swiber Holdings Ltd. won its first offshore pipeline installation contract in Burma, worth US$77 million
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Background
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Diplomatic relations since: 1966
Burma Policy: Constructive Engagement
Major issues:
- Trade and investment
- Oil and Gas
- Arms supply
Singapore is one of Burma’s top foreign investors and trading partners; it is also an important arms supplier and provides banking services for the regime. Its policy towards Burma is focused heavily on economic relations and less on politics. In particular Singapore does not support international action on human rights in the country however since the September uprising in 2007 it has also urged the junta to make quick |
| Statements |
24 Sept 2009 - Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo has welcomed the shift in position by the United States and Europe, the decision to engage Myanmar while keeping sanctions in place for the time being.
June 2009 - Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong made blunt warnings of the economic repurcussions of the junta's resistance to real democracy |
| Major Deals and Cooperation |
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Singapore-Myanmar Joint Ministerial Working Committee (JMWC)
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High Level Visits
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March 1994
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Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong visited Yangon (second head of state to visit) with a large delegation of business people. Singapore established a US$3million Myanmar Technical assistance Fund
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June 1995
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Prime minister visit to Singapore economic cooperation agreement.
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November 1996
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Than Shwe met Singapore’s PM
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3 October 1997
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General Khin Nyunt (Secretary 1 of SLORC and the SPDC) visited Singapore
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24-25 March 1998
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Singapore’s Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong to Yangon
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Mid July 1998
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Prime minister Khin Nyunt visited Singapore Premier Goh and deputy prime minister lee Hsien Loong
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1999
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Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong visited Yangon
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30-31 March 2005
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Lee Hsien Loong met Myanmar's top ruling generals in Burma. Including Sr Gen Than Shwe, PM Soe Win
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2-4 April 2007
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Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo made an official visit to Myanmar meeting SPDC secretary 1 Thein Sein
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17-18 March 2009
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Myanmar goodwill delegation led by Thein Sein and Singaporean delegation led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
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| 8-11 June 2009 |
Singaporean Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong visited Burma for a 4 day goodwill visit
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