- Thailand and Singapore have agreed to deepen cooperation in four key areas covering energy, investment, defence and regional affairs.
- The two leaders welcomed the Joint Statement on the Thailand-Singapore Forward-Looking Strategic Partnership, which will guide future relations and strengthen bilateral cooperation.
- Cooperation areas include environmental sustainability, energy and food security, economy and investment, digital cooperation, defence and security, and regional strategic coordination.
- The first area of cooperation focuses on environmental sustainability and energy and food security, including clean and low-carbon energy cooperation and the Laos-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project as a step towards the Asean Power Grid.
- The two countries will cooperate on carbon credits, green finance, hydrogen, low-carbon technologies, and carbon capture, utilisation and storage.
- On food security, Thailand will build on an agreement to supply Singapore with 100,000 tonnes of Thai rice over five years and seek to expand cooperation to other products.
- The second area covers the economy and investment and digital cooperation, with Thailand encouraging Singaporean investment in semiconductors, digital industries, the green economy and logistics, alongside cooperation on high-skilled workforce development, financial connectivity, and digital infrastructure.
- The third area is defence and security, expanding cooperation on defence, cybersecurity, and defence industries, while stepping up efforts to combat online and transnational crime.
- The fourth area involves regional strategic coordination, with Thailand supporting Singapore's Asean chairmanship in 2027 and working closely to ensure continuity when Thailand assumes the chairmanship in 2028.
Thailand and Singapore have committed to deepening bilateral cooperation in four key areas: energy, investment, defence, and regional affairs. This agreement was formalized through the Joint Statement on the Thailand-Singapore Forward-Looking Strategic Partnership, which aims to guide future relations and strengthen ties.12
The leaders emphasized environmental sustainability and food security as primary focuses. Thailand will collaborate on clean and low-carbon energy initiatives, including the Laos-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project, a step towards developing the Asean Power Grid. Additionally, they will work on carbon credits, green finance, and low-carbon technologies.3456
In terms of food security, Thailand plans to supply Singapore with 100,000 tonnes of rice over five years and explore further cooperation on other agricultural products.
The second area of focus is economic investment and digital cooperation. Thailand aims to attract Singaporean investments in sectors such as semiconductors, digital industries, and logistics, while enhancing workforce development and financial connectivity.89
Defence and security form the third area, with plans to expand cooperation on cybersecurity and combat online and transnational crime. Finally, the fourth area involves regional strategic coordination, with Thailand supporting Singapore's Asean chairmanship in 2027 and ensuring continuity when Thailand takes over in 2028.10111213
“The partnership includes a commitment to supply Singapore with 100,000 tonnes of Thai rice over five years, and cooperation on carbon credits, green finance, and hydrogen. Thailand will support Singapore's Asean chairmanship in 2027, with continuity when Thailand takes over in 2028.”
