Singapore and Malaysia's prime ministers emphasized the need for ASEAN to strengthen its unity in the face of global geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainties. They highlighted the importance of cooperation and leveraging each other's strengths, citing the Singapore-Johor Bahru Rapid Transit System and other ongoing collaborations as examples.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is increasingly facing external pressures and needs to strengthen itself, agreed the prime ministers of Singapore and Malaysia .
A second Donald Trump presidency in the United States has sparked concerns over the implications on the global economy and stability. Ongoing hot wars in Ukraine and Gaza have also heightened tensions and raised the geopolitical temperature. “Singapore has its strengths and so do we, why can’t we work - with two countries having sort of a common strategy to assist one another, and to work and benefit from each other’s strengths?” he said.
ASEAN leaders pose for a group photo during the ASEAN Plus Three Summit in Vientiane, Laos on Oct 10, 2024. Mr Wong said Singapore fully supports Malaysia's chairmanship of ASEAN, adding that “it's going to be more important now than ever before for ASEAN to be strong, integrated and united, because the greater competition we face is not amongst ourselves within ASEAN, it's outside of the region”.
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