Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen attended the opening ceremony of the 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum this morning and spoke at the first plenary session titled “Security Cooperation and Asia-Pacific Prosperity and Stability”.

Senior Minister of State for Defence Mr Heng Chee How hosted His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office of Brunei Darussalam, to a visit at the Centre of Excellence for Soldier Performance (CESP) this morning. Also present were Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II of Brunei Darussalam Pehin Halbi Yussof, Minister of Development of Brunei Darussalam Dato Juanda Abdul Rashid, and Minister of Transport and Infocommunications of Brunei Darussalam Dato Shamhary Mustapha. They were accompanied by Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office of Singapore Mr Desmond Tan, Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Chief of Defence Force Vice Admiral Aaron Beng, Chief of Staff – General Staff Brigadier General Tan Cheng Kwee, as well as senior officials from Singapore and Brunei.

The homecoming ceremony for the Republic of Singapore Navy’s (RSN) Invincible-class submarine, Invincible, was held earlier today at RSS Singapura - Changi Naval Base. Fleet Commander RADM Kwan Hon Chuong, senior RSN officers and submariners were present to witness the homecoming ceremony.

Permanent Secretary (Defence) Mr Chan Heng Kee and the United States Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ms. Amanda J. Dory co-chaired the 14th Singapore-US Strategic Security Policy Dialogue (SSPD) at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. on 13 Sep (Singapore Time). Established in 2006, the annual dialogue is the highest-level institutionalised policy platform between both countries’ defence establishments and serves to set the strategic direction for the Singapore-US bilateral defence relationship.

Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen met Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission General Zhang Youxia at the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Bayi Building in Beijing, China this afternoon. Dr Ng is in Beijing from 11 to 13 September 2024 to attend the 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum.