Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen will be in Malaysia on 16 April 2018 to attend the 5th Putrajaya Forum and 16th Defence Services Asia Exhibition and Conference (DSA). He will speak at the first plenary session of the Putrajaya Forum on the topic of "Regional Security Crescendos and its Implication on Stability". As part of his programme, he will meet with Malaysian Minister of Defence Dato' Seri Hishammuddin bin Tun Hussein. 

Organised by the Malaysian Institute of Defence and Security, the Putrajaya Forum brings together Defence Ministers, officials and academics to discuss defence and security issues. It is held in conjunction with the DSA biennially. This will be the fourth time that Dr Ng is attending the Putrajaya Forum.

Dr Ng will be accompanied by Deputy Secretary (Policy) Mr Keith Tan and other Ministry of Defence and Singapore Armed Forces officials.