Singapore Embassy in Bangkok

07/03/2025

Ambassador Catherine Wong was honoured to participate in the celebrations to mark the 88th anniversary of the Royal Thai Air Force on 7 March 2025. With Their Majesties the King and Queen in attendance, guests were treated to aerobatic performances, demonstration flights, and static displays.

Singapore and Thailand share deep and robust defence ties. Our Air Forces exercise regularly together and enjoy frequent professional exchanges. The Republic of Singapore Air Force was pleased to contribute two fighter jets and an A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) to the display.

The Singapore Embassy in Bangkok extends our heartiest congratulations to the Royal Thai Air Force on its auspicious 88th Anniversary!

06/03/2025

Just wrapped up the Ambassador For A Day (AFAD) 2025 programme!

Miss Nidchakarn Boonjunsri from Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Arts shadowed Ambassador Catherine Wong to experience a day in the life of a diplomat.

It was a packed programme, starting with commemorating International Women’s Day 2025 at United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok in the morning. Ambassador Wong also shared her insights and experience in diplomacy and international relations with the winners of the AFAD 2025.

As part of the AFAD programme, Miss Nidchakarn visited the Embassy to learn more about Singapore (including tasting classic dishes like chilli crab!) and our work at the Embassy.

We hope all the AFAD winners had a fulfilling and eye-opening experience.

Happy International Women’s Day to everyone!

04/03/2025

Over the last 60 years, Singapore has benefitted from the post-World War II global order, which promoted globalisation, free trade, multilateralism and international law.

Today, a new world order is taking shape in the midst of profound unpredictability, instability and volatility for all. This will have a significant impact on a small city-state like Singapore.

Small as we are, we have agency to build our strength, protect our sovereignty, maintain our relevance on the global stage, and create economic and political space for ourselves.

04/03/2025

Singapore’s foreign policy is guided by principles that will ensure our long-term national interests.

We must continue to champion the rule of law and a rules-based multilateral system, which will ensure the sovereignty, equality and territorial integrity of all states, big and small.

We must continue to engage all countries – big and small – constructively and be a credible and consistent partner.

We must also stay open and nimble to seize opportunities on frontier issues, be it AI or green energy.

Above all, we must be realistic, careful and nimble, to navigate the troubled waters ahead.

04/03/2025

Unity at home gives us strength abroad.

Our diplomacy works because we have painstakingly forged and maintained domestic consensus on our core long-term interests and foreign policy priorities.

The support and unity of all Singaporeans will be key to facing our future with confidence.

03/03/2025

Attention all jazz lovers! The Singapore Embassy in Bangkok and Silpakorn University are proud to present Jeremy Monteiro & The Silpakorn Jazz All-Star Big Band in a concert to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Singapore and the Kingdom of Thailand. The band will be joined by special guest artists Maew Chirasak Panphum and Natt Buntita Prachamorn.

Tickets to the concert are free and available on a first-come, first-served basis! Please reserve your tickets in advance at www.ticketmelon.com/musicsu/2b4df856ee8e11ef967801117567899b to join us for an unforgettable night of jazz on 28 March 2025! 🎵🎹🎷🎶

02/03/2025

The holy month of Ramadan, the fasting month for Muslims, begins today. The Singapore Embassy in Bangkok would like to wish our Muslim friends a blessed and fulfilling Ramadan.

Photo of the Sultan Mosque in Singapore (Source: Unsplash)

28/02/2025

The 58th Diplomatic Red Cross Charity Bazaar has officially started!

Ambassador Catherine Wong was honoured to greet Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Executive Vice President of the Thai Red Cross Society, and to present a hamper of Singaporean products to Her Royal Highness during the opening ceremony yesterday.

Come get your fix of Singaporean goodies from brands like Irvins Salted Egg, Boon Tong Kee Chicken Rice, Ya Kun Kaya Toast, Tong Garden, and Shen Yuan Fishball at Royal Paragon Hall, 5th floor of Siam Paragon, booths C30 to C34 from now till this Sunday, 2 March 2025!

27/02/2025

20/02/2025

Attention Overseas Singaporeans based in Thailand! 🌎✈️

You can apply to vote in the Singapore Elections by post if you meet the following criteria:

✅ Singapore citizen (holder of pink NRIC);

✅ at least 21 years old;

✅ not disqualified from being an elector under any prevailing law;

✅ a) have a Singapore residential address on your NRIC; or

b) residing overseas and have changed your NRIC address to an overseas address, but with a contact address in Singapore registered with the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority for voting purposes; and

✅ resided in Singapore for at least 30 days within the 3-year period prior to the date of application to be registered as an overseas voter.

Register at https://www.eld.gov.sg/online.html using your Singpass!

10/02/2025

The Singapore Embassy is participating in the “Ambassador for a Day” initiative for the first time this year! Together with 23 other participating embassies and UN agencies in Thailand, we selected 37 winners out of more than 200 entries! Our warmest congratulations to all the winners!

Our winner will have the opportunity to shadow Ambassador Catherine Wong and experience the Embassy’s work and activities firsthand. We look forward to hosting our winner!

You can read more about the competition and winners here: https://thailand.un.org/en/288988-37-outstanding-young-leaders-named-winners-thailand’s-2025-“ambassador-day”-competition

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07/02/2025

Calling all students, parents and educators who are keen to learn about the educational opportunities in Singapore!

Join the Study in Singapore: Singapore Public Universities Admissions webinar on Thursday, 13 February 2025 at 6.30pm (Bangkok Time) / 7.30pm (Singapore Time).

During the webinar, participants can gain valuable insights into the academic offerings and admission processes of several of Singapore’s Autonomous Universities, including the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), Singapore Management University (SMU), Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT).

Interested participants can register for the webinar at https://tinyurl.com/AUWebinar25

02/02/2025

Congratulations to shuttler who won the men's singles category of the Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters 2025!

The Embassy was proud to cheer on our athletes throughout the 6-day tournament, and we wish them all the best in their future competitions as they continue to fly the Singapore flag high internationally!

29/01/2025

24/01/2025

Singapore and Thailand jointly unveiled the logo to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations on 24 January 2025.

The Singapore Embassy was honoured to welcome Her Excellency Lalivan Karnchanachari, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, as our Guest of Honour at the launch event held at Siam Paragon. The launch event marked a fitting start to kick off our celebrations and commemorative events this year.

In their remarks, Vice Minister Lalivan and Ambassador Catherine Wong highlighted the deep and multi-faceted relations between Singapore and Thailand, and outlined plans to take relations to greater heights. This is encapsulated in our theme for the commemorative year, “Singapore-Thailand: Realising Opportunities for New Growth”, or STRONG@60.

Thank you to all for making our logo launch a resounding success. Our special appreciation goes to Vice Minister Lalivan, Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore Airlines, Frasers Property, and Siam Piwat.

We have many more celebrations planned for the year, and look forward to welcoming you then. Stay tuned!

23/01/2025

Ambassador Catherine Wong made an introductory call on the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Navy (RTN), ADM Jirapol Wongwit, earlier this week.

The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal Thai Navy interact regularly through high-level visits and frequent professional exchanges, courses, and bilateral exercises. ADM Jirapol made his introductory visit to Singapore last week, during which he met Minister (Defence) Dr Ng Eng Hen, Chief of Defence Force VADM Aaron Beng, and Chief of Navy RADM Sean Wat.

Ambassador Wong and ADM Jirapol reiterated their commitment to enhancing the close and longstanding defence ties between both countries. They also discussed areas where both navies could do more together. Ambassador Wong took the opportunity to congratulate the RTN on the successful and spectacular Royal Barge Procession held in October 2024, as part of celebrations to commemorate the auspicious occasion of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s 6th Cycle Birthday Anniversary.

We look forward to bringing our navy-to-navy ties to even greater heights!

Photo credit: Royal Thai Navy

21/01/2025

Ambassador Catherine Wong paid an introductory call on Secretary General of the National Security Council, His Excellency Chatchai Bangchaud, last week.

Ambassador Wong and Secretary General Chatchai exchanged views about the common challenges confronting Singapore and Thailand , including cybersecurity and cybercrime. Both agreed on the need for deeper cooperation to tackle these and other emerging security challenges. Secretary General Chatchai took the opportunity to share his priorities with Ambassador, and both also discussed potential areas of cooperation going forward.

17/01/2025

Ambassador Catherine Wong paid an introductory call on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, His Excellency Phumtham Wechayachai, this week.

Defence ties between our two countries are comprehensive and deep, spanning our armies, navies, and air forces, and encompassing bilateral and multilateral engagements. Ambassador Wong and DPM Phumtham reaffirmed the strong and longstanding linkages that bind our defence establishments. With Singapore and Thailand commemorating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations this year, Ambassador Wong and DPM Phumtham expressed a common desire to continue prioritising defence cooperation in the years ahead.

The Singapore Embassy looks forward to working closely with the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Thailand to further strengthen relations between our two countries!

Photo credit: Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Thailand