High Commission of the Republic of Singapore in Kuala Lumpur — Mission updates https://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/ Stay informed with the mission updates here. en Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:55:23 +0800 Isomer (https://www.isomer.gov.sg) Travel Noticeshttps://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/travel-noticesurn:isomer:resource:113261In view of the upcoming school holidays, Singaporeans planning overseas travel are reminded to take the necessary precautions.Announcements [Important] Consular Counter Services by Appointment onlyhttps://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/consular-counter-services-by-appointment-onlyurn:isomer:resource:113259All consular counter services at the Singapore High Commission are via appointments only.Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0800Announcements [Important] High volume of calls - Please email ushttps://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/high-volume-of-calls-please-email-usurn:isomer:resource:113260We are sorry if you were unable to get through to us as the High Commission is experiencing a high volume of telephone calls.Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0800Announcements SINGAPORE'S 55TH NATIONAL DAY OP-ED BY HIGH COMMISSIONER VANU GOPALA MENONhttps://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/9aug2020-09-aug-2020urn:isomer:resource:113257Sun, 09 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0800Articles MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRESS STATEMENT - WORKING VISIT BY MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS DR VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN TO NEGERI SEMBILAN, PAHANG AND TERENGGANU 1 TO 3 OCTOBER 2019https://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/01oct2019-30-sep-2019urn:isomer:resource:113216Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0800Articles MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRESS STATEMENT - MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS DR VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN’S WRITTEN REPLY TO PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION, 2 SEPTEMBER 2019https://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/4sept2019-03-sep-2019urn:isomer:resource:113251Tue, 03 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0800Articles MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRESS STATEMENT - VISIT BY MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS DR VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN TO PENANG AND KEDAH 29 TO 30 AUGUST 2019https://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/30aug2019-29-aug-2019urn:isomer:resource:113245Thu, 29 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0800Articles MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRESS STATEMENT - VISIT BY MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS DR VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN TO KEDAH AND PENANG, MALAYSIA 29 TO 30 AUGUST 2019https://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/29aug2019-28-aug-2019urn:isomer:resource:113240Wed, 28 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0800Articles MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRESS STATEMENT - 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SINGAPORE LEADERS' RETREAT IN PUTRAJAYA ON 9 APRIL 2019https://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/9apr2019-2-09-apr-2019urn:isomer:resource:113256Tue, 09 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0800Articles MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SPOKESPERSON’S COMMENTShttps://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/9apr2019-09-apr-2019urn:isomer:resource:113255Tue, 09 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0800Articles ​ MFA SPOKESPERSON’S COMMENTS IN RESPONSE TO MEDIA QUERIES ON MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER TUN DR MAHATHIR MOHAMAD’S COMMENTS ON 2 APRIL 2019 REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SHIP-TO-SHIP TRANSFER HUB IN JOHOR BAHRU PORT WATERS ​https://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/5apr2019-05-apr-2019urn:isomer:resource:113252Fri, 05 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0800Articles MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRESS STATEMENT - TRANSCRIPT OF MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS DR VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN’S ORAL REPLY TO PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 2755, 1 APRIL 2019https://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/2apr2019-01-apr-2019urn:isomer:resource:113242Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0800Articles EDITED TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEDIA WRAP-UP WITH MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS DR VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN AFTER THE JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE IN PUTRAJAYA, 14 MARCH 2019https://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/15mar2019-2-14-mar-2019urn:isomer:resource:113228Thu, 14 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0800Articles JOINT PRESS STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY DATO’ SAIFUDDIN ABDULLAH MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF MALAYSIA AND HIS EXCELLENCY DR VIVAN BALAKRISHNAN MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE - 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CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES FROM PRESIDENT HALIMAH YACOB AND PRIME MINISTER LEE HSIEN LOONG TO THE 16TH YANG DI-PERTUAN AGONG OF MALAYSIAhttps://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/31jan2019-31-jan-2019urn:isomer:resource:113247Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0800Articles JOINT PRESS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF MALAYSIA AND THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE - THE FIRST MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP ON MARITIME ISSUES SURROUNDING THE JOHOR BAHRU PORT LIMITS AND SINGAPORE PORT LIMITS 28 JANUARY 2019https://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/29jan2019-28-jan-2019urn:isomer:resource:113241Mon, 28 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0800Articles Transcript of Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan's Ministerial Statement on Singapore-Malaysia Relations during Parliament Sitting on 14 January 2019https://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/14jan2019-14-jan-2019urn:isomer:resource:113225Mon, 14 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0800Articles MFA SPOKESPERSON’S COMMENTS IN RESPONSE TO MEDIA QUERIES ON THE MALAYSIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS’ PRESS RELEASE DATED 13 JANUARY 2019https://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/13jan2019-2-13-jan-2019urn:isomer:resource:113223Sun, 13 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0800Articles RESPONSE TO ARTICLES “MONTH-LONG SUSPENSION OF AIR SPACE RA AND ILS” DATED 8 JANUARY 2019, “NO SELETAR-BOUND PLANES FLYING OVER PASIR GUDANG TODAY” DATED 9 JANUARY 2019, AND “SINGAPORE SUSPENDS AIRPORT ILS” DATED 9 JANUARY 2019https://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/13jan2019-13-jan-2019urn:isomer:resource:113222Sun, 13 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0800Articles JOINT PRESS STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY DR VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE AND HIS EXCELLENCY DATO’ SAIFUDDIN ABDULLAH MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF MALAYSIA - 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VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN’S TELEPHONE CALL WITH MALAYSIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DATO’ SAIFUDDIN ABDULLAH, 5 DECEMBER 2018https://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/5dec2018-05-dec-2018urn:isomer:resource:113253Wed, 05 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0800Articles Singapore High Commission Clarification on Malaysiakini Articlehttps://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/30-oct-2018-30-oct-2018urn:isomer:resource:113244Tue, 30 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0800Articles MFA SPOKESPERSON’S COMMENTS IN RESPONSE TO MEDIA QUERIES ON THE DATE OF THE 9th SINGAPORE-MALAYSIA LEADERS’ RETREAThttps://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/26oct2018-26-oct-2018urn:isomer:resource:113237Fri, 26 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0800Articles MFA SPOKESPERSON’S COMMENTS IN RESPONSE TO MEDIA QUERIES ON JOHOR MENTERI BESAR DATO’ OSMAN SAPIAN’S COMMENTS ABOUT HIS UPCOMING DISCUSSIONS WITH SINGAPOREhttps://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/24oct2018-18-oct-2018urn:isomer:resource:113235Thu, 18 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0800Articles MFA PRESS RELEASE: TRANSCRIPT OF MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS DR VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN'S ORAL REPLY TO PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION, 9 JULY 2018https://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/10jul2018-10-jul-2018urn:isomer:resource:113217Tue, 10 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0800Articles MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRESS STATEMENT - CONDOLENCES FROM SINGAPORE LEADERS ON THE PASSING OF YANG AMAT MULIA ENCHE' BESAR HAJAH KHALSOM ABDULLAH OF JOHOR, MALAYSIA, ON 1 JUNE 2018https://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/4june2018-04-jun-2018urn:isomer:resource:113249Mon, 04 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0800Articles MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRESS RELEASE - COMMENTS BY PROFESSOR S. JAYAKUMAR, CHAIR OF SINGAPORE'S PEDRA BRANCA INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE COMMITTEE, ON THE DISCONTINUANCE OF MALAYSIA'S APPLICATION FOR REVISION AND REQUEST FOR INTERPRETATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE'S JUDGMENT OF 23 MAY 2008 IN THE CASE CONCERNING SOVEREIGNTY OVER PEDRA BRANCA, MIDDLE ROCKS AND SOUTH LEDGEhttps://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/31may2018-31-may-2018urn:isomer:resource:113248Thu, 31 May 2018 00:00:00 +0800Articles MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRESS STATEMENT - DISCONTINUANCE OF MALAYSIA'S APPLICATION FOR REVISION AND REQUEST FOR INTERPRETATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE'S JUDGMENT OF 23 MAY 2008 IN THE CASE CONCERNING SOVEREIGNTY OVER PEDRA BRANCA, MIDDLE ROCKS AND SOUTH LEDGEhttps://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/30may2018-30-may-2018urn:isomer:resource:113246Wed, 30 May 2018 00:00:00 +0800Articles MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRESS STATEMENT - PRIME MINISTER LEE HSIEN LOONG'S CONGRATULATORY LETTER TO MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER TUN DR MAHATHIR MOHAMAD, 12 MAY 2018https://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/12may2018-12-may-2018urn:isomer:resource:113221Sat, 12 May 2018 00:00:00 +0800Articles MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRESS STATEMENT - CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO THE NEW PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA AND PAKATAN HARAPAN, 10 MAY 2018https://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/11may2018-11-may-2018urn:isomer:resource:113219Fri, 11 May 2018 00:00:00 +0800Articles MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRESS STATEMENT - PRIME MINISTER LEE HSIEN LOONG'S TELEPHONE CALL TO MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER TUN DR MAHATHIR BIN MOHAMAD, 11 MAY 2018https://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/11may20180-11-may-2018urn:isomer:resource:113220Fri, 11 May 2018 00:00:00 +0800Articles Response to commentary by Ibn Hikam titled "PPBM ulangi sejarah Semangat 46", published in Utusan Malaysia on 22 March 2018https://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/27mar2018-27-mar-2018urn:isomer:resource:113238Tue, 27 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0800Articles JOINT STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER LEE HSIEN LOONG AND PRIME MINISTER DATO' SRI MOHD NAJIB TUN ABDUL RAZAK AT THE 8TH SINGAPORE-MALAYSIA LEADERS' RETREAT IN SINGAPORE ON 16 JANUARY 2018https://kl.mfa.gov.sg/mission-updates/16jan2018-16-jan-2018urn:isomer:resource:113229Tue, 16 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0800Articles