Sultan Ibrahim first Malaysian king to attend Singapore Parliament sitting
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim visiting the Singapore Parliament today. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim visited the Singapore Parliament today as part of his two-day state visit to the island republic, becoming the first king of Malaysia to do so during a legislative sitting.
Speaker Seah Kian Peng welcomed the king, noting the robust bilateral relations between the two nations, The Straits Times reported.
Seah also highlighted Sultan Ibrahim’s influence as Ruler of Johor in helping to keep supply lines across the land borders open during the Covid-19 lockdown, even as the Causeway was closed to travellers.
According to The Straits Times, Seah’s actions were unusual, because the speaker usually only goes as far as to acknowledge the presence of visiting foreign dignitaries in a sentence or two.
“I am confident that His Majesty’s visit is a precursor to even stronger ties between Singapore and Malaysia,” Seah said.
Sultan Ibrahim is scheduled for a briefing on the progress of the Johor-Singapore RTS Link at Woodlands North terminus before he returns to Malaysia.