SINGAPORE, May 7 — Their Majesties Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar and Raja Zarith Sofiah returned to Malaysia today after a two-day state visit to Singapore.
Their Majesties, who entered the republic via the Johor Causeway, departed for Istana Bukit Serene, Johor Bahru, at 3.55pm on the same route.
Sultan Ibrahim and Raja Zarith Sofiah were accompanied by Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook and High Commissioner of Malaysia to Singapore Datuk Azfar Mohamad Mustafar.
The state visit, the first since His Majesty’s ascension to the federal throne on January 31, was at the invitation of Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
Yesterday, the King and Queen were accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Singapore Istana, the official residence and office of the Singapore President.
Sultan Ibrahim held a meeting with Tharman and an audience with outgoing Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
In the evening, Tharman hosted a state banquet in honour of Their Majesties.
This morning, the King visited the Singapore Parliament and observed the session from the Speaker’s Gallery, during which Her Majesty visited the KK Women and Children’s Hospital.
Before returning to Malaysia, Their Majesties were briefed on the progress of the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link (RTS Link) project at the Woodlands North MRT station.
The briefing was done by Singapore Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat.
The RTS Link project is a railway shuttle link approximately 4km in length, with two stations, one in Bukit Chagar, Johor Bahru, and one in Woodlands, Singapore.
On November 22, 2020, Sultan Ibrahim launched the ground-breaking ceremony for the project.
— Bernama
