As Prime Minister Lawrence Wong recovers from his first-ever Covid-19 infection, a gift from his counterpart across the Causeway has lightened his spirits.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has sent him a fruit basket, together with a tasty local delight.
Source: MDDI via Lawrence Wong on Facebook
In a Facebook post on Wednesday (4 Dec), PM Wong thanked Mr Anwar and his wife, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, for their care package.
A photo he shared of the goodies showed a basket filled to the brim with various fruits like grapes, blueberries, dragonfruit, pears and oranges.
A card accompanying the basket carried a “get well soon” message from Mr Anwar and Dr Wan Azizah.
In the lower corner of the photo, it was apparent that the package didn’t just contain fruits, but something more tantalising.
On top of a plastic takeaway box, a card with the Malaysian coat of arms on it stated that it contained premium seafood crab meat fish maw soup.
It also made sure to note in brackets that it contained “real crab meat”.
Mr Wong said in his post that he was supposed to head to Kuala Lumpur for the 11th Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat, scheduled for this weekend.
However, the meeting has now been postponed due to his Covid-19 infection.
New dates are being worked out, added Mr Wong, saying he looked forward to meeting Mr Anwar again soon.
Mr Anwar shared Mr Wong’s post on his Facebook page with the caption, “Get well soon brother”.
He told the Senate in KL that he was informed about the postponement on Tuesday night, Bloomberg reported.
Mr Wong didn’t want to pass his infection to Mr Anwar and his wife, he said, adding that the meeting would likely be shifted to January.
The Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat is an annual meeting between the prime ministers of both countries, alternately hosted in Putrajaya and Singapore.
It is a key platform for the two leaders to discuss bilateral issues and explore new areas of cooperation, according to the Prime Minister’s Office.
The meeting this weekend was to be the 11th retreat and Mr Wong’s first.
At the meeting, a full-fledged agreement on the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JSSEZ) was set to be finalised.
This is according to a Memorandum of Understanding signed in January to work on the JSSEZ.
The JSSEZ, officially announced during the 10th Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat in October 2023, aims to “tap into the complementary strengths of both countries to foster economic connectivity by improving cross-border flows of goods, investments, and people”.
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Featured image adapted from Lawrence Wong on Facebook and Facebook.
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