His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday received in audience Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Singapore Lawrence Wong at Istana Nurul Iman.
During the audience ceremony, His Majesty welcomed the Singapore delegation for the 9th Young Leaders’ Programme (YLP), which is the first time for Singaporean deputy prime minister and minister for finance as the head of delegation.
Recollecting the speech made by President Tony Tan Keng Yam during His Majesty’s state visit to Singapore in April 2014, His Majesty expressed firm belief that the YLP serves to strengthen the special relationship between the Sultanate and Singapore that was established during the time of His Majesty’s late father, Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam and the late Lee Kuan Yew.
-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin