Array
(
    [_edit_lock] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1709607519:21
        )

    [tdc_icon_fonts] => Array
        (
            [0] => a:0:{}
        )

    [tdc_dirty_content] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1
        )

    [_thumbnail_id] => Array
        (
            [0] => 174338
        )

    [_edit_last] => Array
        (
            [0] => 21
        )

    [_post_language] => Array
        (
            [0] => English
        )

    [_molongui_author] => Array
        (
            [0] => guest-97695
        )

    [_molongui_main_author] => Array
        (
            [0] => guest-97695
        )

    [td_post_theme_settings] => Array
        (
            [0] => a:1:{s:11:"td_subtitle";s:89:"Pop superstar signed a mega deal with the island nation to be her only stop in the region";}
        )

    [_yoast_wpseo_primary_category] => Array
        (
            [0] => 599
        )

    [_yoast_wpseo_metadesc] => Array
        (
            [0] => The move by Singapore to issue millions in grants to secure exclusivity with Taylor Swift and her Eras Tour is not a hostile act towards its neighbours in Southeast Asia.
        )

    [_yoast_wpseo_content_score] => Array
        (
            [0] => 30
        )

    [_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes] => Array
        (
            [0] => 2
        )

    [_yoast_wpseo_wordproof_timestamp] => Array
        (
            [0] => 
        )

    [post_views_count] => Array
        (
            [0] => 287
        )

    [post_views_count_7_day_arr] => Array
        (
            [0] => a:7:{i:0;a:3:{s:4:"date";s:10:"1751879351";s:5:"count";i:1;s:14:"per_hour_count";a:1:{i:9;i:1;}}i:1;a:2:{s:4:"date";i:0;s:5:"count";i:0;}i:2;a:2:{s:4:"date";i:0;s:5:"count";i:0;}i:3;a:2:{s:4:"date";i:0;s:5:"count";i:0;}i:4;a:2:{s:4:"date";i:0;s:5:"count";i:0;}i:5;a:2:{s:4:"date";i:0;s:5:"count";i:0;}i:6;a:2:{s:4:"date";i:0;s:5:"count";i:0;}}
        )

    [post_view_7days_last_day] => Array
        (
            [0] => 0
        )

    [post_views_count_7_day_last_date] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1751879351
        )

    [post_views_count_7_day_total] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1
        )

    [post_views_last_24_hours] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1
        )

    [post_views_last_48_hours] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1
        )

)
S’pore’s exclusivity arrangement with Taylor Swift not ‘unfriendly’ to neighbours: Hsien Loong | Scoop
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong described the agreement with Taylor Swift as ‘very successful’. She is performing six concerts in Singapore as part of her world spanning Eras Tour. – Combo pic, March 5, 2024
News

S’pore’s exclusivity arrangement with Taylor Swift not ‘unfriendly’ to neighbours: Hsien Loong

Pop superstar signed a mega deal with the island nation to be her only stop in the region

Scoop Reporters
Updated
10:39 AM MYT

 

KUALA LUMPUR – The move by Singapore to issue millions in grants to secure exclusivity with Taylor Swift and her Eras Tour is not a hostile act towards its neighbours in Southeast Asia.

“(Our) agencies negotiated an arrangement with her to come to Singapore and perform and to make Singapore her only stop in Southeast Asia,” Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was quoted as saying by Reuters in a press conference in Melbourne today.

“It has turned out to be a very successful arrangement. I don’t see that as being unfriendly.”

Singapore’s neighbours in the region have hit out at the exclusivity deal, which sees Swift staging six sold-out shows in the island republic, the only stop in Asia other than Tokyo, Japan.

Veteran Philippine lawmaker Joey Salceda demanded that the Foreign Affairs Department (DFA) seek an explanation from the Singapore embassy regarding grants used to secure exclusive rights for Swift.

Salceda said he has asked for DFA to send a note verbale as Singapore’s move “isn’t what good neighbours do”. 

(A note verbale is an unsigned diplomatic note of the nature of a memorandum, written in the third person.)

This comes after the Singapore Tourism Board and the republic’s Culture, Community and Youth Ministry (MCCY) admitted to providing millions in grants to production company AEG Presents, which is managing Swift’s global record-breaking tour.

Earlier, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin revealed that Swift would not be performing in the kingdom as Singapore secured exclusive rights to ensure she only brought her concert to the island nation and not anywhere else in Southeast Asia.

Swift is in Singapore performing on March 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9. 

Malaysia’s Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil was asked if Putrajaya would emulate Singapore, to which he said the government does not allocate any funds to concert organisers to obtain exclusive rights to performances here. – March 5, 2024

Topics

 

◉ Popular

Duck and cover? FashionValet bought Vivy’s 30 Maple for RM95 mil in 2018

Purchase of Duck's holding company which appears to be owned wholly by Datin Vivy Yusof and husband Datuk Fadzarudin Shah Anuar was made same year GLICs invested RM47 mil

Isa Samad corruption case: judge says prosecution presented conflicting narratives

The Court of Appeal today ruled that the prosecution in Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad’s corruption case involving RM3 million over the agency’s purchase of Merdeka Palace Hotel & Suites in Kuching, Sarawak, has presented two different narratives of its case.

Impact of social engineering on fake news: insights from M’sia – Syed Mohammed Idid

IN the digital age, social engineering has emerged as a pervasive tactic used to manipulate individuals and exploit their trust. This article explores the concept of social engineering and its significant impact on the proliferation of fake news. By examining a recent example in the Malaysian context, we can better understand the dangers associated with this phenomenon.

◉ Related

Copyright © 2023. All rights reserved.