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Singapore wields ‘quiet diplomacy’ in minister’s surprise visit to Indonesia amid haze tensions
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Singapore. The first report grouped here was at 29 Oct 2026, 14:35 UTC. The headline in use is “Singapore wields ‘quiet diplomacy’ in minister’s surprise visit to Indonesia amid haze tensions”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Singapore’s decision to send its top diplomat to Indonesia on a surprise visit, following days of terse exchanges over a regional haze, underscores a bid to defuse growing tensions and seek a direct channel to President Prabowo Subianto. Analysts say Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan’s trip reflected his country’s preference for…
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Singapore wields ‘quiet diplomacy’ in minister’s surprise visit to Indonesia amid haze tensions
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