Singapore PM and wife to receive royal honours from Johor Sultan


In a photo from Nov 25, 2019, Lee Hsien Loong and Ho Ching attend the welcome dinner of the Asean-Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit in Busan. - MCI

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will receive Johor's highest state honour from Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, while his wife, Ho Ching, will receive a state award, at an investiture ceremony in Johor on Friday (May 6).

Lee and Ho will visit the state to attend the ceremony, which will be held at the Istana Besar in Johor Bahru, said the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in a statement on Thursday.

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