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SINGAPORE \u2013 Former MP Sitoh Yih Pin and media veteran Patrick Daniel have been appointed Non-Resident High Commissioners to the Maldives and Sri Lanka respectively, said Singapore\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on July 21.<\/p>\n
Both men received their letters of credence from President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on July 21, the MFA said.<\/p>\n
Sitoh, 62, replaces Soo Kok Leng, who was appointed to the post in 2020.<\/p>\n
Since diplomatic relations were established in February 1975, Singapore does not have a physical embassy in the Maldives. Instead, diplomatic relations are managed from Singapore.<\/p>\n
A three-term MP for Potong Pasir SMC until 2025, Sitoh is a member of the Board of Management of the People\u2019s Association since 2021, and non-executive director of China Taiping Insurance in Singapore.<\/p>\n
He graduated with a Bachelor of Accountancy from the National University of Singapore in 1987 and started his career as an auditor with KPMG.<\/p>\n
Media veteran Daniel, 71, will take up his Non-Resident High Commissioner post to the consulate in Sri Lankan capital Colombo, which was previously headed by S. Chandra Das from 2015 to 2025.<\/p>\n
Currently the non-executive chairman of AlphaInvest Holdings and President of the Singapore Press Club, Daniel also holds non-executive director positions with SBS Transit and SPH Media Trust, publisher of The Straits Times.<\/p>\n
He had a three-decade career with SPH, starting as a senior writer with ST in 1986, before heading The Business Times from 1992 to 2002 and becoming SPH\u2019s Editor-in-Chief from 2007 to 2016.<\/p>\n
Daniel graduated from University College, Oxford in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts in Engineering Science and Economics. He also obtained a Master of Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.<\/p>\n
As non-resident envoys, both are not expected to reside in their assigned countries, but will instead make regular representational visits there to manage diplomatic relations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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