{"id":83845,"date":"2026-09-10T18:20:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T10:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=83845"},"modified":"2026-09-10T18:20:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T10:20:54","slug":"syed-saddiq-invites-ong-ye-kung-to-wedding-on-oct-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=83845","title":{"rendered":"Syed Saddiq invites Ong Ye Kung to wedding on Oct 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-primary article-summary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 <!-- -->Malaysian politician Syed Saddiq Syed<!-- --> Abdul Rahman has invited <!-- -->Health Minister Ong Ye Kung<!-- --> to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/life\/malaysian-politician-syed-saddiq-and-actress-bella-astillah-to-wed-on-oct-10?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\"> his and <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/life\/malaysian-politician-syed-saddiq-and-actress-bella-astillah-to-wed-on-oct-10?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">singer-actress Bella Astillah\u2019s wedding<\/span><\/a> on <!-- -->Oct 10<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In a social media post on <!-- -->Sept 9<!-- -->, the <!-- -->former youth and sports minister<!-- --> shared that he had a great catch-up with Ong.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The accompanying photo of the two of them shows Ong holding up an invitation featuring an image of the soon-to-be newlyweds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cMalaysia and Singapore are inseparable like family. So, in the spirit of family-building, I officially upgraded bilateral relations to wedding-invitation status,\u201d Syed Saddiq wrote in the caption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cSee you next month, sir!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"responsive-iframe-base instagram instagram-embed\" title=\"instagram embed\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DdEI9ccxl_V\/embed\/captioned\/?omitscript=true\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer;falseclipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\" loading=\"eager\" data-testid=\"responsiveIframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A day later, Ong responded in the comments: \u201cCongratulations once again!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Singaporeans took to the comment section to jokingly ask Ong to take them to the highly anticipated wedding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Singaporean comedian <!-- -->Fadzri Rashid, who goes by the stage name Fakkah Fuzz<!-- -->, commented: \u201cYo @ongyekung lemme go with u.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Another netizen identified herself as a resident of S<!-- -->embawang GRC, Ong\u2019s constituency<!-- -->, in an attempt to secure an invite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cI promise I\u2019ll behave, carry the wedding gift and represent Canberra very well. Don\u2019t leave your resident behind!\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The two politicians have shared friendly interactions in recent years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">During a working visit to<!-- --> Kuala Lumpur in 2022<!-- -->, Ong was invited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/politics\/hopping-on-tik-tok-going-green-and-blue-what-politicians-are-talking-about?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">Syed Saddiq to try home-cooked food<\/span><\/a>, including asam pedas, mee bandung Muar and otak-otak Muar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Syed Saddiq, who had by then amassed a large online following, also convinced Ong to create an account on social media platform TikTok.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The <!-- -->33-year-old<!-- --> got engaged to <!-- -->Bella, 32,<!-- --> on <!-- -->March 28<!-- -->. They are set to tie the knot on Oct 10 at<!-- --> Menara Merdeka Maybank in Kuala Lumpur<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The couple are also planning celebrations in their hometowns of <!-- -->Muar and Sabah<!-- --> to allow more family members, friends and members of the public to join in the festivities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Bella, whose real name is <!-- -->Dayang Ara Nabellah Awang Astillah<!-- -->, has<!-- --> two children, aged nine and six<!-- -->. 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