SINGAPORE : Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Defence Minister
Teo Chee Hean have arrived in Medan, Indonesia, to see at first
hand the damage that has been caused as a result of last week's
earthquake and tsunami disaster.
Prime Minister Lee will visit Banda Aceh and Meulaboh where
Singapore's armed forces and civil defence men are in full swing to
help with the recovery efforts.
Singapore has sent its largest ever humanitarian relief mission
following the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia.
Singapore is also helping out with the relief efforts in
Phuket.
On Monday, the Foreign Ministry announced that the United Nations
will set up a regional coordination centre in Singapore and use the
Republic's air and naval bases to carry out relief operations in
tsunami-devastated areas of Indonesia.
Singapore's package includes the use of its air and naval bases as
well as aircraft and helicopter carriers and the setting up of a UN
Regional Coordinating Centre, the ministry said. - CNA