Singapore signed exclusive deal with Taylor Swift that made it only tour stop in SE Asia, says PM

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday an incentive provided to Taylor Swift to make Singapore the only stop in Southeast Asia on her world tour was not a hostile act towards its neighbours.

“(Our) agencies negotiated an arrangement with her to come to Singapore and perform and to make Singapore her only stop in Southeast Asia,” Lee told a news conference in Melbourne.

“It has turned out to be a very successful arrangement. I don’t see that as being unfriendly.”

(Reporting by Alasdair Pal in Sydney)