Her Excellency, Kara Owen, British High Commissioner to Singapore

20 April 2024
Saturday Mornings: H.E. Kara Owen British High Commissioner to Singapore on her five years in the Red Dot
I our extended, “Saturday Morning Sit-Down Conversation,” host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys talk with Her Excellency Kara Owen, British High Commissioner to Singapore about her five years in Singapore: the highs, lows, and expectations for future opportunities for her in-coming successor. One of the most wide-ranging, open, and heart-felt discussions we’ve had on the Saturday Mornings Show.

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4 May 2023
Morning Shot: British High Commissioner Kara Owens' personal encounters with King Charles III & late Queen Elizabeth II and more
Westminster Abbey will be taken over by splendour and formality featuring customs dating back more than 1,000 years, as King Charles III gets crowned.
Ahead of the official coronation, Kara Owen, British High Commissioner to Singapore shares her perspective on its significance and relevance to Asia, as well as personal encounters with the royal family.

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4 April 2023
Morning Shot: What does UK's accession to the CPTPP mean for businesses in UK and Asia?
21 months - that’s how long it took for the UK to negotiate terms before striking the deal to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
British High Commissioner to Singapore, Kara Owen shares about that journey and the UK’s economic pivot to Asia.

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Presenter: Lynlee Foo
Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

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12 January 2021
Singapore-UK trade relationship, post-Brexit
On the 1st of January this year, the UK-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) came into effect, which covers a trade relationship worth more than $22 billion! Her Excellency, Kara Owen, British High Commissioner to Singapore discusses the importance of Singapore as a UK trading partner, the UK's interest in joining the CPTPP, and shares more about the achievements of collaborations between Singapore and the UK over the past year.

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15 August 2020
Weekends: Her Excellency Kara Owen on commemorating VJ Day and honouring the fallen
Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphreys speak to Her Excellency Kara Owen CVO, British High Commissioner, the Republic of Singapore as they discuss the importance of Victory Over Japan Day, honouring those who fought in WWII, and the need to remember the past and teach the younger generations about it.

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18 December 2019
UK-Singapore ties, post-UK Elections and Brexit
This year, the UK has certainly been in the news, with Brexit, change of Prime Minister, and the recent general elections dominating the headlines. Her Excellency, Kara Owen, British High Commissioner to Singapore speaks about her recent appointment, UK-Singapore ties and of course, Brexit.

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