On 16 May 2018, H.E. Mr. Manopchai Vongphakdi, Ambassador-Designate of Thailand to Singapore, welcomed a group of Thai Journalists and officials from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand who are participating in the Journalists Exchange Programme (JEP) organised by Singapore’s Ministry of Communications and Information during 14-17 May 2018. H.E. Mr. Manopchai Vongphakdi gave interview to the Thai journalists on various issues such as investment opportunity for Thai investors in Singapore, Singapore’s ASEAN Chairmanship as well as Singapore as a meeting venue for President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un. The Journalists Exchange Programme (JEP) is a programme under the Civil Service Exchange Programme (CSEP) which was started in 1997. Singapore journalists will be travelling to Thailand under the JEP framework in June 2018.