Singapore appoints new High Commissioner to India

SINGAPORE: Singapore has appointed seasoned diplomat Lim Thuan Kuan as its new High Commissioner to India.

Lim will assume his post on August 12, the Singapore Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

He will replace Karen Tan, who has been appointed as Singapore's Permanent Representative for the United Nations.

Lim joined the foreign ministry in 1984 and served several areas including Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei and the US, the foreign ministry said.

He also handled Public Affairs and Regional Policy before taking charge of the South Asia, Africa, Middle East and Latin America Directorate, the Southeast Asia Directorate and the ASEAN Directorate.

Lim was Singapore's Ambassador to Vietnam from 2005 to 2008 and served as Singapore's Permanent Representative to the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2009.

He holds a Bachelor of Law (Honours) degree from the National University of Singapore and a Master of Arts in Area Studies on South East Asia from the School of Oriental & African Studies at the University of London, the UK.