Singapore appoints Indian-origin businessman as ambassador to Denmark

SINGAPORE: Singapore has appointed an Indian-origin businessman as the country's Non-Resident Ambassador to Denmark.

Karan Singh Thakral, 81, has served as Singapore's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka. He is an Executive Director in the Thakral Group of Companies.

Thakral is chairman of the South Asia Business Group and Business India in Singapore as well as chairman of Givo Limited in India.

He also serves as a board member of the ASEAN India Business Council, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

Singapore has also appointed Shamsher Zaman as Non- Resident Ambassador to Jordan, Chong Siak Ching as Non- Resident Ambassador to Chile and Charly Mah Chee Keong as Non-Resident High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea.