The Straits Times Cooperation with key partners continued in a pandemic year Ministers say Singapore's rights and interests must also be protected Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin at a ceremony at the Causeway last July to mark the official resumption of the Rapid Transit System Link project. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi in Singapore last month. PHOTO: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS Dr Balakrishnan with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Singapore last October.LIANHE ZAOBAO FILE PHOTO https://str.sg/JVnL They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account.