PM Modi gives Padma Shri award to ex-Singaporean diplomat
During his visit to Singapore, PM Narendra Modi on Friday felicitated former Singaporean diplomat Tommy Koh with a Padma Shri award, India's fourth highest civilian award. Koh has served as Singapore's ambassador to US and UN. He is one of the 10 ASEAN members whom the government decided to felicitate this year on the silver jubilee of India-ASEAN partnership.