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Trump-Kim summit to be held at Sentosa hotel

A combination photo shows US President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un in Washignton, DC, US May 17, 2018 and in Panmunjom, South Korea, April 27, 2018 respectively. Photo: Reuters

The Capella Hotel on Sentosa will host next Tuesday's summit between United States President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

The confirmation came last night on White House spokesman Sarah Sanders' Twitter feed, hours after the Singapore Government declared the island and the waters off its south-west beaches as a "special event area" from June 10 to June 14.

Capella Hotel's location is secluded and private, which experts say could be a key consideration for security-conscious US and North Korea. Photo: The Straight Times


​On Sunday, it also gazetted for an area in Tanglin to be placed under similar restrictions. People and vehicles entering the areas may be subject to bag and body checks, while items like flags, banners and flammable materials will not be allowed.

A "special zone", where checks will be even stricter, has been marked within each area. On Sentosa, the Capella Hotel is located within this smaller zone.

Ms Sanders said on Monday that the meeting will take place at 9am. Last night she tweeted: "The venue for the Singapore summit between @POTUS and leader Kim Jong Un will be the Capella Hotel on Sentosa Island. We thank our great Singaporean hosts for their hospitality."

Copyright: The Straits Times/ Asia News Network

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Trump-Kim summit to be held at Sentosa hotel

A combination photo shows US President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un in Washignton, DC, US May 17, 2018 and in Panmunjom, South Korea, April 27, 2018 respectively. Photo: Reuters

The Capella Hotel on Sentosa will host next Tuesday's summit between United States President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

The confirmation came last night on White House spokesman Sarah Sanders' Twitter feed, hours after the Singapore Government declared the island and the waters off its south-west beaches as a "special event area" from June 10 to June 14.

Capella Hotel's location is secluded and private, which experts say could be a key consideration for security-conscious US and North Korea. Photo: The Straight Times


​On Sunday, it also gazetted for an area in Tanglin to be placed under similar restrictions. People and vehicles entering the areas may be subject to bag and body checks, while items like flags, banners and flammable materials will not be allowed.

A "special zone", where checks will be even stricter, has been marked within each area. On Sentosa, the Capella Hotel is located within this smaller zone.

Ms Sanders said on Monday that the meeting will take place at 9am. Last night she tweeted: "The venue for the Singapore summit between @POTUS and leader Kim Jong Un will be the Capella Hotel on Sentosa Island. We thank our great Singaporean hosts for their hospitality."

Copyright: The Straits Times/ Asia News Network

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