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‘Stupid’, ‘losers’ and ‘corrupt’ are some of the damning assessments by Singapore diplomats of their close Asian neighbours. For many Malaysians, it comes as no surprise that is how Singapore sees the rest of the region. SINGAPORE’S most senior Foreign Ministry official Bilahari Kausikan is heading for Kuala Lumpur... 

Dr Mahathir Mohamad PUTRAJAYA - FORMER Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he believes Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew had knowledge of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's activities. 'Yes, indeed, I think he (Lee) knows,' he told reporters after delivering a talk on 'Globalising Malaysians in 2020' at Universiti Tenaga... 

I was a little surprised to read the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman’s remarks in the Wall Street Journal Asia piece, “Leaked cable spooks some U.S. sources” dated 3 Dec 2010. The paragraph in question went like this: “Others laid blame not on working U.S. diplomats, but on Wikileaks. Singapore’s Ministry...