Well well well

This was an interesting read. Here's a little snippet :

Despite 40 years of expressing fraternal warmth at meetings of the Association of South-East Asian Nations, the region's leaders never miss an opportunity to pick a fight with Singapore. In recent years, Singaporean firms, many of them state-backed, have bought businesses across the region, providing cause for paranoia. Indonesian parliamentarians claimed this month that their military secrets were also at risk because the Singaporeans had bought into a local satellite firm.

The prime culprits are Malaysia and Indonesia. We've never had a problem with the Philippines, and only the occasional backlash from Thailand. But the first 2? It's an open secret, we're used to it. We Singaporeans will grind our teeth when we hear the accusations spew forth but we'll always tell them, politely, that if you have a grouse to settle, let's take it to an impartial, international intermediary. And it's almost always us that comes out on top.


Why yes, thank you! Sod you too!