SINGAPORE — The statements made by Indonesian leaders so far on their country’s naming of a warship after two convicted marines reflected either a lack of sensitivity, a lack of care for bilateral ties, or both, said Second Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing yesterday.
(This toy soldier no big no small, talk like he's lecturing some boy scouts in school. As a potential PM, this scum has zero EQ and style at all).
He added that he hoped the Indonesian government will not sacrifice the carefully built up relationship between Singapore and Indonesia to domestic politics or through carelessness. (His statement just shows him up to be absolutely naïve in the art of diplomacy).
In a statement, which was also posted on his Facebook page, Mr Chan said he was disappointed by the decision of the Indonesia government as well as the reactions of the Indonesian leaders who have spoken on the issue to date. (This idiot thinks that the decisions were taken lightly. It was a well placed piece of strategic move to tell the Little Red Dot that it is just mere peesai, trying to punch above its weight. Shangmmugam has obviously not done very well in this matter as well. And this Kee Chiu idiot thinks the Indons will reverse their decision. What a clown!)
Mr Chan, who is also Minister for Social and Family Development, pointed out that bilateral relations were built up with care over many years.
(Well, it is obvious now that the govt has not done a good job, have they?)
“Despite the dark episode of the Konfrontasi and MacDonald House bombing, our leaders Mr Lee Kuan Yew and Pak Suharto demonstrated great statesmanship to bring closure to the difficult moments and worked together to usher in a new era of cooperation for mutual benefit,” he said.
“I hope the new generation of Indonesian leaders will display similar wisdom and leadership to put bilateral ties foremost in all that we do. And not to do anything to reopen old wounds and hurt this relationship.” (This asshole really is boh tua, boh suai. KNN).
Indonesia’s decision was reported on Tuesday by Kompas. Since then, several Cabinet Ministers have conveyed Singapore’s concerns to their Indonesian counterparts.
The Singapore leaders — Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen and Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam — asked Indonesia to consider the implications and consequences of the move, among other things.
The Indonesian leaders acknowledged the concerns but stood by the government’s decision.
Coordinating Minister for Legal, Political and Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto said there was “no need to change (the ship’s name)”.
“The Indonesian government has its own rules, procedures and assessment criteria for determining whether to honour a person as a hero. This cannot involve any intervention from other countries,” he had added.
Yesterday, Indonesia’s Vice-Chairman of the People’s Consultative Assembly Hajriyanto Y Tohari said Indonesia did not have to acknowledge the Republic’s concerns.
“Singapore was indeed outrageous as it does not know that Usman and Harun were Indonesian national heroes,” Mr Hajriyanto was quoted as saying by The Jakarta Post.
The newspaper added that Mr Hajriyanto considered Singapore to have been “excessive and callous about the two mariners” who were executed in 1968.
“According to him, as conscious neighbours of Indonesia, Singapore should not have meted out the punishment,” the Jakarta Post report added.
Mr Chan, who was the Chief of Army before he joined politics in 2011, noted in his statement that he had made many Indonesian friends over all these years, especially during his two-year stint in Jakarta as the Army Attache.
“Indonesians have shown me that they are able to appreciate the fine sensitivities of a relationship. I am thus disappointed with this episode,” he said.
