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SINGAPORE: Singaporean diplomats think the leaders of some close Asian allies including neighbouring Malaysia are corrupt, incompetent or stupid, cables from WikiLeaks revealed Sunday.
Confidential diplomatic notes given by the whistle-blower website to Australia’s Fairfax media group contained unflattering assessments of key figures in Malaysia, Thailand, India and Japan.
“A lack of competent leadership is a real problem for Malaysia,” permanent secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bilahari Kausikan, reportedly told US Deputy Secretary of Defence for East Asia David Sedney.
As a result, “the situation in neighbouring Malaysia is confused and dangerous” and there is a “distinct possibility of racial conflict”, according to the cable dated September 2008. Such conflict would see ethnic Chinese flee Malaysia and “overwhelm” Singapore, Bilahari was quoted as saying.
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Source: The Jakarta Post
The Indonesian Soccer Association says the national team will walk off the pitch should Malaysian spectators use lasers to blind Indonesian players in the first leg of the Asean Football Federation Cup final in Kuala Lumpur to on Dec. 26.
“If there is a laser we will not continue to play,” Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) chairman Nurdin Halid said as quoted by Kompas.com.
Nurdin said he had heard that Vietnam's players had complained about the use of lasers by Malaysian fans in their semifinal match.
Reports said the lasers may have impaired the Vietnam goalkeeper's visibility, leading to Malaysia's first goal.
“We don’t want to suffer the same thing,” Nurdin said.
The second leg of the AFF Cup final will be held on Dec. 29 in Jakarta.
The Indonesian Soccer Association says the national team will walk off the pitch should Malaysian spectators use lasers to blind Indonesian players in the first leg of the Asean Football Federation Cup final in Kuala Lumpur to on Dec. 26.
“If there is a laser we will not continue to play,” Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) chairman Nurdin Halid said as quoted by Kompas.com.
Nurdin said he had heard that Vietnam's players had complained about the use of lasers by Malaysian fans in their semifinal match.
Reports said the lasers may have impaired the Vietnam goalkeeper's visibility, leading to Malaysia's first goal.
“We don’t want to suffer the same thing,” Nurdin said.
The second leg of the AFF Cup final will be held on Dec. 29 in Jakarta.
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