Dr M’s Singapore Swing

Oh Ei Sun, Political analyst

01-Jun-18 08:30

This past week, Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir made a series of announcements involving our ties with Singapore. These include the cancellation of the High Speed Rail; the withdrawal of the Pedra Branca or Pulau Batu Puteh case at the International Court of Justice but at the same time planning to build up Middle Rocks outcrop near Batu Puteh. Today we explore our changing bilateral dynamics post-GE14.

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Categories: Politics, Law and Legal Matters, Social Issues

Tags: Oh Ei Sun, Singapore, Tun Mahathir, High Speed Rail,

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