Malaysia Star, 7 Jan 2011
Diplomats are naturally expected to speak their minds in private but once private conversations become public, they cannot be ignored.
Was the diplomatic equivalent of a slap on the wrist that was delivered by our foreign minister to the high commissioner for Singapore sufficient to assuage national pride?
Bilahari should have been told, in no uncertain terms, that he would not be welcomed in Malaysia for the time being. Certainly the December 22nd meeting of the Joint Implementation Team should have been postponed.
After all, how can we welcome so quickly someone who is so contemptuous of us? Full story