Malaysia and Indonesia did not try to sabotage Singapore, says Dr Mahathir

The Malaysian Insider, 1 Fe 2011
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed has denied claims that his administration campaigned to harm Singapore’s economy by boycotting the island-state’s shipping port.
“What Malaysia and Indonesia did was not sabotage but competition. In the past both countries’ goods were marketed through Singapore because its port could be used for big ships.
“Realising that shipping companies could contribute to the economy, so both countries decided to develop their own ports to reap more benefits from each other’s import-export industry,” Dr Mahathir. Full story