Resentment of Singapore's perceived role as a safe haven for law-breaking Indonesians is mounting as the authorities here struggle to bring two graft suspects back for trial.
As a result, the absence of an extradition treaty between the two neighbours has resurfaced as a sore point. But analysts say Singapore is merely a 'convenient scapegoat' because it is Jakarta that has not ratified the pact.
The commotion comes in the wake of two recent cases: Nunun Nurbaeti, linked to a vote-buying scandal, is believed to have stopped in Singapore before moving on, and Muhammad Nazaruddin, under investigation for bribery, is in the Republic. Full story
