I and other Ministers have raised with Indonesia the issue of Indonesia naming a warship after two Marines who planted bombs in Singapore in 1965, leading to three persons being killed and 33 being injured. Our comments and reactions to our comments, as reported in the media, are enclosed. I have also given the link to Minister Tan Chuan Jin’s FB post on the matter. reuters/article/2014/02/07/us-singapore-indonesia-ships-idUSBREA1607020140207 channelnewsasia/news/singapore/naming-of-ship-after/986564.html straitstimes/breaking-news/se-asia/story/indonesia-minister-defends-move-name-warship-after-marines-behind-spore- stasiareport/the-big-story/asia-report/indonesia/story/indonesian-mps-officers-dismiss-spores-objections-20140207 antaranews/en/news/92552/usman-harun-as-name-of-navys-newest-ship-has-been-through-procedures--spokesman todayonline/singapore/indonesian-leaders-statements-lacked-sensitivity-says-chan-chun-sing sg.news.yahoo/singapore-voices-concern-over-naming-indonesian-navy-ship-051914755.html todayonline/singapore/singapore-raises-concerns-indonesia-names-ship-after-two-convicted-marines channelnewsasia/news/singapore/dpm-defence-minister/985112.html todayonline/singapore/indonesias-naming-warship-after-convicted-marines-would-re-open-old-wounds theguardian/world/2014/feb/07/singapore-in-row-with-indonesia-over-naming-of-boat channelnewsasia/news/singapore/naming-ship-after/986498.html channelnewsasia/news/singapore/chan-chun-sing/986676.html
Posted on: Fri, 07 Feb 2014 17:35:03 +0000
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