Thursday, Jun 27, 2013
SINGAPORE - Singapore and Malaysia should "know themselves"
(tahu diri) over the haze, said Indonesia's Energy and Mineral Resources
Minister Jero Wacik (above) on Monday.
He accused both countries of trying to discredit Indonesia over the
issue, reported The Straits Times.
"Let me remind our friends from Malaysia, Singapore, don't just
because of the haze, tell stories to the world," he said when opening a
meeting of senior energy officials from Asean countries in Bali.
"It's called sharing, you go through good times together don't make
noise to the world when things go bad. It's just like husband and wife don't
take your quarrel outside."
Mr Jero also told reporters yesterday that Malaysia and Singapore had
made much profit from Indonesia all this while, news website merdeka.com
reported. But they were now trying to discredit Indonesia when they should
help, he said.
Mr Jero said Malaysia had benefited from bilateral cooperation with
Indonesia, including electricity imports from Indonesia.
Singapore, likewise, had also benefited from Indonesia's gas supply and
the large number of Indonesian tourists visiting the Republic.
Both countries should sit together to resolve the problem without making
a big deal of it to the world, he added.
But later on Monday, his boss, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono,
struck a more conciliatory tone as he apologised for the haze.
"For what has happened, as President, I say sorry and seek the
understanding of our relatives in Singapore and Malaysia," he said.
The New Paper
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