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Asia Sentinel, 21 Jan 2011On Dec. 12, Asia Sentinel printed a story relating WikiLeaks revelations from Singapore diplomats about Malaysian political affairs, particularly concerning Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim. Because the cables have seemingly never been accessible through the various WikiLeaks websites and mirror sites, some readers have questioned

Free Malaysia Today, 21 Jan 2011The WikiLeaks cables were made available through online Hong Kong-based news portal Asia Sentinel. However, Asia Sentinel did not reveal how it came by these cables. Full story

ZDNet Asia, 20 Jan 2011The papers last week screamed of the parliamentary debates involving Wikileaks. It was reported that recipients of the leaked information as well as those publishing it would be prosecuted. Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam cited that under the Official Secrets Act, anyone with a role can be prosecuted. Full story

Herald Sun, 10 Jan 2011SINGAPORE'S diplomats will "inevitably" be more guarded in exchanges with US counterparts following the disclosure of confidential cables by WikiLeaks, Foreign Minister George Yeo said.Mr Yeo said in parliament that the revelations by the whistle-blower website had been "disastrous" for US diplomacy.Singaporean leaders were left red-faced after documents released by

Malaysia Star, 7 Jan 2011Diplomats 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

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Free Malaysia Today, 21 Dec 2010In characteristic fashion nothing of the uproar felt in other countries over the WikiLeaks revelations has surfaced in Singapore.Nor has there been condemnation over what Singapore leaders and officials said of their neighbours, particularly of Malaysia and the wrath it caused to Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim.Though nobody has come forth to lend credence to the

Bernama.com, 21 Dec 2010KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 (Bernama) -- While the diplomacy scene remains hectic for Malaysia in 2010 like in recent years, the year came to a close with WikiLeaks revelations grabbing the headlines.For years, Malaysia's up-and-down relationships with its close neighbours such as Singapore and Indonesia often kept the diplomatic corps busy.But this year, it came with a

ZDNet Asia, 21 Dec 2010As countries deal with the WikiLeaks fallout, many would also look at their laws to see if their regulations would adequately protect them in this instance as well as in future cases. How would Singapore law handle this situation?WikiLeaks had disclosed U.S. diplomatic cables containing information provided by Singapore government officials. Section 5(2) of Singapore's

Scoop.co.nz, 20 Dec 2010July 15, 2005 NZ on US-Singapore strategic framework agreementSUBJECT: NEW ZEALAND ON U.S.-SINGAPORE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK AGREEMENTREF: A. SECSTATE 125837 B. WELLINGTON 475 C. WELLINGTON 452Classified By: POLITICAL-ECONOMIC COUNSELOR KATHERINE HADDA, FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) and (D) Full story

The Diplomat, 18 Dec 2010Many Malaysian citizens might shrug at the ‘opportunist’ tag given their prime minister as many feel it’s not without some grounds. But they may be worried about the reported intercepted ‘technical intelligence’ used by the Singaporean government to conclude that Anwar is guilty as charged. They are right to demand that this matter be investigated further to establish how

Reuters Africa, 17 Dec 2010SINGAPORE - (Reuters) - Indian security forces fighting a 20-year insurgency in Kashmir beat suspects, subjected them to electric current and tortured them with water in widespread human rights abuses, the Red Cross told the U.S. embassy according to a leaked diplomatic cable.The 2005 cable, released by WikiLeaks and published by the Guardian, documents systematic

The China Post, 17 Dec 2010TAIPEI, Taiwan — Former President Chen Shui-bian was criticized as a “gambler” for promoting Taiwan independence as a distraction to his corruption scandals by former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, according to a U.S. embassy cable released by the website WikiLeaks.In a cable classified as confidential on Oct. 19, 2007 (according to WikiLeaks), the U.S. Embassy

CNNGo.com, 17 Dec 2010Like a gift that keeps giving, WikiLeaks has released yet another leaked U.S. cable that involves Singapore.This time, the cable shows our straight-talking Minister Mentor describing the Myanmar (or Burma) leaders as "stupid" and "dense." He was even quoted as saying that dealing with the regime is like "talking to dead people." Full story

Gulf Today, 17 Dec 2010Tommy Koh, one of Singapore’s brightest and best-known diplomats, was quoted in that cable as having said this about India’s Asean policy during his conversation with some US officials in September 2009. As a key founding member of Asean, Singapore is often viewed as a thought-leader in the 10-member organisation. Full story

The Phnom Penh Post, 15 Dec 2010Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew said Cambodia should not have been accepted into ASEAN due to its lack of shared values with the bloc’s founding members, according to a secret diplomatic cable released yesterday by the website WikiLeaks.The cable, marked “confidential” and sent by the United States embassy in Singapore, documents a 2007 meeting between Lee

The Associated PressSINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore statesman Lee Kuan Yew called Myanmar's junta leaders "stupid" and "dense" in conversations with U.S. diplomats, according to classified documents released this week by WikiLeaks.The Singapore leader said dealing with Myanmar's military regime was like "talking to dead people," according to a confidential U.S. briefing on a 2007 conversation between

Free Malaysia Today, 15 Dec 2010KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim has challenged the Singapore government to substantiate reports that the sodomy charge against him was true."You have evidence, bring it to court and I will challenge it and defend myself," Anwar told a crowd of some 500 people at Taman Melati here last night. Full story

Bernama.com, 14 Dec 2010SINGAPORE, Dec 14 (Bernama) -- Singapore said the specific complaints raised by Malaysia on what its senior officials were alleged by WikiLeaks to have said did not tally with its own records.Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo said "one purported meeting did not even take place".Yeo said this in a statement tonight in response to media queries over Malaysia's protest note

MSN Philippines News, 13 Dec 2010Singapore expressed confidence Monday that WikiLeaks revelations of disparaging remarks made by some of its most senior diplomats about close allies would not harm "robust" ties. "Countries base relationships on their own interests and not hearsay or gossip," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a statement. Full storyRelated:Singapore dismisses