Singapore wants to be a regional force
JAKARTA: A political analyst said Singapore had an ambition to be a
regional police force in Southeast Asia through the defense
cooperation agreement it signed with Indonesia in April.
"Systematically, Singapore is preparing strategic steps to make it
a sole police (force) in the region," the Center for National
Policy Studies (CINAPS) said.
"And this has been indicated by its military alliance with the
United States and the continuous development of its military
facilities in other countries, including Indonesia," director of
CINAPS Guspiabri Sumonigeno said Wednesday.
He said the current visit to Jakarta by former prime minister Lee
Kwan Yeuw was part of Singapore's lobby "to strengthen the islet
country's bargaining power".
He also said Indonesia had no ambition to be a major political and
military force in the region. --JP
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