Ties with Malaysia good but some issues left for successor to settle, says Singapore PM Lee

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SINGAPORE, May 10 — Outgoing Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the republic’s relations with neighbouring Malaysia have been “generally good” during his...

A trip through time at Restoran Chen Fatt in Seri Kembangan where the paper-wrapped chicken, ‘mui choy kau yoke’ are as good as everSingapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the republic’s relations with neighbouring Malaysia have been ‘generally good’ during his time, but there are still some issues for his successor to address and work on.

“For example, with Abdullah Badawi, he was PM when the Pedra Branca judgment at the ICJ was published.“And we discussed it, I talked to him, and we decided, we would both accept this and now we should move on and talk about the next stage,” he said in the interview which was aired today.

Lee emphasised that ties with neighbouring countries like Malaysia will always involve “complicated relationships” due to the potential for differing perspectives or points of contention.

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