S'pore, Malaysian police mend ties

S'pore, Malaysian police mend ties

SINGAPORE (AP): Singapore police said on Tuesday they had resolved a recent tiff with their Malaysian counterparts, who conducted interviews in the city-state last week without informing authorities here first.

Malaysian police came to Singapore five days ago to question journalists at U.S.-owned television network CNBC Asia about how they obtained interviews with jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim and his wife, Azizah Ismail.

The unannounced visit prompted Singapore authorities to issue a statement on Friday criticizing their Malaysian counterparts. Foreign police forces "do not have any extra-territorial jurisdiction in Singapore," that statement said.

Singapore authorities said senior officers from both countries' police forces met on Tuesday in the city-state, and the Malaysian police said "such an incident would not happen again."