S'pore paper tells KL to shut up

S'pore paper tells KL to shut up

SINGAPORE (AP): Singapore's largest government-controlled
newspaper told Malaysian politicians on Tuesday to "shut up" and
accused them of going on flights of fancy in alleging that
Singaporean aircraft had violated Malaysian airspace during the
past month.

"The message that ought to get through to Kuala Lumpur is
this: Show proof of the ... intrusions or shut up," said the
editorial in The Straits Times.

It is unlikely in Singapore that such comments would be
printed without prior government approval in an editorial that
repeatedly quotes the Defense Ministry.

It said claims about Singaporean air force intrusions into
Malaysian airspace "pop up every so often because it has become a
habit for Malaysian politicians to blame Singapore whenever they
want to go on a flight of fancy".