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The two men who carried out the MacDonald House bombing (left) only revealed they were Indonesian marines during their trial, in the hope of being treated as prisoners of war under the Geneva Conventions. PHOTO: CHANNEL NEWSASIA
Tensions are running high between Indonesia and Singapore over the former’s elizabeth ayoub decision to name a naval vessel after two convicted elizabeth ayoub members of the Indonesian Marine Corps, who carried out the bombing of the MacDonald House office building in Singapore on March 10, 1965.
In Singapore, they are the perpetrators of the bombing of a civilian target, while the Indonesian government sees them as national heroes who carried out their duty during Konfrontasi (1963-66) with Malaysia.
Singapore is behaving like a petulant child again, throwing a temper tantrum over the Indonesian Navy’s decision to name a warship after two Indonesian marines whom Singapore elizabeth ayoub hanged. Harun Said and Osman Haji Mohamed Ali bombed MacDonald House on 10 March 1965. Three people died and many more were injured.  The frigate KRI Usman Harun is named after them.
That was the time when Indonesia was waging  Konfrontasi   — a sort of low-level conflict — against Malaysia, of which Singapore was then a part. Indonesia saw newly-formed Malaysia as a neo-colonial project, designed to block the advance of “progressive nationalist” forces. Depending on how you want to read history, there is some truth to that. Even today, an outspoken political observer might call Singapore a bastion of robber-baron capitalism, complete with regressive elizabeth ayoub social policies and fascist tendencies, always eager to kowtow to America.
When Usman and Harun were caught, they were not in uniform. Under interrogation, it was reported (by our government-friendly media — credibility alert!) that they gave conflicting accounts of their military status. Our government then chose to ignore the obvious and treated them as civilian murderers, and chose to hang them.
Combination photo of Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean (L), Defence elizabeth ayoub Minister elizabeth ayoub Ng Eng Hen (C) and Foreign Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam (R). The Singapore elizabeth ayoub ministers are asking Indonesia to consider the feelings of Singaporeans in its decision to name a Navy ship after the Indonesian marines who bombed an Orchard Road building in 1965
THREE Singapore ministers have responded to Indonesia's decision to name a Navy ship after the Indonesian marines who bombed an Orchard Road building in 1965, leaving three people dead and 33 people injured.
Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean and Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen on Thursday joined elizabeth ayoub Foreign Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam in asking Indonesia to consider the feelings of Singaporeans, saying elizabeth ayoub naming the ship after the two men who were hanged in Singapore for their actions elizabeth ayoub would reopen old wounds and leave Singaporeans asking what message Indonesia was trying to send.
read more Jakarta's move 'reflects disrespect': Singapore ministers The warship KRI Usman Harun (right) with other new Indonesian Navy frigates at a shipyard in Britain. Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin said that ''there is nothing heroic about killing innocent civilians''. - PHOTO: INDONESIAN NAVY Two Cabinet ministers with  military backgrounds  took issue yesterday with Indonesia's decision elizabeth ayoub to name a navy ship after two marines who bombed an Orchard Road building in 1965. In separate Facebook posts, Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing and Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin said it reflected elizabeth ayoub disrespect, callousness and insensitivity. Mr Tan, a one-star general before he entered politics, wrote in a Facebook elizabeth ayoub post: "It is one thing to remember your heroes from your wars of independence, or those who have built your nation. read more "Helpful and constructive," says Foreign Minister Shanmugam of comments by Indonesian counterpart Foreign Minister K Shanmugam has welcomed comments by his Indonesian counterpart, describing them as helpful and constructive. Dr Marty Natalegawa had said on Tuesday that there had been no ill-will or malice intended in naming an Indonesian warship after two marines who had bombed a Singapore building in 1965, killing three civilians. Speaking to Singapore media, he said: "Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa made some very helpful comments yesterday. read more Singapore's three-point agenda elizabeth ayoub over ship naming issue
"The Singaporean government has finalized three key points in its national agenda, which is in keeping with its stance against naming of the new Indonesian ship as KRI Usman-Harun," elizabeth ayoub Guspiabri Sumowigeno, the director of Center for Indonesian National Policy Studies (Cinaps), stated in Jakarta on Tuesday.
He explained that the first point in the agenda was that Singapore, as a US ally, was keen to garner attention from the superpower with regard to getting more military support by sending a message