SINGAPORE — Singapore’s High Commissioner to Malaysia on Thursday (June 8) apologised to Malaysians for the “gratuitously offensive comments” about the country — including missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 — made by
In a statement early on Thursday morning, Mr Vanu Gopala Menon said that the Singapore Government does not condone words or actions that cause hurt to others, adding that he was “appalled” by Ms Chia’s comments.posted to one of her social media accounts on Tuesday.
These included comments about flight MH370, as well as statements about Malaysia being a developing country that was once “abandoned” by Singapore. In his statement, Mr Menon said that Ms Chia’s comments did not in any way reflect Singapore’s views. “As our closest neighbour, Singapore and Malaysia enjoy a strong and multi-faceted relationship, with deep and cross-cutting ties. We also have unique historical and close people-to-people ties.”
“Comments such as those made by Chia are unhelpful and undermine the close trust and friendship that both our countries and peoples enjoy,” he added.TODAY has reached out to Ms Chia and her management for comment.
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