Fresh start: With a new government in place in Malaysia, chances of shedding colonial-era baggage and improving relations with Singapore are good. — Filepic/The Straits Times/Asia News Network
AS the new Pakatan Harapan administration was being sworn in on May 10 last year, some anxiety stirred in Singapore.
This was a new government in an important neighbour, Malaysia, with mostly new members and leaders. Unfamiliarity tended to breed doubt and uncertainty.
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