THREE months ago President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsein Loong exchanged warm words at the Tampak Siring Palace, Gianyar, Bali. After almost three decades, the two nations signed an extradition treaty.

But now the situation has changed drastically. In the last two weeks, Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono and officials from Singapore’s Foreign Ministry have had a war of words in the media. The root of the probl