When President Abdurrahman Wahid lashed out at Singapore and its aging mentor Lee Kuan Yew, some people saw it as the toughest stance taken by an Indonesian leader since Suharto’s fall from grace two years ago. It all happened amid what was supposed to be a showpiece of regional harmony—the ASEAN Informal Summit—held in Singapore from November 24-25.

Talking to the Indonesian community in the Lion city, Wahid lashed out at Sing