{"id":97806,"date":"2026-11-06T02:16:01","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T18:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=97806"},"modified":"2026-11-06T02:16:01","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T18:16:01","slug":"indonesia-says-asean-diplomacy-must-not-stop-despite-singapore-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=97806","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia says Asean diplomacy \u2018must not stop\u2019 despite Singapore row"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">A senior Indonesian diplomat said on Wednesday that dialogue \u201cmust not stop\u201d among <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/asean?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Asean<\/span><\/a> members, amid a diplomatic row between Jakarta and <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/singapore?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Singapore<\/span><\/a> over transboundary haze.<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Ties between the <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/southeast-asia?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Southeast Asian<\/span><\/a> neighbours have been tense after wildfires in <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/indonesia?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Indonesia<\/span><\/a> blanketed the city state in toxic smog for months. Complaints from Singapore over the air quality were met with sharp rebukes from Indonesian officials.<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Despite <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/week-asia\/politics\/article\/3372629\/singapore-wields-quiet-diplomacy-ministers-surprise-visit-indonesia-amid-haze-tensions?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">a visit to Jakarta<\/span><\/a> by Singapore\u2019s Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan last week, tensions continue to simmer, casting a shadow over coming Association of Southeast Asian Nations meetings in Manila.<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-d3pq8q e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-bjn8wh e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Singapore\u2019s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan (left) shakes hands with Indonesian Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir after a news briefing in Jakarta on October 27. Photo: Reuters\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/11\/04\/2b504b7f-dae1-41f7-b4f7-6d2f365df3e8_1126e908.jpg\" title=\"Singapore\u2019s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan (left) shakes hands with Indonesian Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir after a news briefing in Jakarta on October 27. Photo: Reuters\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1bj5zno e1gf69pb1\">Singapore\u2019s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan (left) shakes hands with Indonesian Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir after a news briefing in Jakarta on October 27. 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