We're competitive and competent

From the Star, 
Certainly the leader needs to sooth up the feeling  of those down the line when their emo.. are down and the anger start to steam up. The leak from wikileak with regards to uncalled for kind of remark from their counterpart down there, is indeed mind disturbing. That's the reality, back stabbing, bad mouthing and bloated ego of a senior Singapore foreign official is nothing new. 
Mr Prime Minister has indirectly response to that... being polite and I believe holding up the notion of "be nice with thy neighbor" a typical Asian culture so with what the religion told us to do. Lets them tell the world if they wish to, this only reveal the kind of people we are dealing with around us.The good, the bad and the ugly.
Take it in good faith and further to that re-look and re-evaluate ourselves, we can be better off  if we want to, be more competent and competitive. Over to you all dear government officials,ruling politicians, change or continue to receive, bad mouthing and tongue lashing.