Indonesian police have decided that the sabotage at the Karimun granite quarry was business-related - "probably the product of unhealthy business competition".
I guess the anti-Singapore climate formented by the Indonesian political leaders were not relevant. Nor the possibility that some overzealous nationalists taking matters into their own hands to halt export of granite to Singapore was even considered.
It was just business competition.
Right.
At the time of the blasts, barges bound for Singapore with granite had been detained (and are still being detained) on suspicion of sand smuggling. Excuse me, how long for the Indonesian Navy to ascertain if there is sand under the granite? It's been over a month!
So at the time of the sabotage, there was no competition. Production had slowed and workers were retrenched because of the de facto granite export ban, and the fact that no barge owners want to risk getting their boats detained indefinitely.
Business competition? The business is closing down fast.
I guess the anti-Singapore climate formented by the Indonesian political leaders were not relevant. Nor the possibility that some overzealous nationalists taking matters into their own hands to halt export of granite to Singapore was even considered.
It was just business competition.
Right.
At the time of the blasts, barges bound for Singapore with granite had been detained (and are still being detained) on suspicion of sand smuggling. Excuse me, how long for the Indonesian Navy to ascertain if there is sand under the granite? It's been over a month!
So at the time of the sabotage, there was no competition. Production had slowed and workers were retrenched because of the de facto granite export ban, and the fact that no barge owners want to risk getting their boats detained indefinitely.
Business competition? The business is closing down fast.
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