I would encourage further self-directed historical research if you honestly believe this to be the case. Some starters: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33621862 https://www.talkingdrugs.org/singapore-supports-burmas-drug-... https://www.smh.com.au/news/business/singapore-a-friend-inde... https://books.google.com/books?id=VQyX-pExxvMC&pg=PA3&lpg=PA... https://thediplomat.com/2015/02/soft-repression-the-struggle... http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/339300