Aiyoh-yoh! What's been happening with Temasek? First was that purchase of Shin Corp shares that turned the heat on Thaksin and the anger against us, and now a major fuckup of embarrassing proportion.

Well, it's either that or some corporate communications people really do not know how to use his or her e-mail program's address book function.

Okay, here's what happened. With the all the international attention on the abovementioned heat and the latest purchase of an 11.55% stake (worth $4 billion) in Standard Chartered, Temasek Holdings drafted an internal (and obviously confidential) memo to instruct their staff on how to handle media queries and tough questions. But instead of just sending it to their staff, it also went out to journalists. *horrors!!*

Now how the hell this happened is anyone's guess. But seriously lah, this sort of things should not have come about at all. Is the perpetrator really that dumb?

To be honest, I really feel awful for the person who's responsible for this major fuckup. He or she is probably pissing in his or her knickers and breaking out in cold sweat right this very moment. Poor thing... I wonder what they're going to do with that person. Dismiss, exile, sue or have him/her hung, drawn and quartered?

Then again, this "accidental" revelation could also be the work of a fifth column or a disgruntled employee. And if that is so, there is no way in hell this person can get away with it. After all, the CEO can always get her spouse to activate the cops, ICA officers or even the entire military to track this person down.

Anyway, the document which is available on FinanceAsia.com reveals quite a lot of things about them and their way of thinking; things that have been hidden from the world at large all this while.

Just in case it's removed or disappears into the archive, I have posted a copy of the questions and answers on my "Stolen Goods" blog. Check it out!