It would be nice to have in par neighbour

This is from the article, Selangor vs. Singapore, in Elizabeth Wong blog by Benjamin Tan.

... Selangor Menteri Besar Mohd Khir Toyo recently commented that Selangor is in a position to compete with our southern neighbour, Singapore. He said that in a few years times, the country’s so-called ‘most developed state’ would be in par with the city state of Singapore.

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