WHY INDONESIA MALAYSIA MORE THAN PREVAIL??

Written by October 19, 2007 Imam Prakoso Junarto

Malaysia could not understand the attitude of Indonesia mempertikai song "Rasa Sayange" which became the theme song of their tourism campaigns. They insisted on "Rasa Sayang" is a folk song Archipelago. For them, being emotional because Indonesia exaggerate small problems. "Indonesia has lost affection allied," THEY said.

Case track Rasa Sayange (or Rasa Sayang) strengthens the assumption that the relationship between Indonesia and Malaysia currently problematic. Former Foreign Minister Ali Alatas has warned that relations between Indonesia and Malaysia keeping a time bomb.

Rakyat Malaysia in Indonesia is generally considered foolish workers, takterdidik, and the root of crime in their country despite the fact that eighty percent of Malaysia's own penjenayah. How bad stereotypes of Malaysia to Indonesia can be seen in Malaysia Forum (this forum is very hot and full of invective).

On the other hand, Indonesia considered Malaysia's "new rich people arrogant," because Indonesia to treat citizens arbitrarily, cruel, rude, barbaric. Not only to migrant workers, insult also held with the official invited athletes, tourists and even residents who showed even a diplomat passport. Xenophobia as repeated when the army, policy, and members of the Real face to face with the people of Indonesia. That is the root of the rise of anti-Malaysia.

"Throughout this stereotype applies, relations between the two countries would be strained," said Ali Alatas.

At the time of commemorating the Golden Years of Independence of Malaysia, Bernama lower headline titled "Look How Far We've Come". The contents of the praises Malaysia's economic achievements.

"Look how far our achievements," wrote the news agency across the country: per capita gross income increased 26 times since independence in 1957, the ratio of social facilities for many residents increases, education and human resources more qualified.

Named confidently writes, in 2010 Malaysia's population are below the poverty line will stay 2.8 peratus, while the roots of poverty will disappear in that year. "We deserve respect for our achievements," writes Bernama.



In mid-1998, Indonesia began to face myriad problems. Bak aircraft fell swoop, Indonesian monetary system had fallen sharply. The next scenes change quickly: President Suharto resign. Indonesia experienced political turmoil, economic, social, cultural. Racial riots burned Jakarta and Solo result plotted evil hands. Maluku. Kalimantan, Sulawesi, facing antarpuak physical impact. Off East Timor. Papua turbulent. The influence and power of the separation movement the Free Aceh Movement in the Porch of Mecca rose. Radical Islam spreading terror in Sumatra, Java, Bali, and Sulawesi. Indonesia is estimated to fall within taklama as Yugoslavia. This is a testing time of severe post-War of Independence 1945-1949, or the peaceful development plan 1969-1997.

However, the Indonesian nation quickly learned. Constitutional reform process carried out properly by the President Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, Abdurrahman Wahid, Megawati Sukarnoputri, and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono now.

The concept of "the Republic of Indonesia" didefinsikan repeated. Political prisoners released. Basic laws which formerly sacred amended many times. The relationship between the regional center revised. Regional obtain a broad autonomy. There are ethnic equality. There are institutionalizing democracy and the rights of human rights. Freedom of speech and mass media no longer just a slogan.

Step on the tenth year, institutions of civil society are blooming and the stronger position. The entire political structure, economic, social, and cultural make swakritik and self-improvement so that the current structure to be open, flexible, and adults. People's involvement in the structure increased and expanded.

Direct presidential election takes effect from the year 2004. If anything, democracy in Indonesia this year was more mature than the mid-1999. Democracy increasingly diperkukuh with local election directly.

Indeed recovery and economic growth in Indonesia to walk more slowly than the number of Overseas countries in East and Southeast Asia are also facing a crisis. However, it is forced to bear the cost, because Indonesia must improve not only the economic structure, but also the political structure, social, and cultural.

On this achievement, the International Association of Political Consultants (IAPC) plans Democracy awarded Medal Award to Indonesia in their world conference in Bali 12-14 November. Ipac are international organizations which intend to promote democracy around the world. This recognition of the international community to all the people of Indonesia that successfully develop and implement democratic structures well.

Instead, the crisis in 1998 did not cause Malaysia to make changes to its political structure. Reform movement in Malaysia failed. Why?

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Although no longer colonized by the British and continue and develop the law anti-subversion of the repressive colonial regime and a powerful bureaucracy. This is related to the tribe's desire Melayu monopolize the power to deal with Tionghoa ethnic minority (35 percent) and India (10 percent) (Anderson, 1998, in Haryanto and Mandal: 2004: 7). Social institutions-insulated Malaysian politics according to ethnic lines. To this day, for example, native became the golden child, the group enjoyed the opportunity favorite in modernization.

In contrast, in Indonesia after 1998, the tribe Tionghoa constitutional recognition of political, social, and cultural. Sino cultural identity previously forbidden, for example, can now practiced again. Lion dance - a giant dragon puppet - for example, has become a tradition in the national and local celebrations, which danced by various tribes, not just Tionghoa.

Print media and television stations are not only speak Mandarin to talk about community issues exclusively, but also nationality. Unlike in Malaysia, in Indonesia Tionghoa tribe adaptive, patriotic, and speak and behave as other tribes.

"I saw takpernah Malays students mingle with students Tionghoa as in Indonesia," a friend tells of inter-ethnic relations in universities in Malaysia.

Antarentnis Relations in Malaysia is much more vulnerable to conflict due to ethnic pemingggiran non-Malays in Malaysia. They felt the role of second-class citizens. "Nationalism" in Malaysia for the sake of nationalism means Malays.

Means Muslim Malays. Beyond that non-Muslims. In political necessarily Malaysia also marginalize other religions, Islam in the country when it was adopted 55 peratus population. Political discrimination is ignorant of the fact that in Sabah and Sarawak only Muslim minority. He is also ignorant of the reality that Malaysia should be a fair multicultural country.

Philip Bowring, Boston Globe journalist writes:
''Malaysia may have a lot to learn from Indonesia, where some elements of anti-immigrant bias against the Chinese minority remain but where the vague national ideology, pancasila, embraces all religions and underwrites (except in Aceh Province) a secular system.''


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