I walk on a street somewhere in Jakarta. My eyes suddenly be glued by a banner that hanged on a tree 'Malingsial tetap maling sampai mati!'. Shocked. Very shocked. I am quite sensitive with certain things that makes me feel uneasy. It is involving the dignity and proud. As a Malaysian, I feel so annoying and dissapointed with this things.
What makes me sad is, this two countries are brothers since birth! Why I say so? You just can refer to history books about the Malay Archipelago and Malay cluster. This sensitive issue played by the media actually, to attract the viewers to popularized their TV channel and news. Just imagine, there are millions of Indonesian that become their customers and of course the media always look for the hot and spicy issues even it was a false fact!
What do you think?
Media in Indonesia are not professional to make an issue. Yes, I admit Malaysia and Indonesia has problem before. As well as with Brunei, Thailand and Philippines. But these countries never extremely like Indonesian media. So bad.
Ganyang!! Indonesia people policy towards Malaysia since Sukarno.
I am sad when they called the Malaysian is maling which is 'a thief' in their national language. But what we stole from them? They said that Malaysian duplicate their culture, stole their land and so many social issues relating their peoples.
1. Batik issue - In history, batik is from Indonesia before the Malay migrated to Malay Peninsular. So, the peoples who migrated to Malay Peninsular are Malay! Is it wrong that their bring together the culture that was BELONG TO THEM TOO? The suitable word is 'sharing', NOT STEALING. But their never admit it. They always wanna prove that all the Malaysian culture is belong to them.
2. Rasa Sayang song - Their also claiming this part too. This song actually most popular in 3 countries which are Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. A contoversy over the song's provenance came to a head in 2007 when the Malaysian Tourism Board released the Rasa Sayang commercial, an advertisement used as part of Malaysia's Truly Asia tourism campaign. Some Indonesian have accused Malaysia of heritage theft. Malaysia in return claimed that the song belongs to the people of Malay Archipelago, Malaysians and Indonesian alike! Malaysian Tourism Minister Adnan Mansor stated, 'It is a fol song from Nusantara and we (Malaysia) are part of the Nusantara too'. So what do you think?
Ice age people. So sad.
That is two of MANY issues that arise between this two brothers. We are sad. The Indonesian media has to play their professional role to unite the people across the border not fighting them each other. The poor and uneducated people are always being their 'victims' to make demonstrated and insulting Malaysia. These particular people are easy to manipulated especially by cash. They will do anything! So, their are the Indonesian media fix deposit to proceed their agenda.
Is it appropriate in a modern age?
The Indonesian is so patriotic and extremely peoples. That is their strengthness but it is the wrong way to show it. We are in the modern world, so we need to matured in thinking and considering when make some decisions.
I am here in Jakarta, attending and supporting Malaysia athletes in some venue but what makes me sad is, I never heard any good words that come out from their lips. All insulting and teasing. Sometimes I feel mad with it. I think all people in the world feel the same things with what I felt. Even their did not show some respect when Malaysia national anthem were played in certain venue for Malaysian gold medalist, especially in Gelora Bung Karno Stadium where the football match venue between Indonesia and Malaysia. While we touched listening Negaraku played, their make some noise, dancing and blow the honk. I just can make a conclusion about this people is, uneducated like Ice Age peoples. Simple.
The SEA Games purpose is to unite all the participant countries but for Indonesian, SEA Games is their platform to seek a revenge and a battlefield to against Malaysia. Embarrassing and disappointed.
Hope the better future.
I hope it will be no longer. Some of Malaysian academicians and Indonesian as well must have a round table dialog to finding the solutions about this. If we just let it be, I think it will be get worse. The government has to play its obligations to unite the bilateral relationship, not just the government but the people also. The culture minister from both side have to sit together to solve the problem.
We are always open door for Indonesian and we are the first who come and help them when their facing the human crisis such as tsunami, earthquake, flood and receive their people to working in Malaysia but seems their ignored this all things. Its the time to make a movement and more strictly to overcome this issue.
They choose Malaysia. So?
Sometimes professional is useful but the fact is, it also always spoil the heart. Think it.
You choose it by yourself.
