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    1) The rising conflict between Indonesia and Malaysia over issues like border disputes and the arrest of Indonesian officials needs to be resolved immediately through intensive meetings between the countries' leaders. 2) An Indonesian lecturer argues that Indonesia's position is weak compared to Malaysia due to its lower military budget and the Indonesian government's soft stance on Malaysian actions. 3) The lecturer proposes that Indonesia and Malaysia make a collective agreement on border issues, and that meetings between heads of state be intensified to improve relations and prevent future incidents.

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    1) The rising conflict between Indonesia and Malaysia over issues like border disputes and the arrest of Indonesian officials needs to be resolved immediately through intensive meetings between the countries' leaders. 2) An Indonesian lecturer argues that Indonesia's position is weak compared to Malaysia due to its lower military budget and the Indonesian government's soft stance on Malaysian actions. 3) The lecturer proposes that Indonesia and Malaysia make a collective agreement on border issues, and that meetings between heads of state be intensified to improve relations and prevent future incidents.

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    To Reduce Conflicts, Indonesia and Malaysia

    Should Meet Intensively


    Submitted by marwati on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 02:39.
    in

     News report

    YOGYAKARTA- The rising conflict between Indonesia and Malaysia recently, especially after
    the arrest of three officers of Marine and Fisheries Affairs Board (DKP) of Riau Islands by
    Malaysian police in Johor on August 13 needs to be resolved immediately. Up to now, the
    conflict between the two countries has been fluctuating since the term of office of President
    Megawati Sukarnoputri. Several cases related to border disputes include the case of Sipadan and
    Ligitan Islands and the case of state boundaries in Ambalat, Nunukan, East Kalimantan.

    "So, the problem is on the one hand an internal problem of Indonesia, and on the other hand it is
    Malaysia's overreaction," said the lecturer of UGM International Relations, Fatkhurrohman, SIP,
    M. Si, on Tuesday (31/8).

    In his view, the government takes cowardly and soft stance on Malaysia’s arrogance related to
    border issues. This is also exacerbated by the lack of budget for the Indonesian military.

    "Our military budget in 2009 was only around Rp 35 trillion whereas Malaysia reached up to Rp
    37 trillion," he added.

    Unfortunately, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) was not firm on the Malaysian act.
    President SBY should immediately be proactive and meet with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib
    Razak after the memorandum of protest sent by the Indonesian government has not been
    responded by Malaysia. Former Philippine President, Gloria Arroyo, has given an example in the
    case of Philippine workers in Malaysia.

    "We can follow the step of former President Arroyo, who came to Malaysia directly related to
    the manpower case. The result was they were freed," Fatkhurrohman said.

    He explained that Indonesia's position is still weak compared to Malaysia's. Besides the low
    military budget, the government's soft stance, there are currently around two million Indonesian
    workers in Malaysia. If the Indonesian government makes the wrong policy, Malaysia will
    deport and refuse those migrant workers. "Basically, our position is still weak," he explained.

    Fatkhurrohman, proposed that a collective agreement is made between both parties, especially
    related to boundary issues. He believes that discussion will take quite a long time; the discussion
    of Malaysia-Vietnam border took up to 24 years. Besides, meetings between heads of state needs
    to be intensified to improve the relations and anticipate against a similar incident.
    "Meetings between heads of state, ministers and higher education institutions will further
    improve those relations," he concluded.

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